1995 Mercury Villager: engine stalls while driving

8 of the 367 complaints about the 1995 Mercury Villager describe engine stalls while driving.

owner complaints: 8
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 13 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine stalls while driving by model year

2002
1
1999
1
1997
1
1996
8
1995
8
1994
6
1993
1

What owners say

Filed Aug 29, 2006 · Engine · 92,000 miles · KY

Dt*: the contact stated the engine stalled and would not restart after reversing out of a driveway. The brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle was put in drive prior to the stalling. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop who determined the end of the crankshaft snapped off and the engine needed to be replaced. Updated 9/20/2006 -

Filed Sep 18, 2005 · Fuel system · 113,989 miles · GA

In very high temperatures, my van stalls and eventually splatters and quits. This has happened on three ocassions with my wife and once with me and because it stalls, the steering gets really hard and almost caused me to run into another vehicle at a stop light.

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 Aug 27, 2001 · Engine · IN

While driving 30 MPH vehicle stalled. Towed to repair shop. Crankshaft had broken, and needed to be replaced.

Filed Feb 20, 2001 · Engine · SC

When driving during hot weather conditions at 70 MPH engine began to stall, and shutdown. Dealer has been contacted.*ak eventhough the problem occured on three different occasions, the dealer's diagnosis could not determine the cause.

Filed Oct 12, 2000 · Engine · WA

On two separate occaisions while traveling at about 70mph in high heat conditions above 90 degrees, my car simply stalled out. Just stopped running and I had to coast to a stop. Luckily there was no accident. Later after cooling off it started right up. In the july 2000 incident I did stop by a dealership but they had no idea what was the problem since it started right up. Are there other report of this happening to other mercury villager owners. Is this similar to the situation in calif?

Filed Sep 12, 2000 · Engine · OH

While driving power was decreasing and finally vehicle stalled out in an intersection due to crankshaft breaking. Dealer replaced whole engine.

Filed Apr 15, 1999 · Engine · OH

Pulling onto road when engine began chugging & then stalled. Able to restart & it chugged & stalled again. Parked vehicle 1/2 hour, slow starting. Foot on brake to reverse & vehicle stalled. Tried restarting & stalled again. Vehicle towed to mechanic. Was informed gas had leaked on & over the engine.