1997 Mercury Sable air bags problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1997 Mercury Sable — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While making a turn another vehicle impacted the right side of consumer's vehicle at unknown speed. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy, and driver's seat belt was cut in half. Driver was projected inside the vehicle and sustained injuries. *ak”
filed Mar 17, 2004
“Front crash at 55 mph, and both airbags deployed. Passenger's airbag exploded as soon as it deployed. No injuries, vehicle was totalled. Please provide additional information.*ak”
filed Aug 14, 2002
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% |
| 1996 Sable | 15 | 5% |
| 1995 Sable | 8 | 2% |
| 1994 Sable | 10 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 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.