Mercury Villager 1993–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98161 · NHTSA communication 6090862 · issued Aug 17, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1993–1998
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Whining noise from transaxle on light acceleration, tip-in acceleration between 40-64 km/h (25-40 mph)
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.