1995 Mercury Villager: fire, smoke or burning smell

5 of the 367 complaints about the 1995 Mercury Villager describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 8 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2000
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1999
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1997
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1996
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1995
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1994
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1993
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What owners say

Filed Jun 2, 2004 · Electrical, Engine · 123,994 miles · AL · fire · 1 injury

My 1995 mercury villager van that I purchased 02-08-2004 (used, as is) from ace auto sales in mobile al. Caught on fire on a long bridge going over water to take my friend to work it shut down on us while we were going at least 65mph the van started smoking we pulled over jumped out and it exploded 3 times fire was shooting from up under the hood my friend struggled to my baby out of the van by that time it exploded again, they had to duck down because moter oil was shooting out they could have been killed, they could have fell over the bridge!!!! We had to call the fire departmen by the time they got there the fire was out my friend got burnt trying to put it out we had to because the fire had spread under the van because of the oil, the ground was on fire , I payed $1500 dwn and $200 a month for 2 1/2 months and I have no car the dealer doesn't care that we could have been killed and he doesn't care that im a single parent with 5 children ages 9 months to 14yrs and one is disabled they offerd no help they took my money thats not easy to come up with when you have kids and ran with it im a poor young woman trying to make it and because of the as is law I get shafted what am I suppose to do I cant even take my sick daughter to the doctor she had a stroke when she was 7yrs shes 10 now and shes has a trache and is in and out of a wheel chair she cant use her left side of her body. I seen on the internet that the mercury villarger had some recalls what im I going to do like I said im a struggling woman .trying to raise her kids how am I going to get them to school .

Filed Feb 24, 2003 · Engine · 65,000 miles · GA · fire

The vehicle caught on fire.

Filed Jan 29, 2003 · Fuel system · 90,625 miles · NY · fire

The van started to sputter and the engine cut out while driving on the highway at 60 MPH. I managed to coast to the side of the highway and notice smoke entering the passenger compartment. The smoke didn't smell like steam from overheating but a thick black smoke. I moved a safe distance from the van and contacted the police and fire department. The engine compartment burst into flames by the time the fire department arrived. The van was a total loss and the estimated damage was $13000. The insurance company wrote off the vehicle and only paid $9000. I suspect the problem of fuel vapours (appears to be common in the mercury villager) in the engine compartment were ignited by a spark from the plug wires from rain entering the engine compartment at highway speed. The dealer had replaced the fuel filler gasket under a recall a month earlier.

Filed Jun 10, 2002 · Engine · NY · fire

I was driving home from work one evening in the rain. The engine started sputtering and then stalled. I coasted to the side of the road since I didn't have any power for the steering or brakes. I noticed smoke coming from then engine compartment and thought I overheated the engine until I could smell the smoke entering the passenger compartment. I left the van and got about 50 yards before calling the police. By the time the emergency crews arrived, the engine compartment was engulfed in flames. The insurance company estimated the damage at $13000 but paid substantially less than that to write off the vehicle as a total loss. I am still without explanation about the cause of the fire. I have contacted ford recently since I am concerned that this may be a safety issue for other mercury villager owners.

Filed Mar 14, 2002 · Brakes · TX

The braking system would intermittently engage at all speeds after driving for 20 to 30 minutes. The dealership service was unable to locate the problem during 2 prior service visits. At the beginning this would simply create a drag effect, but during the latest instance that occurred at highway speeds, the friction created enough heat to elicit a burning smell, and when the vehicle was slowed it stopped abrubtly from 20 MPH, locking up the brakes. It took over an hour for the brakes to cool to the point where they would release.