Mercury Mercury Truck: problems, complaints, bulletins

Summary for the Mercury Mercury Truck across 3 model years: 6 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.

Model years

Year	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)	YouTube repair videos
2000	4	0	0	0
1995	1	0	0	0
1993	1	0	0	0

What fails most often

1 Electrical system 50% of all complaints
2 Tires 33% of all complaints
3 Fuel system 17% of all complaints

Circle size and colour show each component’s share of NHTSA complaints. Schematic only, not a drawing of the exact model.

Electrical system: 3 complaints (50% of all).
Tires: 2 complaints (33% of all).
Fuel system: 1 complaints (17% of all).

Symptoms owners describe

How many of the 6 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).

smoke, burning smell, fire3 · 50%
tires: bulges, blowouts2 · 33%
warning lights, check engine1 · 17%
infotainment or screen glitches1 · 17%
overheating, coolant loss1 · 17%

Components owners complain about

Component	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)
Electrical system	3	0	0
Tires	2	0	0
Fuel system	1	0	0

What owners report

Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.

The lighted digtal display for the radio stations does not stay lit, sometimes it doesn't come on for days. Sometimes when the left turn signal is egaged smoke rises from the steering column.
Electrical system · 2000 · 2005-03-13 · NHTSA complaint #10114021
As I was sitting in line at the drive-thru at a local bank, smoke started coming from under the hood. I thought maybe it was overheating (although there was no reason it should). Within seconds people started screaming at me to get out of the car because there were flames shooting out from the wheel wells.
Electrical system · 2000 · 2005-02-20 · NHTSA complaint #10111853
Each time it would trigger the check engine light to come on and stay on. I took it back to the shop. They then decided it was the o2 sensors in bay 1 and bay 2. They replaced them and returned my car. Again I had the same problem. It is in the shop again. It has been in the shop more than it has been with me.
Fuel system · 2000 · 2005-01-26 · NHTSA complaint #10107921
While traveling on highway and without prior warning.smoke was coming inside and from underneath of vehicle. Vehicle caught on fire . Dealership was aware of problem.
Electrical system · 1995 · 2002-07-15 · NHTSA complaint #8013918
Front driver's side tire tread separated. Tires were firestone, wilderness#at p235/75r15 and dot # 8xhlipy309. There were no injuries. The tires are not on recall.
Tires · 1993 · 2000-09-25 · NHTSA complaint #871464
Pe00 020; consumer will fill in additional information concerning tire tread separation.
Tires · 2000 · 2000-09-14 · NHTSA complaint #870530

When owners complained

NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.

20002
20021
20053

What to check before buying

Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
Fuel system. Fuel smell, leaks, rough running, fuel-system codes.

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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.