The driver's door lock did not function properly. It constantly jammed not allowing consumer to open the door.
1996 Mercury Sable: doors won't lock, open or latch
5 of the 302 complaints about the 1996 Mercury Sable describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
- 20024
- 20013
- 20001
- 19991
- 19983
- 19972
- 19965
- 19953
- 19943
- 19921
- 19911
- 19903
What owners say
The outer door handles become inoperable when the vehicle is left in the rain. Condition varies from totally inoperable to difficult to open. The vehicle opens easily from the inside. It has also happened once on the front left door. The dealer never heard of that happening before. If you slam the door real hard it fixes itself. When the condition goes away the doors open like new again until another rain.
Anytime the weather gets under 32 degrees outside door handles freeze up. The dealer has tried to correct this problem four times. Door handles continue to freeze up, replacement of the inner door switch mechanism necessary to complete repair, design of the plunger that is metal results in freezing, replacement of the plunger with plastic rectified situation.
When it rains the outside door handles fail. This only happens when it rains. This problem doesn't allow the consumer to get into the vehicle when it rains. Dealer has been contacted.
Outside door handles failed. Also, windows steam up when defroster is first strated, cannot see outside of window.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Mercury Sable door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1996 Mercury Sable?
5 of 302 owner complaints about the 1996 Mercury Sable (2%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Mercury Sable?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Mercury Sable
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