Electrical systemPart report

2002 Mercury Villager Electrical system Problems

Complaints: 2about this part
Share: 11%of 18 total for the year
Median mileage: 88,250miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 2002 Mercury Villager, 11% of the 18 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,250 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.

“I took my car to allan vigil ford in fayettville ga for service and I not happy with the repairs . First , the alarm is going off along with the horn at random .second ,the dashboard lights do not work . I have to use a flashlight at nighr to see what speed I am going .third , I am driving with no horn . And finally ,the ignition key does not lock or unlock the driver door. .”

NHTSA complaint #10749753, filed 2015-08, 148,000 miles

“We purchased a used (28k miles) 2002 Mercury Villager in 8'06. As I later found out this is a sister to the nissan quest. Within 2 months it started to have periodic starting problems - meaning all power seemed ok, but when the key was turned, only a clicking sound was heard. We discovered sometimes this could be corrected by opening & closing the doors, or cycling the locks. After searching the web I found others with what appeared to be a similar problem and what others claimed the fix was. It seems an anti-theft ignition inhibit relay is the culprit. …”

NHTSA complaint #10175203, filed 2006-12, 28,500 miles

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 2002 Mercury Villager

Steering
3 complaints Suspension
3 complaints Air bags
2 complaints Brakes
2 complaints Body and structure
2 complaints Tires
2 complaints Engine
1 complaints Engine cooling
1 complaints Equipment
1 complaints Other or unknown
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 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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