1995 Mercury Villager Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 15about this part
- Share
- 4%of 367 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 89,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the air bags of the 1995 Mercury Villager, 4% of the 367 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,000 miles. 10 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While sitting at a stop light the vehicle was involved in a head on collision. The dual air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained injuries to her chest.”
NHTSA complaint #10057584, filed 2004-02, 89,000 miles“The consumer was involved in an accident in which the vehicle was forced to hit the telephone pole to avoid from crashing into another vehicle. During this collision, the driver's airbag did not deploy. In turn, the consumer was injured. The manufacturer is not aware of the situation. The consumer never had any prior problems with the airbag sensors.”
NHTSA complaint #829063, filed 1998-10“When vehicle was involved in a head-on crash due to icy road conditions air bag on driver's did not deploy properly. Air bag did not innflate, and just oozed out of this side of housing cover a little. This caused driver to hit steering wheel, injuring face/leg and hip. Vehicle was totalled in the crash. The steering wheel cover never came off. The accident caused major injujry to the driver.”
NHTSA complaint #872742, filed 2000-10“While driving on a city road, travelling 35mph, going down a hill all of sudden everything cutoff, rearended another vehicle. Drive's side airbag didn't deploy. Contacted dealer. Vehicle has been in & out the shop about nine times.”
NHTSA complaint #855685, filed 2000-01“Whiledriving on highway at approximately 70mph at night, hit an object on the road which caused airbag to explode upon impact. Driver didn't get hit, but the passenger smelled the fumes. Contacted the dealer and manufacturer.”
NHTSA complaint #855047, filed 2000-01Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 11% |
| 2001 | 3 | 15% |
| 2000 | 5 | 7% |
| 1999 | 4 | 2% |
| 1998 | 3 | 4% |
| 1997 | 12 | 10% |
| 1996 | 14 | 7% |
| 1995 | 15 | 4% |
| 1994 | 6 | 2% |
| 1993 | 4 | 1% |
Other parts of the 1995 Mercury Villager
95 complaintsFuel system
76 complaintsBrakes
44 complaintsSeat belts
42 complaintsExterior lighting
23 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
22 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
20 complaintsBody and structure
16 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsSeats
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1995 Mercury Villager
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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