52 of the 981 complaints about the 1993 Mercury Sable are about the electrical system — 5% of everything reported for this model year.
52
Complaints
0
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
AFTER DRIVING FOR 30-45 MINUTES HEADLIGHTS FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA RECALL 98V009000 FOR A CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS ISSUED.
NHTSA complaint #10063365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER WAS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TOUCH IT. WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER BECAME HOT, THE TURN SIGNALS AND FOUR WAY FLASHERS WENT OUT. *JB THE IGNITION KEY WOULD BECOME HOT TOUCH AS WELL. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10044714 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #764890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES EXPERIENCING IGNITION PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #562891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO BE TURN OFF WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8008682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FORD CLAIMS THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR NHTSA RECALL # 98V009000/ HEADLIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER, EVEN THOUGH IT IS EXACTLY THAT PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #754211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES EXPERIENCING IGNITION PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #562891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #751862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE CAR STALLS BOTH WHEN BEING DRIVEN AND WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC OR AT A STOP LIGHT. THERE IS NO ADVANCED WARNING AND THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO BE OVERHEATING WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, BUT IT OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY ON HOT DAYS.
NHTSA complaint #750821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AT 49,000 AND AT 51,000 MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED, OIL PAN IS RUSTING FROM THE OUTSIDE AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT, STARTER HAS A CLIP TO ATTACH CONNECTION, COMES LOOSE AND MUST GET UNDER CAR TO RE-ATTACH (SOME ENGINEERING WIZ HERE) FRONT BODY MOUNT IS UNDER OIL FILTER AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON. HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ARE HAPPY FOR MY BUSINESS, BUT ARE NOT GOING TO HELP
NHTSA complaint #746147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
REPEATED FAILURE OF ICM/TFI IGNITION MODULE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE DIES AT IDLE OR VERY LOW SPEEDS. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD AND LETTING ENGINE COOL , CAR WILL START.
NHTSA complaint #744744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THE STARTERS MADE FOR THIS CAR ARE NOT THE RIGHT KIND I AM ALWYS REPLACING IT, HEADGASKETS BLEW OUT AT 80000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 103265 THIS CAR IS POORLY BUILT.
NHTSA complaint #742660 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
AFTER ENGINE IS WARM VEHICLE WON'T START, AFTER ENGINE COOLS DOWN, VEHICLE STARTS OK, REPAIRED CIRCUIT FROM IGNITON SWITCH TO CONNECTOR AT FIREWALL, INSTALLED STARTER WIRE, CLEAN THROTTLE BODY, TEST AND CLEAN FUEL INJECTORS. CJ
NHTSA complaint #558272 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF GARAGE, AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM GARAGE. WHEN HE WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, WINDOWS OF VEHICLE HAD SHATTERED ALL OVER GARAGE . VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE COMING FROM DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #880882 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, AFTER A MINUTE IT RESTARTS, THE TFI MODULE HAS BEEN RECALL IN CALIFORNIA FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #556526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, AFTER A MINUTE IT RESTARTS, THE TFI MODULE HAS BEEN RECALL IN CALIFORNIA FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #556526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH STALLING. VEHICLE BEEN IN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #875101 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.
NHTSA complaint #734076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR'S PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE "THICK FILM IGNITION" PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN CALIFORNIA, AND THE MERCURY SABLE 1993 MODEL IS ONE OF THE CARS IDENTIFIED WITH THAT SITUATION. MY ENGINE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT LOW SPEED UNTIL TWO HIGH-SPEED INCIDENT OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2000. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. NOW I CANNOT DRIVE OR SELL THE CAR BECAUSE OF ITS HAZARDOUS STALLING CONDITION. I AM SEEKING ADVICE FROM FORD ABOUT MY COMPLAINT.
NHTSA complaint #732847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
STARTER AND THERMOSTAT FAILED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #550442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THE OIL PAN ROTTED B/C THE ENGINE RUNS TOO HOT, AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER.
NHTSA complaint #724647 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 10-15 SMILES, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #860436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
GAUGE GOES TO HOT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHITE SMOKE POURS FROM TAIL PIPE. LOW ON WATER. DIFFICULTY STARTING. ROUGH IDLE WHEN STOPPING. REPLACED BATTERY AND STARTER. STILL HAVE OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STARTING. ( ASO, BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. )
NHTSA complaint #720843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
GAUGE GOES TO HOT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHITE SMOKE POURS FROM TAIL PIPE. LOW ON WATER. DIFFICULTY STARTING. ROUGH IDLE WHEN STOPPING. REPLACED BATTERY AND STARTER. STILL HAVE OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STARTING. ( ASO, BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. )
NHTSA complaint #720843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #717351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
RECALL 98V-009 000 / HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER: ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF/ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #845928 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY 1993 MERCURY SABLE STALLED ON FOUR SEPARATE INSTANCES IN HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS; (1) IN AUG98 ON RT97 IN MD AFTER A TRIP OF 340 MILES IN HOT WEATHER NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE REPLACED O2 SENSORS. (2) IN JUN99 CAR STALLED ON RT 3 MD AFTER TRIP OF APPROX 50 MILES FROM BALTIMORE CITY; (3) ON 31JUL99 CAR STALLED IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC ON RT 17 NY AFTER TRIP FROM MD. MERCURY DEALER DID COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. HE REPLACED FUEL FILTER. (4) CAR STALLED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC ON 7AUG99 ON RETURN TRIP FROM NY STATE. AFTER RESEARCHING YOUR SITE AND OTHERS I CALLED THE FORD CAC HOTLINE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM ASKING IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE NUMEROUSLY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH SABLE/TAURUS TFI IGNITION MODULES BEING MOUNTED CLOSTE TO THE ENGINE AND SUBJECT TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CLASS ACTION SUITS PENDING ON THIS ISSUE AND THAT NHTSA HAS INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM. FORD CAC HAD NO RESPONSE AND STATED THAT ANY FURTHER COSTS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE BORNE BY ME AND THAT THERE COULD BE NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE APPARENT MISDIAGNOSIS PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I WISH TO MAKE THREE POINTS: ONE, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME WITHIN THE FORD COMMUNITY, YET A MERCURY DEALER DID NOTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, DID BOGUS REPAIR, AND SENT ME AND MY FAMILY ON A RETURN TRIP TO MD IN HOT WEATHER WHILE APPARENTLY KNOWING THAT THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT; TWO, THIS APPARENTLY IS AN ONGOING UNRESOLVED SAFETY DEFECT THAT, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, IS A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR OWNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE UNAWARE THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN TO THEM; THREE, IF FORD IS IN A STONE-WALL MODE BECAUSE OF THE SUITS AND REFUSES A RECALL THEN NHTSA SHOULD GET OFF THE SIDELINE AND GET IN THE GAME. IT IS DISCONCERTING TO ME THAT THERE IS SO LITTLE INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE AVAILABLE FROM NHTSA.
NHTSA complaint #709984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AT APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES, THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. THE ACTUATOR RODS BROKE, AND THE OTHER ONE CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STAY ON, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #838735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHTS OVERHEATED, BURNNING UP THE WIRE HARNESS LOCATED BEHIND IT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #842422 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE FULL OF SMOKE, AND SEAT WAS BURNED. THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.
NHTSA complaint #824896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.