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1991 Mercury Sable Heating & air conditioning Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the heating or air-conditioning system, filed with NHTSA

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Heating & air conditioning 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 Jan 12, 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.
4%
of 221 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.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 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 heating or air-conditioning

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

Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jan 12, 2000

THE MODULATOR VAVLE WENT OUT AND I WAS TOLD THE EVAPORATOR ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. I JUST WONDERED IF OTHERS HAD HAD A/C PROBLEMS OR WAS IT JUST MY CAR. I ALSO HAD THE REPLACED A/C GO OUT 2 YEARS LATER AND HAD TO REPLACE THECOMPRESSOR AND OTHER PARTS

NHTSA ID
717271
Incident
Jun 15, 1995
Body & structureHeating & air conditioningTransmission
Filed Jul 23, 1999

DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PERFORM RECALL WORK (98V-323) DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. MJS

NHTSA ID
547471
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jun 9, 1999

REPLACED A/C SYSTEM, AND SYSTEM STILL NOT FUNCTIONAL RELATED TO BUILD UP IN SYSTEM THAT IS UNABLE TO BE FLUSHED DUE TO EPA STANDARDS. *AK

NHTSA ID
707349
Incident
Jun 1, 1999
Heating & air conditioning
Filed May 30, 1999
1 injury reported

THE FORD/MERCURY A/C HIGH PRESSURE MANIFOLD PASSENGER SIDE HOSE IS LOWER THAN THE CARS FRAME AND BODY, WHICH EASILY CATCHES ON OBJECTS IN THE ROAD MAKING IT A SAFETY HAZARD, AND WHICH THE RUBBER HOSE EASILY TEARS AND LEAKS, THEREBY ALSO CAUSING QUITE AN EXPENSE TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVELY LOW HOSE, BECAUSE YOU ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE CANISTER, ACCUMULATOR HOSE, FREON, & REVACUUM THE COMPRESSOR (DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *AK

NHTSA ID
706993
Incident
Aug 5, 1998
Heating & air conditioningEngine
Filed Jan 5, 1999

VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW BY OWNER'S MOTHER, WHEN AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, AND MERCURY DID NOT FEEL PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ENGINE MOUNTS, EVEN THOUGH OWNER'S MECHANIC CONFIRMED. *AK

NHTSA ID
701891
Incident
Oct 20, 1998
Heating & air conditioningTransmission
Filed Jul 24, 1997
2 injuries reported

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA ID
520197
Incident
Jul 19, 1994
Heating & air conditioningEngine
Filed Mar 7, 1996

VALVE COVER FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAK. *DSH

NHTSA ID
502054
Incident
Apr 26, 1993
Heating & air conditioningEngineSteering+1 more
Filed Jan 15, 1996

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED FOUR TIMES, ONCE DUE TO COMPRESSOR, ONCE DUE TO A SWITCH, AND TWICE DUE TO VACUUM LINES.

NHTSA ID
500933
Incident
Jan 15, 1996

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

Transmission92Engine56Steering27Body & structure20Brakes19Electrical15Powertrain (other)11Airbags11Suspension10

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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