Fuel system
Filed Apr 4, 1997
THE FUEL PUMP FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER.
- NHTSA ID
- 516166
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1995
1988 Mercury Sable Fuel system Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Fuel system 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 4, 1997
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.
6%
of 126 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.
2
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 fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 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 fuel system
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Fuel system
Filed Jan 16, 1997
CRACKS DEVELOPED IN FUEL TANK, RESULTING FROM FUEL LEAKAGE. AFTER REPAIRS TWO CRACKS DEVELOPED IN SAME AREA. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 807745
- Incident
- Jan 16, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Oct 17, 1996
Fire reported
LEAK IN FUEL LINE RESULTED IN FIRE.
- NHTSA ID
- 510147
- Incident
- Aug 16, 1993
Fuel system
Filed Sep 30, 1996
FUEL PUMP OVERHEATS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS 90 DEGREE OR HIGHER OR WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR OVER 2 HOURS.
- NHTSA ID
- 509291
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Aug 7, 1996
Fire reported
FUEL LINE LEAK, RESULTING IN FIRE.
- NHTSA ID
- 507224
- Incident
- Aug 16, 1993
EngineFuel systemSteering
Filed Oct 12, 1995
FUEL INJECTOR FAILED. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 487067
- Incident
- Oct 12, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Mar 15, 1995
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, GAS GAUGE INDICATOR BECOMES DISTORTED. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 962015
- Incident
- Mar 15, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Mar 7, 1995
FUEL PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE IS LEAKING ON MANIFOLD. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 961420
- Incident
- Mar 4, 1995
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
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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 .