Suspension
Filed Jul 15, 2002
WHILE TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8013933
- Incident
- Jul 7, 2002
1990 Mercury Sable Suspension Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Suspension 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.
11
Latest Jul 15, 2002
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.
7%
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.
0
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 suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. 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. 11 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 suspension
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Suspension
Filed Oct 17, 2001
FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE . VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98I002000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 897852
Suspension
Filed Sep 22, 2000
WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 50 MPH VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO DEALER.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 871237
- Incident
- Sep 15, 2000
Suspension
Filed Sep 20, 2000
WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL IT VIBRATES WHEN GOING TO SPEED UP TO 50MPH.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 871035
- Incident
- Sep 19, 2000
Suspension
Filed Apr 26, 2000
THE BRACKET TO WHICH REAR CONTROL ARMS ARE ATTACHED AND THE PARENT BRACKET HAVE FRACTURERD AND SPLIT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 721969
- Incident
- Apr 20, 2000
Suspension
Filed Jan 29, 1999
WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT THEIR IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 834279
- Incident
- Dec 12, 1998
Exterior lightingSuspensionTransmission
Filed Apr 16, 1997
HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. ALSO, REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND FRONT CONTROL ARMS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 514159
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1995
Other / unspecifiedPowertrain (other)Steering+2 more
Filed Aug 14, 1996
TRANSMISSION PLANETARY SET, TORQUE CONVERTER AND MOUNTS FAILED, ALSO POWER STEERING PUMP, RIGHT WHEEL BOOT AND AXLE FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 507456
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
EngineSuspension
Filed Sep 25, 1995
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AND REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 514042
Heating & air conditioningElectricalSeat belts+1 more
Filed Jan 20, 1995
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 480755
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1990
BrakesSuspension
Filed Jan 20, 1995
VEHICLE JERKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 480690
- Incident
- Jan 20, 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
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 .