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2002 Mercury Villager

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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18Owner complaints

Model-year median: 125

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
185
199971
200020
200118
2002
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Steering
3Suspension
3Air Bags
2Electrical System
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2
All reported categories
Structure
2Tires
2Engine
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Equipment
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 10 of 18 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Steering. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Steering complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 11, 2004
Steering

WHILE DRIVING 55 TO 60 MPH STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE, AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BU TPROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10087693

Mileage unknown · Dec 19, 2002
SteeringTires

2002 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10MPH. DEALER HAS TRIED 3 TIMES TO FIX AND EVEN REPLACED 2 OF THE 4 TIRES. STILL THE VIBRATION. REPAIR SHOP OTHER THAN THE DEALER SUGGESTED SWITCHING BRANDS OF TIRES BECAUSE AFTER THEY ALIGNED THE FRONT END THEY ROTATED THE TIRES TO TRY TO ISOLATE THE VIBRA…

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2002 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10MPH. DEALER HAS TRIED 3 TIMES TO FIX AND EVEN REPLACED 2 OF THE 4 TIRES. STILL THE VIBRATION. REPAIR SHOP OTHER THAN THE DEALER SUGGESTED SWITCHING BRANDS OF TIRES BECAUSE AFTER THEY ALIGNED THE FRONT END THEY ROTATED THE TIRES TO TRY TO ISOLATE THE VIBRATION PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND THAT THE ROTATION NULLIFIED THE ALIGNMENT. HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL THE VILLAGERS MANUFACTURED I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI #10000294

Mileage unknown · Nov 29, 2002
Steering

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINIMNG ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A REAL BAD VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL.DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WILL FIX IT AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTHE DEALER A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE ON SEP.302,2002. PH

NHTSA ODI #8023452

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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