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1992 Mercury Sable complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 22, 1997NY

BRAKES FAILED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 17, 1997MI

RECALL # 97V025000, RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL OF 97. .MADE APPOINTMENT ON 7/10/97. AFTER ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER WILL CONTACT WHEN AVAILABLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 16, 1997MD

BRAKES FAILED.

Steering › Rack and Pinion › Rack
Filed Jul 7, 1997NY

THERE IS PLENTY OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO A LOOSE STEERING RACK.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 20, 1997TX

WHILE DRIVING CHANGED GEARS VEHICLE JERKED, FRONT END SHIMMIED. ARRIVED HOME & LOOKED. FRONT MOUNTS BROKE, KNOCKED OUT AIR CONDITIONER. TOOK TO MECHANIC & TOLD MOUNTS WERE WEAK & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALL AROUND BY ATTACHING THEM TO FRAME OF VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 16, 1997MI

ENGINE MOUNTS WORN.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 16, 1997NY

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 4, 1997IN

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER IN MAY ,CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE VEHICLE IN. DEALER SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL, AND DON'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. MFR. RECALL #97S65. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 3, 1997MI

RECALL RELATED, 97V025, THROTTLE CONTROL, CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON 21 MAY, SAID PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, IN FOR REPAIR, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jun 2, 1997NY

DOORS CAN STILL BE OPENED FROM INSIDE AFTER BEING LOCKED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 27, 1997NJ

BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUALLY MALFUNCTIONS, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE, HOWEVER FAIL TO RECTIFY FAILURES.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed May 20, 1997MI

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 8, 1997CA

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE TURNING OFF IGNITION VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. OWNER HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 7, 1997WI

PARKED VEHICLE, COULD NOT TURN OFF IGNITION. KEY WOBBLED AROUND, CAUSED BY BROKEN IGNITION SWITCH ROD, DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH ROD. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 7, 1997TX

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

Electrical System › Horn
Filed May 6, 1997FL

HORN IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT/LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL CROSSBAR. WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED THE LOCATION OF THE HORN BUTTONS ARE UNKNOWN, UNLESS YOU LOOK FOR THEM.

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Apr 29, 1997OH

DIGITAL DISPLAY CANNOT BE READ DURING DAY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 17, 1997NY

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WHEN 3/8"X 3/8" PLASTIC "T" ON THE VACUUM SYSTEM SNAPPED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 9, 1997NJ

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 4, 1997TX

TRANSMISSION HAS SLOW PICKUP AND HAS LOST ALL GEARS BEFORE, THE DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

Tires › Sidewall
Filed Mar 24, 1997SC

SIDEWALL OF TIRE CRACKED, CAUSING FLAT.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 24, 1997NY

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Seats
Filed Mar 17, 199700

ARM REST BRACKET UNSECURED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 4, 1997NY

THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. *AK

Steering
Filed Jan 22, 1997PA

AT 30,00 MILES THE RACK AND PINION FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Jan 13, 1997NY

RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE STEERING WAS PULLING TO RIGHT. ALSO, REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR/MOTOR MOUNTS/RIGHT AND LEFT OUTER CV BOOT. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Dec 17, 1996NY

DIFFICULTY ACCESSING HORN BUTTONS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 10, 1996NJ

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Dec 3, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GIVES OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. HAD THE POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED 6 TIMES BUT VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. *AK *JB

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed Dec 2, 1996FL

THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 26, 1996MA

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGH SPEED THERE WAS A SLIGHT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. AT 48,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PITS ARE TOO DEEP TO MACHINE OUT. *AK CONSUER WAS ADVISED THAT ROTORS WERE CORRODED TO TURN DOWN AND WOULD BE TO THIN FOR SAFE BRAKING BEYOND LIMIT, ALSO BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 48,000.*JB

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 8, 1996NJ

GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE CONSUMER PLACING HIS FOOT ON THE GAS; IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR HAD TO BE PLACED IN NETURAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 31, 1996NJ

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED TWO TIMES.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Oct 8, 1996MA

DRIVERS SEAT BELT COMES ACROSS SHORTER PEOPLES THROATS.

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Oct 8, 1996CT

WINDSHIELD PROVIDING POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING UNDER SUNNY CONDITIONS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 11, 1996MA

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS MACHINED DUE TO FAILURE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 9, 1996TX

VEHICLES MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 TIMES AT 28,000 THEN 60,000. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 7, 1996NY

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 2, 1996NY

THE BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND A STRONG ODOR IS PRESENT, HAS ANTI LOCK BRAKES.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Jul 8, 1996WV

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON/STAYS ON OR FLASHES. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jun 26, 1996CT

WHEN TRYING TO LOCK IN SEAT BELT SEAT, BELT DOESN'T LOCK, IT COMES LOOSE , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jun 26, 1996CT

WHEN TRYING TO LOCK IN THE SEAT BELT SEAT BELT DOESN'T LOCK, IT COMES LOOSE , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionFire
Filed Jun 25, 1996MD

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 14, 1996IN

FAILURE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN YOU APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE PEDAL STAYS IN THE DOWN POSTION AFTER TAKING FOOT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT VACUUM POWER HOSE BOOSTER HAS A DEFECT.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 13, 1996SC

ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP ON DRY SURFACE W/SOME SMOKINGON LEFT FRONT. BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PULLED UP TO RELEASE BRAKES WHEN THEY HANG UP/STICK FOR NO REASON ON INTERMITTENT BASIS. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jun 11, 1996VA

TURNS IGNITION SWITCH AND NOTHING HAPPENS. SHAKES THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WILL CATCH. *JB

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Jun 8, 1996MD

HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED THREE TIMES. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 27, 1996PA

ENGINE PROBLEMS. *DH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 22, 1996VA

TRANMISSION FAILED. *SD

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed May 11, 1996AZ

STEERING FAILED 8 TIMES. *SD.

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