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1990 Mercury Sable Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats 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.
9
Latest Aug 29, 1999
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.
5%
of 166 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 seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Mercury Sable submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Aug 29, 1999

PROBLEM STARTED WITH A SIEZED IGNITION SWITCH IN SEPTEMBER 1998. REPLACED SWITCH. IN AUGAUST 1999 SWITCH BEGAIN TO FAIL. I HAD TO WIGGLE THE KEY TO GET MY DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS TO FUNCTION (INTERMITTANT). ON ABOUT 14 AUG. 99 I WIGGLED THE SWITCH AND SMOKE ROLLED UP FROM UNDER THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH BEFORE THE WIREING IGNITED. WHEN I CHECKED TO SEE WHAT SMOKED I SAW A PURPLE/WHITE WIRE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH ITS INSULATION MELTED OFF. I COULD SEE IT MELTED THROUGH THE WIREING BUNDLE UP TO THE FIRE WALL UNDER THE DASH. MY WIREING DIAGRAM ISN'T ALL INCLUSIVE BUT THE WIRE IS IN THE BRAKE INDICATION CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE STALLING PROBLEM, BRAKE VACCUME ASSIST PROBLEM , HAD THE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK, ( 3 SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT I SAW ON YOUR WEB PAGE) HAD 2 AC COMPRESSORS FAIL, FUEL PUMP FAIL, POWER STEERING PUMP FAIL.

NHTSA ID
710655
Incident
Aug 14, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 14, 1999

THE TWO BOLT SPRINGS THAT HOLD TRUNK LID UP HAD POPPED OUT, CAUSING THE LID TO FALL WHENEVER THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET IN THE TRUNK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
836715
ElectricalInterior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Nov 3, 1998

RECALL 89V171000. THE INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS GET DIM, AND INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
830023
Incident
Jul 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 3, 1998

THE PANEL LIGHT WIRING IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/AIR BAG LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT, AND SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT LIGHTS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON AND WON'T GO OFF. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
830022
Incident
Jul 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 31, 1997
Fire reported

HILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 30MPH, COMPARTMENT FIRE UNDER THE DASH, SAW SMOKE COMING OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
808439
Incident
Nov 24, 1996
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Jan 28, 1997

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE, IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN.

NHTSA ID
514292
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 16, 1996

REAR HATCH LATCH CRACKED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE.

NHTSA ID
512608
Incident
Aug 15, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 12, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE PARKED, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
804782
Incident
Nov 9, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 11, 1996

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ARE INOPERATIVE, WON'T OPEN INSIDE OR OUT.*AK

NHTSA ID
802254

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

Engine30Steering24Body & structure23Electrical17Transmission15Airbags14Seat belts13Driver assistance12Suspension11Brakes11

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