1991 Mercury Sable Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 16about this part
- Share
- 7%of 221 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the electrical system of the 1991 Mercury Sable, 7% of the 221 complaints for this model year. 4 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have located what appears to be a repetitive severe problemwhere the wire harness is rubbing against a sharp bent metal edge next to the fuse box and after trying to locate parts to repair I observed several burned out taurus and Sable vehicles where it appeared to have started at or under the dash. Also a similar year mk 7 burned the same way. Quite unnerving. Also have a second taurus wagon I've had for several years and examined it wiring and same problem chaffed wire harness approximately 3 from fuse box. …”
NHTSA complaint #747302, filed 2001-06“Transmission went out while driving at 50 MPH without prior warning, causing vehicle to stall and shut off completely. Also, there was vibration within the steering wheel. Also, loss of cruise control, causing vehicle to accelerate. In addition,smoke came from underhood.”
NHTSA complaint #851259, filed 1999-11“When starting the vehicle up, vehicle lost all power , smoke started coming up by windshield, when driver and passenger gotout of vehicle, flames were coming from under the hood of front of vehicle. The fire totaled the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #819919, filed 1998-01“Vehicle was on the entrance ramp to a major highway when engine power was suddenly lost. Car was restarted after a ten minute cool down. Drove for another 10 minutes when engine power was lost for a second time. Car was unable to start after the second failure. Root cause of the failure was a corroded ground connect, itentified as c112 (ford #). This connector provides the ground (negative) for major engine and instrumentation components (instrument cluster, integrated control module, power steering module, cooling fan, electronic engine control module, oxygen sensors). …”
NHTSA complaint #731826, filed 2000-09Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11 | 18% |
| 2005 | 6 | 7% |
| 2004 | 6 | 12% |
| 2003 | 10 | 5% |
| 2002 | 17 | 4% |
| 2001 | 26 | 6% |
| 2000 | 23 | 5% |
| 1999 | 7 | 3% |
| 1998 | 16 | 8% |
| 1997 | 19 | 8% |
| 1996 | 20 | 7% |
| 1995 | 32 | 9% |
| 1994 | 29 | 7% |
| 1993 | 46 | 7% |
| 1992 | 28 | 8% |
| 1991 | 16 | 7% |
| 1990 | 21 | 13% |
| 1989 | 58 | 24% |
| 1988 | 26 | 21% |
| 1987 | 15 | 20% |
| 1986 | 6 | 13% |
Other parts of the 1991 Mercury Sable
101 complaintsEngine cooling
56 complaintsSteering
27 complaintsBody and structure
20 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsEquipment
8 complaintsTires
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsFuel system
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1991 Mercury Sable
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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