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1993 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 1993 record →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 1, 1996CT

THE TRANSMISSION COVERING CRACKED/FELL OFF. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Oct 30, 1996ME

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Oct 24, 1996NY

ALLEDGED HEADLIGHT FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 17, 1996NY

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Oct 15, 1996NY

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TWIST THE SWITCH BEFORE THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 26, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED CENTER HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME INOPERATIVE, STOPPED WORKING.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS IS NOT HIS VEHICLE AND THAT HIS LIGHTS WORK FINE. *SLC

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Sep 24, 1996NC

VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND EVENTUALLY STALLED DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 23, 1996TX

THE HEADLIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 19, 1996MA

FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS, WHEN DRVING THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF, PE96-018. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 18, 1996IL

FAULTY WIRE HARNESS SHORTED OUT AS VEHICLE WARMED UP, MELTED HEADLAMP LIGHT SWITCH, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.*AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 17, 1996MA

HEADLIGHT FAILURE, DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 10, 1996OH

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN OPEN POSITION WHEN IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. TT

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Concealment Devices
Filed Sep 9, 1996NJ

HEADLIGHT FAILURE, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHEN TURNING LIGHT, CONTINUE TO REPLACE THEM. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Aug 30, 1996TX

HEADLIGHT FAILURE, WHILE CONTINUING TO USE THEM, HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Aug 27, 1996PA

# PE96-018, HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS ON THREE OCCASIONS . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Aug 20, 1996MA

BOTH OF THE GAS PISTONS THAT HOLD UP THE HOOD HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER HAS TO USE A STICK TO HOLD UP THE HOOD. SON HAS BEEN HIT ON THE HEAD BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Aug 16, 1996WA

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING CAUSES VEHICLE TO WANDER.

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 6, 1996NY

FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT, CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. *DH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 25, 1996OH

TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS. *AW

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jul 24, 1996MI

VEHICLE DOESN'T START; ALSO GROUND WIRE TO BATTERY CONTINUALLY COMES LOOSE, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START/ RADIO/DASH OVERHEATED DUE TO MELTED CONNECTOR AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH/CONNECTER OVERHEATED/MELTED. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Jul 24, 1996NY

THE REAR HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LIGHTS AS WELL AS WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT.*JB

Power Train
Filed Jul 23, 1996NM

FAILURE ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN DRIVING 75 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER READING IS INCORRECT, READING 90 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 22, 1996NY

SUDDEN ACCELERATION FORWARD; VEHICLE RACED FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, CRASHED INTO GARAGE DOOR, THROWING DRIVER FORWARD AND BACKWARD, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 22, 1996UT

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 19, 1996ME

VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVNG THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 17, 1996PA

#PE96-018, WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT,THE WHOLE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED AS WELL. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Jul 10, 1996FL

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING HEADLIGHT FAILURE, LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING PE96-018A. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Jul 9, 1996TX

FAILURE IN HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUSED HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING; IMPAIRED DRIVER'S VISION; REPAIRED BY DEALER 1 YEAR AGO. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 9, 1996CA

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS PEELING/RUSTING WIPER BLADES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
Filed Jul 8, 1996FL

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, HIGH AND LOW BEAM, RESULTING IN NO VISIBILITY, AFTER WORKING THE DEAMMER SWITCH THEY COME BACK ON. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 8, 1996NJ

HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. THEY GO OFF AND THEN THEY COME BACK ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 3, 1996LA

LIGHT BULBS BURNED OUT WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER HAD TO USE PARKING LIGHTS, HAZARDOUS DRIVING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 3, 1996MA

CHRONIC BRAKE PROBLEM: BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD AND BRAKING CAPACITY IS GREATLY REDUCED (OTHER VEHICLE FROM 503668). *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jun 28, 1996NY

THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 24, 1996TX

WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULSE/VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING FROM SPEED OF 30 MPH. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Drum
Filed Jun 18, 1996KS

BRAKE DRUMS WARP EVERY 10000 MILES. *DH

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

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING VIBRATION AT BRAKING, MAKING VEHICLE UNSTABLE AT SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACES. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 7, 1996NH

HEAD GASKET FAILED. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 25, 1996MA

AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD AND BRAKING IS GREATLY REDUCED. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Apr 19, 1996MN

FAILURE ON THE HEADLIGHT, LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING A PE96-018. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 16, 1996WI

ENGINE DESIGN OF ALUMINUM HEAD/CAST IRON BLOCK RESULTS IN DIFFERENT HEATING/COOLING RATES, CAUSING THE GASKET TO TEAR. *DSH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 10, 1996CD

THREE OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS SHEARRED OFF.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 8, 1996MO

VERY LOW SPEED IMPACT, FRONTAL COLLISION, FENDER BENT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Apr 2, 1996CT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS PERFORM SLOW ON FASTEST SETTING.*SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Apr 2, 1996NJ

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED UP, CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT FRONT DISC. *DSH

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Mar 11, 1996CA

WHEN REACHING ELEVATION OF 4,000 FEET, OWNER SHUTS A/C OFF RESULTING IN OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL. DEALERS IN TOWN WILL NOT INSPECT BY RIDING IN HIGH ALTITUDES.AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 6, 1996MN

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ENTIRE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
Filed Feb 29, 1996FL

HEADLIGHT FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER CANNOT SEE THE ROAD. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Feb 29, 1996IL

PLASTIC TUBING LEADING TO THE GAS TANK REPLACE, DUE TO GAS POURING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Constant Velocity Joint
Filed Jan 20, 1996OH

CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP. *SD

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