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1997 Mercury Villager body & structure problems

The 1997 Mercury Villager has 22 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

22

Body & Structure complaints

14%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Villager body & structure complaints by model year26 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 26 complaints1994: 7 complaints1995: 20 complaints1996: 25 complaints1997: 22 complaints1998: 13 complaints1999: 11 complaints2000: 5 complaints2001: 1 complaints2002: 2 complaints
Villager body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WHILE TRAVELING DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *AK POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER STATES LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 1997 Mercury Villager have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 1997 Mercury Villager body & structure — 14% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.