1992 Mercury Sable defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1992 Mercury Sable. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• ENGINE COOLING FAN FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA96024 · opened Sep 30, 1996 · closed Apr 15, 1997 · led to recall 97V019000

  There is no summary currently available

• HEADLIGHT FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA96019 · opened Jul 31, 1996 · closed Jan 26, 1998 · led to recall 98V009000

  Excessive heat in an improperly manufactured circuit breaker within the headlight switch caused that circuit breaker to open for time periods of varying length to cool off.opening of the circuit breaker in this manner interrupts electric current flow to the headlights, shutting them off.headlight outages have ranger fr…

• ENGINE COOLING FAN FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE96033 · opened May 2, 1996 · closed Sep 30, 1996 · led to recall 97V019000

  In december 1995, ford recalled 119,313 vehicles in canada to remedy the subject condition in certain 1992-95 taurus, sable, tempo, topaz and continental vehicles.ford is aware of similar incidents occurring in northern regions of the united states, but maintains that the frequencies do not warrant a finding of an unre…

• ALLEGED DEFECTIVE TIE RODS
  Defect Petition DP95004 · opened Aug 8, 1995 · closed Aug 30, 1995

  Alleged defective tie rods

• BROKEN TIE RODS
  Engineering Analysis EA94008 · opened Feb 16, 1994 · closed Feb 27, 1995

  There is no summary currently available

• POLYCAST ROAD WHEEL CRACKS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93100 · opened Dec 2, 1993 · closed Jun 30, 1994

  There is no summary currently available

• IDLE AIR SPD CTRL VLV MALF
  Engineering Analysis EA93022 · opened Jul 30, 1993 · closed Aug 31, 1994

  There is no summary currently available

• UNDERBODY FUEL LINE FAILS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93065 · opened Jul 15, 1993 · closed Nov 30, 1993

  There is no summary currently available

• BROKEN TIE RODS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93058 · opened Jun 15, 1993 · closed Feb 16, 1994

  There is no summary currently available

• IDLE AIR SPD CTRL VLV MALF
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93010 · opened Mar 2, 1993 · closed Jul 30, 1993

  There is no summary currently available

• SUB-FRM/UNIBODY ABSOR.FAIL
  Engineering Analysis EA92040 · opened Nov 30, 1992 · closed Jun 30, 1993 · led to recall 93V106002

  There is no summary currently available