Electrical systemPart report

2000 Mercury Villager Electrical system Problems

Complaints: 3about this part
Share: 4%of 71 total for the year
Median mileage: 60,500miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the electrical system of the 2000 Mercury Villager, 4% of the 71 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,500 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

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.

“Left a friends house drove 1/3 of a mile van was on fire pulled over to side of rode was smoking/ totaling engulfed in flames after about 10-15 minutes the van was a total loss. It was a 2000 Villager could this be the same as the windstar.? The car had been sitting idle in drive way for app. 3hrs before this incident..”

NHTSA complaint #10287334, filed 2009-10, 76,000 miles

“Traveling inside lane; cruise on 60mph. Rock in road appeared size of softball. Passed over rock scrapping bottom of manifold shield, hitting the pliable plastic shield breaking fuel purge valve, and bending rear stabilizer bar. List of parts ordered for repair by garage and insurance adjustor: clock spring, airbag control module, steering wheel and instrument panel airbags, fuel tank, rear stabilizer bar and bracket, front lower air defector, fuel purge valve, and align 4 wheel suspension. No one has an answer to why the airbags deployed only, the rock did it. …”

NHTSA complaint #746252, filed 2001-06

Electrical system: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2002	2	11%
2000	3	4%
1999	9	5%
1997	2	2%
1996	5	3%
1995	9	2%
1994	11	4%
1993	34	8%

Other parts of the 2000 Mercury Villager

Vehicle speed control
39 complaints Brakes
7 complaints Seat belts
6 complaints Air bags
5 complaints Body and structure
5 complaints Seats
4 complaints Suspension
4 complaints Engine cooling
3 complaints Equipment
2 complaints Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints Exterior lighting
1 complaints Fuel system
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2000 Mercury Villager

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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