1994 Mercury Sable exterior lighting problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1994 Mercury Sable — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl*the contact owns a 1994 mercury sable. The contact stated that her headlights would fail intermittently and then illuminate again. She noticed that the failure occurred in brief intervals and she smelled a burning odor. The dealer installed a new headlight switch and, consequently, the dashboard…”
filed Apr 30, 2008
“My headlight switch went out and I replaced it. I was wondering if I could get compansation for buying it myself, as it appears to be a recall. Also there seems to be a problem with my home computer and I am not able to view any detailed information about my vehicle. If someone could e-mail me, I…”
filed May 3, 2005
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% |
| 1993 Sable | 63 | 9% |
| 1992 Sable | 13 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1994 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.