1996 Mercury Sable electrical system problems
20 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1996 Mercury Sable, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 3 fires.
What owners wrote
After 10 minutes of being parked the car caught on fire under the hood, under the battery. Please describe in detail.
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 mercury sable wagon. The contact stated the vehicle had been parked on sept 10,09 at 3:30, the next day, at 6:30 pm the vehicle caught fire. The vehicle was engulfed in flames. There were no injuries. The fire department extinguished the fired and stated that it was as electrical fire. A fire report is available if needed. The manufacturer was not notified. The insurance has not advised the contact if the vehicle was destroyed or not.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Mercury Sable
- Transmission 65 complaints
- Engine 54 complaints
- Steering 39 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 30 complaints
- Body & structure 29 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Cruise control 17 complaints
- Air bags 15 complaints