1991 Mercury Sable air bags problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1991 Mercury Sable — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Before consumer purchased vehicle they noticed that the air bag light was on, the dealer told the consumer they could not fix the light due to a federal law and never said the air bags did not work, there was an accident where the air bags experienced no deployment and 2 of the occupants injuries…”
filed Nov 20, 2000
“Ie97027, while driving the airbag light will stay on due to a defective clock spring. Please provide further information. *ak”
filed Nov 17, 1998
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Sable years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Sable | 4 | 7% |
| 2005 Sable | 4 | 5% |
| 2004 Sable | 2 | 4% |
| 2003 Sable | 8 | 4% |
| 2002 Sable | 24 | 5% |
| 2001 Sable | 27 | 6% |
| 2000 Sable | 33 | 7% |
| 1999 Sable | 17 | 7% |
| 1998 Sable | 14 | 7% |
| 1997 Sable | 12 | 5% |
| 1996 Sable | 15 | 5% |
| 1995 Sable | 8 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1991 Mercury Sable
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.