There was no heat and engine overheated, causing temparature to rise. Consumer hadto turn off car when this happened to avoid over heating. White smoke came out of tail pipe.
1991 Mercury Sable: fire, smoke or burning smell
6 of the 221 complaints about the 1991 Mercury Sable describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
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.
Was driving approximately 10mph when a burning odor was noticed. Stopped the vehicle & lifted the hood. Flames shot out from near the engine area where fan was located. The plastic covering fan and radiator was burning, will be taking vehicle to dealership.
Consumer has been experiencing brake problems while driving vehicle. The emergency brake feels like it is on, vehicle will not exceed 25 MPH .also, there is a strong smell of something burning. After 10 minutes or more the vehicle would return back to normal. Vehicle has been at dealer on three occasions. Condition has not been resolved at this time.
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.
While driving the vehicle there was smoke coming from the engine and then all of a sudden the engine caught on fire.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses
- Ford motor company has released a new electrical grease ( F8AZ - 19G208-AA ) to reduce the possibility of...
- Vehicles exhibiting a "squeaking" or "chirping" from the blower motor at low blower motor speeds
- Transaxle- AX4S/AX4N- diagnostic trouble codes (DTCS) 628, P0741 and/or P1744 stored in memory after...
- Wiring - electrical diode identification and service replacements
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 Mercury Sable fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1991 Mercury Sable?
6 of 221 owner complaints about the 1991 Mercury Sable (3%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Mercury Sable?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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