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1996 Mercury Sable steering problems reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe lost or stiff power steering, locking or wandering on the 1996 Mercury Sable — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Steering problems reports
2%
share of complaints
95,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1996 Mercury Sable report before drawing conclusions.