1998 Mercury Villager Suspension Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 11%of 83 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 83,650miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the suspension of the 1998 Mercury Villager, 11% of the 83 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 83,650 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“In the past year my van has had 3 alignments all on the front right wheel. I've been told that the roads in okla. Are the reason . My husband drives 50 miles every day for work and his car does not have an alignment problem. My thought is if the roads are so bad here why aren't there more cars getting alignments checked every day? I wondered if other people have encountered this problem?”
NHTSA complaint #732481, filed 2000-09“I parked my van, 1998 Mercury Villager on the street in front of my home. Two days later, I noticed the front right tire was flat. I had four new tires since jan 2011. When I lifted up the front right and tried to remove the fr tire, it would not come off. After a while, I noticed the strut coil spring got broke, and the shape end of broken coil spring pierced thru. The inside side wall of the tire. I am the original owner of this van,and bought new. It has `150,000 miles on it. This incident could have been turned out be a very serious accident if it happened while I was driving at 70mpg. …”
NHTSA complaint #10389919, filed 2011-03“Vehicle was going 40mph when right side dropped to the ground. Problem was due to a broken coil spring, which also dug a tread groove in tire. Dealer and manufacturer area representatives were notified. Manufactuer took partial responsibility for replacing broken spring.”
NHTSA complaint #8010209, filed 2002-05“1998 Mercury Villager parked. When family returned to van and got into it, the front left (drivers) side coil spring snapped. Able to slowly drive vehicle to garage to replace both springs.”
NHTSA complaint #10165762, filed 2006-08“Front wheel bearing nuts have no castle washer between the nut and the cotter pin. There is a 3/16 gap between the nut and the cotter pin. Nut on my car loosened enough to allow more than 1/4 inch play at the top of the tire. Not yet confirmed by dealer.”
NHTSA complaint #747092, filed 2001-06Suspension: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 Mercury Villager
14 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsTires
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 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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