1997 MERCURY SABLE Interior Lighting Problems

7 NHTSA complaints on file

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Interior Lighting Issues in the 1997 MERCURY SABLE

7 interior lighting complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1997 MERCURY SABLE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Interior Lighting Complaints

#10003085 | January 21, 2003

THE MOST RECENT PROBLEMS ARE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. FIRST, ALL OF THE PASSENGER POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. THEY CAN ONLY BE CONTROLLED BY THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL. SECOND, EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE DOORS ARE SECURELY CLOSED, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON BETWEEN 20 SECONDS AND SEVERAL HOURS. THERE WERE OCCASIONS WHEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO WORK. AN AUDIBLE CLICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM UNDER THE DASH. THE CLICK IS SIMILAR TO THE SOUND MADE WHEN MANUALLY OPERATING THE SWITCH. THIRD, THIS STARTED ON SUNDAY, 01/19/03, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS OFF. ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND THE DAYTIME LIGHTS ONLY, THE HIGHBEAM INDICATOR CAME ON. WHEN I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THE INDICATOR WENT OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS...

#757134 | January 24, 2002

DOME LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH DOORS SHUT, INHIBITS VISUAL ACUITY. FIXED JANUARY 2002, FOR 290 DOLLARS. SAME DAY AT MERCURY EIGHT OTHER VEHICLES IN WITH SIMILAR FAILURE DUE TO A RECENT MECHANICS ARTICLE IN THE PAPER. PROBLEM, SET OFF FACTORY INSTALLED ALARM, AND WAS INTERMITTENT FOR THE LAST 6MONTHS. *AK

#740210 | February 7, 2001

INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON-SHOWS THAT DOORS ARE NOT SHUT WHEN THEY ARE-ALSO WIPER MOTOR FAILED. *AK

#739155 | January 18, 2001

DOME LIGHT ALWAYS ON DUE TO DOOR SWITCH STUCK. VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. DEALER SAID REOCCURING PROBLEM IN MODEL AND SAID I CAN FIX IT MYSELF BY REMOVING DOOR PANEL. ASKED IF I HAD OTHER "ELECTRICAL" PROBLEMS. I SAID EMERGENCY (HAZARD) LIGHTS DON'T WORK. HE SAID MODEL HAS AWFUL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND WANTED TO KNOW IF I USE THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS EQUIPPED ON THE CAR. SAID I TRIED BUT IT WAS FAULTY. NEVER BOTHERED USING IT SINCE. HE GAVE ME AN ESTIMATION ON REPAIRS STATING IT IS MANUFACTURE DEFECT BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.*AK

#718956 | February 19, 2000

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD DURING DECELERATION/ACCELERATION, PARTICULARY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. TURNING TO THE RIGHT RESULTS IN GROWLING NOISE FROM UNDER HOOD. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AS DOES DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND WARNING CHIME FOR LEAVING KEYS IN IGNITION. *AK

#842764 | July 21, 1999

INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OUT EVEN AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. PROBLEM REPAIRED BY ITSELF AFTER A WHILE WHICH, IN TURN, HAS PRODUCED ANOTHER PROBLEM; DELAY FEATURE DOES NOT WORK FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

#708191 | July 3, 1999

WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION, POWER STEERING IS LOST AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. ALSO, DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THIS LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC IS ALARMING! IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE BELT IS SLIPPLING DUE TO THE MOISTURE BEING SPRAYED UP FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. I HAVE INSPECTED THE BELT AND IT IS IN FINE CONDITION. THERE IS NO MANUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR THE BELT TENSIONER (SPRING LOADED). THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 24,000 MILES. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN ANOTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINT. I BELIVE THAT THIS PROBLEM MUST BE REVIEWED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES STEERING WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC AND IS KILLED! I REALIZE THAT REPLACING THE BELT MAY MAKE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY, HOWEVER, THIS IS AN OBVIOU. *AK

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