2000 Mercury Villager
This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
This verdict reflects complaint volume compared to this model's typical year. Recalls and safety issues below apply regardless of the verdict — always check them.
- Complaints
- 71
- Recalls
- 2
- Investigations
- 1
- Top problem
- Vehicle speed control
Campaigns on file for 2000
Opened by NHTSA
56% of complaints
Complaints per year
2000: 71 complaints
View as data table
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 415 |
| 1994 | 257 |
| 1995 | 367 |
| 1996 | 188 |
| 1997 | 125 |
| 1998 | 83 |
| 1999 | 185 |
| 2000 | 71 |
| 2001 | 20 |
| 2002 | 18 |
Known problem areas
Percentages can add to more than 100% — a complaint can name more than one system.
Vehicle speed control
56% · 40 reportsMost commonly citing accelerator pedal.
Service brakes
10% · 7 reportsMost commonly citing hydraulic.
Seat belts
10% · 7 reportsMost commonly citing buckle assembly and rear/other.
Show complaint excerpts
Driver was going down hill when all of a sudden she passed out. She then noticed that she had hit a light pole, and the air bags did not deploy, as well as the seat belt did not restrain her, which caused her to hit the steering wheel.
NHTSA ODI report, 2005-03-04
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.
NHTSA ODI report, 2001-06-05
Also filed under Suspension
Seat belts on 2000 Mercury Villager estate have locked up and will not release. Called Ford customer relations regarding issue and they are stating they have no know issue or recall with seat belts locking up. Rear seat belts are the ones affected.
NHTSA ODI report, 2015-01-27
Air bags
7% · 5 reportsMost commonly citing frontal.
Structure
7% · 5 reportsMost commonly citing hinge and attachments and frame and members.
Safety timeline
2 recalls · 1 investigation · oldest first
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2000-10-26Seat belts00V228001 Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were…
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began October 26…
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2000-11-28Steering00V292001 Vehicle description: mini vans. One or more of the five bolts that mount the rack and pinion steering gear to the vehicle may have been incorrectly tightened.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicles and, if the bolts are missing, will replace the steering gear mounting bolts. All bolts will be tightened to the specified torque. Owner notification began…
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2004-02-26Preliminary evaluationClosed 2004-06-24 Failing headlights
Buy-smart checklist
2000 Mercury Villager — pre-purchase inspection
Inspect
- Vehicle speed control: 40 reports on file for this year.
- Service brakes: 7 reports on file for this year.
- Seat belts: 7 reports on file for this year.
Verify these recalls were completed
- Recall 00V228001 · Seat belts
- Recall 00V292001 · Steering
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- Is the 2000 Mercury Villager reliable?
- Based on NHTSA complaint volume compared to this model's typical year, the 2000 Mercury Villager is rated "better than typical".
- What are the most common problems with the 2000 Mercury Villager?
- The most-reported component is vehicle speed control, accounting for 56% of complaints on file.
- How many recalls does the 2000 Mercury Villager have?
- 2 recalls on file for this model year.
Data updated 2026-10-31 · Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA, not independently verified defects. Methodology.