1992 Mercury Sable exterior lighting problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1992 Mercury Sable — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Headlights blinking on and off when he turns them on. Took the auto to his private mechanic and had this repaired. This particular problem is listed as a recall # 8105 98v 00 9000 for the 93 mercury sable. Ph”
filed Jan 29, 2003
“The problem I was having was the inability to shift the car out of "park" in the normal way - start the car, depress the brake and pull the shift lever down. The only way that I could get the car into gear was to pull down on the shift lever while turning the key and then start the engine while in…”
filed Oct 25, 2000
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *mj
02176 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 2, 2002
Exterior Lighting problems in other Sable years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Sable | 7 | 13% |
| 2003 Sable | 12 | 6% |
| 2002 Sable | 13 | 3% |
| 2001 Sable | 13 | 3% |
| 2000 Sable | 54 | 12% |
| 1999 Sable | 7 | 3% |
| 1998 Sable | 5 | 3% |
| 1997 Sable | 8 | 4% |
| 1996 Sable | 13 | 4% |
| 1995 Sable | 9 | 3% |
| 1994 Sable | 27 | 7% |
| 1993 Sable | 63 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1992 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.