2001 Mercury Sable Interior & seats Problems

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AROUND 9AM THE DRIVER SEAT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON.

NHTSA ID

10732625

Incident

Jul 8, 2015

Mileage

121,000 mi

CAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE IN LOW TEMPERATURES. DOOR WILL ALSO OPEN ON ITS OWN DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. THE DOOR WILL OPEN DURING VEHICLE OPERATION DUE TO THE LATCHING MECHANISM NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. IT OCCURS ANYTIME TEMPERATURES GET BELOW 25 DEGREES. I HAVE NOT FOUND A PERMANENT FIX SHORT OF REPLACING THE LATCHING MECHANISM ON THE DOORS. THIS REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN DONE AS I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. TO GET THE LATCH WORKING AGAIN, IT HAS TO EITHER BE HEATED UP OR LATCH HAS TO BE WORKED 10+ TIMES BEFORE IT WILL FINALLY LATCH AND HOLD. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WINTERS AND IS GETTING WORSE. START DATE WOULD BE APPROX. 2009 AND PERSISTS TO THIS DAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10395911

Incident

Nov 14, 2009

Mileage

145,000 mi

THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY, THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, BUT DOES OCCUR IN THE SUMMER TOO. THE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH, I HAVE TAKEN THEN TO A MECHANIC AND HE CANNOT SEE ANY PROBLEM. TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE PAST I HAVE TAKEN THE DOOR APART AND LUBRICATED ALL THE MECHANICAL PARTS. I ALWAYS HAVE TO CARRY BUNGEE CORDS IN MY CAR IN CASE THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. SEVERAL TIMES (AROUND 3-4 TIMES) MY DOOR HAS SWUNG OPEN WHILE DRIVING. SO FAR I NO PROPERTY DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED AND NO PERSON HAS BEEN INJURED, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10312713

Incident

Jan 30, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE FUSE BOX ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR GETS WET. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,754 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,700.

NHTSA ID

10230959

Incident

Jun 11, 2008

Mileage

113,700 mi

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY LIGHTS ON, THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH WENT OUT. THEN AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED QUITE FREQUENTLY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 11/24/2003 AND THE DEALER SAID THAT HE FIXED IT BUT THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH KEPT GOING OF AND ON OCCATIONALLY. THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH WENT OFF COMPLETELY IN OCTOBER 2004. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE SWITCH AND REPLACED IT ON 11/24/2004. THE SAME NIGHT THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH WENT OUT. I WILL BE TAKING THIS CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN ON THE 5TH OF DECEMBER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10100813

Incident

Jul 7, 2004

Mileage

28,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING INSIDE DASH LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND THEN WENT OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

NHTSA ID

10024210

Mileage

15,800 mi

WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD STICK, DASH IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE, CONSUMER COULD HEAR SOMETHING RUNNING AND VEHICLE WOULD BECOME VERY HOT, DASH DID NOT LIGHT UP, SO THERE WAS NO WARNING, VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING SOUND. TOOK TO DEALER, IGNITION HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE, THE RADIO DID NOT WORK, THERE WAS NO AIR CONDITIONING OR HEAT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FLYWHEEL, AND THE DASHBOARD DID NOT LIGHT UP.*JB

NHTSA ID

8007445

Incident

Sep 24, 2001

PANEL LOCATED UNDERNEATH DASH HAS CABLES AND WIRES EXPOSED AND CAN BE DANGEROUS TO CHILDREN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE AREAS BEHIND THE DASHBOARD GO DEEP BEHIND THE INSTUMENT PANEL. CHILDREN ARE ALSO ABLE TO PLACE THEIR ENTIRE ARM UP AND BEHIND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. *YH

NHTSA ID

898473

Incident

Oct 20, 2001

THE VEHICLE'S WIRE, CONNNECTORS, STEERING WHEEL AND UNDERSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD EXPOSED BECAUSE OF NO PANEL PROTECTION. *YH

NHTSA ID

563700