Steering
Filed Apr 3, 2000
BOLT THAT HOLDS STEERING RACK PULLED THOUGHT THE FRAME. VEHICLE WAS NOT STEERABLE, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC
- NHTSA ID
- 859607
- Incident
- Apr 2, 2000
1987 Mercury Sable Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Apr 3, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
11%
of 76 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1987 Mercury Sable submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Steering
Filed Apr 7, 1999
STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN FLUID LEAKS FROM RACK AND PINION. ALSO MAKES NOIS EIN POWER STEERING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 834293
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1998
ElectricalEngineFuel system+2 more
Filed Mar 15, 1999
REPLACEMENT OF THREE FAILED RADIATORS SINCE PURCHASE.
- NHTSA ID
- 544365
EngineSteering
Filed Feb 22, 1999
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST ITS STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 835145
- Incident
- Feb 8, 1999
SteeringSuspension
Filed Jan 27, 1999
STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN WHEN DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL IS STIFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 834084
- Incident
- Jan 26, 1999
BrakesDriver assistanceSteering+1 more
Filed Oct 16, 1997
POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS VIOLENTLY /BRAKES SQUEAL AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT/THROTTLE STICKS AND CRUISE CONTROL REACTIVATES SUDDENLY WHEN PRESSING THE OFF BUTTON. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 513697
- Incident
- Apr 1, 1996
Steering
Filed Aug 26, 1997
Fire reported
LEAKING POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FIRE. THE FIRE ALSO RUINED TRANSMISSION.
- NHTSA ID
- 521493
- Incident
- Jul 11, 1997
BrakesEngineSteering+1 more
Filed Feb 1, 1995
REPLACED HEAD GASKET.
- NHTSA ID
- 481151
- Incident
- Sep 30, 1993
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .