Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 25, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT DUE TO THE PLASTIC COVERING ON THE HEADLIGHTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 8019431
1996 Mercury Sable Exterior lighting Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Exterior lighting 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.
13
Latest Sep 25, 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.
4%
of 304 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 headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Mercury Sable submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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 exterior lighting
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 17, 2002
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING HEADLIGHT LENS FOGS UP, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 8018867
- Incident
- Aug 18, 2002
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Aug 16, 2002
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 765758
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2002
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 29, 2002
HEADLIGHTS BECOME DISTORTED OF A FILM DEVELOPING ON COVERING OF THE LENS. THIS COVERING PREVENTS VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. OWNER IS AWARE OF OTHERS AROUND THE SAME YEAR WITH SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8014933
Exterior lighting
Filed May 31, 2002
WHILE DRIVING, REAR HIGH BRAKE LIGHT COVER FELL OFF INTO TRAFFIC. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 8010834
- Incident
- May 27, 2002
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 14, 2002
SEALED HEADLIGHT COVERS HAVE BECOME DULL AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT.*AKCONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE DEFECTIVE.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 8005678
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 30, 2001
FRONT HEAD LIGHTS LENS FAILED. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 562853
EngineExterior lighting
Filed Apr 4, 2000
VEHICLE STARTED TO ACT SLUGGISH, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT WAS A MULTI-FUNCTION RELAY SWITCH THAT CAUSED AIR PUMP NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 859682
- Incident
- Mar 15, 2000
BrakesExterior lighting
Filed Feb 22, 2000
ABS SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLIMINATE 2 REPAIRS DUE TO FAULTY DIAGNOSIS ON 1ST VISIT. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 551038
- Incident
- Dec 6, 1999
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 11, 1996
HEADLIGHT SWITCH GETS ABNORMALLY HOT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON.
- NHTSA ID
- 508570
- Incident
- Sep 5, 1996
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 9, 1996
THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AIMED HIGH ENOUGH. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED 4X AT THE DEALER.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 802048
- Incident
- Jun 5, 1996
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 30, 1996
WHEN PUTTING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TURNED POSITION AND THE SWITCH GOT HOT , ON ONE OCCASION DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 801644
Exterior lighting
Filed May 8, 1996
LOCATION OF TURN SIGNALS NEAR CENTER LINE OF CAR MAKE THEM DIFFICULT TO INTERPRET. *DH
- NHTSA ID
- 504081
- Incident
- May 8, 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.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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