1999 Mercury Sable Interior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 258 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the interior lighting of the 1999 Mercury Sable, 1% of the 258 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“- the contact stated that after driving 1999 Mercury Sable she had turned the vehicle off and the dome light continued to stay on for 40 minutes. The contact stated that this happened on 1/7/07 and was worried that this may cause a fire. The failure occurred after the vehicles power was off and the vehicle was locked.”
NHTSA complaint #10177847, filed 2007-01“The dash light has come on twice and it had to be serviced for problems with the sensor and a valve not working properly in the exhaust system. The linkage broke once in a parking lot. It had to be towed in on flatbed.”
NHTSA complaint #735560, filed 2000-11Interior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 | 1 | 0% |
| 2001 | 2 | 0% |
| 2000 | 3 | 1% |
| 1999 | 2 | 1% |
| 1998 | 6 | 3% |
| 1997 | 7 | 3% |
| 1996 | 2 | 1% |
| 1995 | 1 | 0% |
| 1994 | 3 | 1% |
| 1992 | 1 | 0% |
| 1990 | 2 | 1% |
| 1989 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 1999 Mercury Sable
48 complaintsSteering
33 complaintsBrakes
29 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
28 complaintsEngine cooling
22 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
21 complaintsSeat belts
20 complaintsAir bags
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
16 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 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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