1993 Mercury Sable

Complaint history

When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.

Problems owners report

Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.

AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.

Recalls

• NHTSA recall #98V323000December 16, 19982,697,000 vehicles affected

  structure: frame and members

  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in connecticut, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virgnia, and wisconsin. The rear lower subframe mount plate nut Can experience stress corrosion cracking if subjected to long term exposure to road salts. This Can result in fracture and loss of the structural integrity of the subframe mount attachment. Detachment of the body mounts at the rear corners of the subframe, which supports the engine and transmission, allows the rear corners of the subframe to drop.

  If both rear corners drop, steering would become suddenly very difficult, affecting vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.

  Remedy

  Dealers will install subframe rear mount bolts, reinforcement plates, and plate nuts.

• NHTSA recall #98V094000May 6, 1998281,000 vehicles affected

  suspension: front: springs: coil springs

  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of new york, michigan, ohio, illinois, wisconsin, pennsylvania, massachusetts, indiana, new jersey, maine, connecticut, new hampshire, rhode island, vermont, minnesota, iowa, missouri, kentucky, maryland, delaware, and west virginia. The front coil springs Can fracture as a result of corrosion in combination with small cracks in the springs.

  The front tire could deflate due to a broken front coil spring contacting the tire, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

  Remedy

  Dealers will install a spring catcher bracket which will prevent a fractured spring from contacting a tire.

• NHTSA recall #98V009000January 21, 1998506,000 vehicles affected

  exterior lighting: headlights: switch

  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The headlights Can flash intermittently as a result of the circuit breaker opening. The vehicle's headlights Can go out for brief intervals.

  Loss of headlights during vehicle operation Can affect a driver's ability to navigate the roadway and reduce the visibility of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Remedy

  Dealers will install a headlight switch that incorporates a cricuit breaker of revised design and installation of a wiring harness connector and wiring, if needed.

• NHTSA recall #97V025000February 26, 1997212,700 vehicles affected

  vehicle speed control

  Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 3.8L engines and originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, iowa, idaho, illinois, indiana, kansas, massachusetts, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, north dakota, nebraska, new hampshire, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. Water Can accumulate within the speed control cable conduit. If enough water accumulates, it could freeze within a low area of the cable routing when exposed to a long term cold soak at temperatures at least several degrees below freezing.

  Driver control of vehicle speed using the speed control system or the accelerator control system would be diminished increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

  Remedy

  Dealers will add a boot to the speed control cable.

• NHTSA recall #97V019000February 25, 199775,200 vehicles affected

  engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan

  These vehicles are originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, iowa, minnesota, nebraska, north dakota, and south dakota. The vehicles involved are 1992-1994 tempo/topaz vehicles with 3.0L engines; 1994 tempo/topaz with 2.3L engines; 1992-1995 taurus/Sable with 3.8L engines; 1994-1995 taurus/Sable with 3.0L engines and 1992-1994 Lincoln continental vehicles with 3.8L engines. During high winds, heavy, blowing and drifting snow, and low temperatures, the engine cooling fan Can become blocked or frozen with snow. The fan motor may not rotate and could overheat.

  This condition Can cause smoke or flames from the fan and/or shroud, the fan electrical wiring, or the fan motor resulting in a vehicle fire.

  Remedy

  Dealers will install an electrical jumper harness containing an automatic resetting circuit breaker to protect the fan motor low speed circuitry from overheating.

• NHTSA recall #93V023000January 4, 1993212 vehicles affected

  service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

  Anti-lock brake system controllers designed for rear wheel drive cars may have been installed on these front wheel drive cars..

  This could result in reduced braking ability and possiblevehicle accident.

  Remedy

  Replace the rear wheel drive ABS controller with a front wheel drive ABS controller.

Other model years

• 1986 46
• 1987 76
• 1988 126
• 1989 238
• 1990 166
• 1991 221
• 1992 364
• 1993
• 1994 387
• 1995 350
• 1996 304
• 1997 228
• 1998 190
• 1999 258
• 2000 464
• 2001 430
• 2002 440
• 2003 201
• 2004 52
• 2005 83
• 2008 61