1997 Mercury Sable electrical system problems
21 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1997 Mercury Sable, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 6% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 fires.
What owners wrote
Vehecle was parked in an enclosed garage. Fire/smoldering detected at about 0130. Fire department responded and put the fire out. Insurance company declared the car a total lost. Vehicle was picked up by the insuance company, however we do have a video showing the damage.
The most recent problems are electrical in nature. First, all of the passenger power windows have failed. They can only be controlled by the driver side panel. Second, even though all of the doors are securely closed, the interior dome light will remain on between 20 seconds and several hours. There were occasions when the light would come on by itself while I was driving down the highway to work. An audible clicking noise could be heard from under the dash.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Mercury Sable
- Transmission 43 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints
- Cruise control 28 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 24 complaints
- Seat belts 22 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Steering 19 complaints
- Suspension 17 complaints