1996 Mercury Sable body & structure problems
29 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 1996 Mercury Sable, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 7% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
The cup holder releases cup whenever coming to a stop. Ford customer service lucretia-- and supervisor ester-- state there is nothing they can do under ford policy. Consumer looked at the 97 and 98 mercury sables, and the console cup holders are newly designed so they would not have the problem.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the left front wheel stabilizer arm wobbled from side to side. The vehicle was inspected by an independent repair shop and it was determined, the front undercarriage and engine mounts were rusted. The vehicle was exposed to extreme winter weather and corrosive road salts. The repair shop concluded that due to the extensive corrosion, the problem could not be corrected. The manufacturer was not alerted.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Mercury Sable
- Transmission 65 complaints
- Engine 54 complaints
- Steering 39 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 30 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Electrical system 20 complaints
- Cruise control 17 complaints
- Air bags 15 complaints