Problems · by component

1996 Mercury Sable visibility problems

26 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 1996 Mercury Sable cite visibility, 8% of all 309 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
26
8% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
96
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the visibility

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“HEATER CORE FAILED. STEAM & FUMES WERE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. WATER WAS EXITING FROM OUTSIDE. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY PROBLEM. WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED FOR HEATER CORE. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 19, 2000VisibilityODI 862211
“HAD REC'D RECALL NOTICE #98V198000 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE FOR APPT. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEATER CORE WHICH WAS REPLACED 6 TIMES. COOLANT SYSTEM BLOWING INTO VEHICLE. CAN SMELL IT. MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 22, 1999Visibility, Seat beltsODI 848321
“THE HEATER CORE HAD BLOWN OUT 6 TIMES SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. WOULD START BLOWING ANT-IFREEZE INSIDE OF VEHICLE, EVEN WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS OFF. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 15, 1999VisibilityODI 847808
“WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN ON HIGHWAY, SIGNALED TO EXIT AND WIPERS FROZE CAUSING LOSS OF VISION. HAD TO EXIT HIGHWAY BY LOOKING AT SHOULDER OF ROAD. STOPPED CAR AND PLAYED WITH WIPER SWITCH, TURNING OFF AND ON. WIPERS FAIL WHEN RIGHT TURN SIGNAL APPLIED. CALLED DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND TOLD NO RECALL ON VEHICLE. WIFE REMEMBERS HEARING ABOUT SAME PROBLEM ON TV. LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON BULLETIN OR RECALL.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 27, 1999VisibilityODI 709305
“WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE, AND THE ACID CONTENT IN THE VEHICLE IS TOO HIGH. THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE IT IS OVERHEATING, BUT THERE ISN'T ANY LEAKAGE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO FOR THE HEATER CORE. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 13, 1998VisibilityODI 828879
“DESIGN OF WINDSHIELD CREATES A DANGEROUS VISIBILITY PROBLEM FOR DRIVERS DUE TO THE LARGE SLOPING WINDSHIELD AND WIDE DASHBOARD THAT REFLECTS IN THE SUNLIGHT ONTO WINDSHIELD.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 2, 1996VisibilityODI 512084

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 9, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.