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1995 Mercury Villager engine and engine cooling problems

95 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1995 Mercury Villager26% of all complaints for this model year.

95
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
26%
share of all complaints
95,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 4
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I have a 1995 mercury villager. On 6/6/08 I heard a noise and saw and puff of smoke. I went to check it and saw nothing. I drove it home and the next morning the passenger seat and the passenger door were burned up. The entire inside was covered in smoke. The car would not start, and the mechanic…

    filed Jun 10, 2008

  • Dt*: the contact stated the engine stalled and would not restart after reversing out of a driveway. The brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle was put in drive prior to the stalling. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop who determined the end of the crankshaft snapped off and the…

    filed Aug 29, 2006

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Some engine assemblies with aluminum cylinder heads repaired in-vehile have been found to leak coolant and/or oil from the cylinder head gasket area. *tt

    0214 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 21, 2002
  • Engine oil system priming procedures, service tips for reports of premature engine failure. *tt

    01246 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 10, 2001
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Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Villager years

YearReportsShare
2001 Villager15%
2000 Villager34%
1999 Villager95%
1998 Villager22%
1997 Villager1613%
1996 Villager3619%
1994 Villager9136%
1993 Villager14234%
Villager engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.