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1999 Mercury Sable air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 17 complaints for the 1999 Mercury Sable, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
17 6% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
13 and 0
Injuries and deaths
14 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 13 crashes, 14 injuries.

What owners wrote

While driving on highway at 55 MPH, suddenly steering wheel went out of control to the right, causing vehicle to do a 180 degree turn, then rolled over two complete turns. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy, resulting in minor injuries. Dealer/manufacturer have been notified.

June 1999 CrashInjury

Dt*: the contact stated the cover over the passenger side airbag is separating from the dash. The vehicle has not been in an accident. The dealership was alerted, but the vehicle has not been seen by a mechanic.

Reported at 91,000 miles, March 2006

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