The airbag warning light has started coming on intermittently while the car is running on a city street. I don't know why but it appears to be a critical safety problem. The car has never been in an accident and only has 78,000 miles , very low for a 2004 vehicle. Ford motor dealer says there is no recall of any kind on this car. I am a retired senior citizen and this is my only form of transportation.
Mercury Sable airbag light comes on
37 of the 4,888 owner complaints about the Mercury Sable describe airbag warning light, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 37
- worst model year
- 2000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Wipers 1Pulling 1Fire or smoke 1Knocking 1Check engine light 1Ball joint 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury sable. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the engine, throttle, wrench, and air bag indicators remained illuminated simultaneously. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and the engine was turned off. The vehicle was restarted and the gear shifter was placed in reverse, and the contact heard a loud knocking noise from the transmission. The vehicle was driven to the dealer, but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Dt*: the contact stated the airbag light illuminated briefly, and the vehicle was taken to the dealership. The dealership performed a diagnostic test and determined the airbag sensors were inoperative.
Air bag light keeps coming on and they have traced it to the driver side airbag needs to be replaced and needs new electrical wiring. The air bag has never been deployed, so why is it bad? The car has been checked several times for this air bag light problem.
While driving at any speed overdrive light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. This caused the speedometer to drop to zero, and the SRS light illuminated on the dashboard. Also, horn became inoperative. Vehicle was taken tot he dealer for inspection.
Air bag light kept coming on when consumer was driving. Consumer has had part replaced twice already, but problem still occurs.
Airbag warning light frequently comes on and then stays on all day. Dealer says car is safe except when warning lights are on, but that is unpredictable. Dealer has repeatedly made repairs but after a few months the airbag light comes on again. I made initial filing under lemon law and ford has made final repair but light still stays on. Took sable in again for diagnostic and dealer got very upset when I would not let them work on it after "final repair" typing "customer refuses safety repair" so they must believe it is not just a light problem but a true safety problem. Can you tell me if there have been failures of sable airbags in accidents or injuries or fatalities associated with year 2000, 2001 or 2002 sable airbags? If you do not know, can you advise me or refer me where to find this information?
Airbag light comes on intermittently , vehicle has not been inspected by dealer.
Started from a stopped position and heard a loud bang from under the car. Looked under the car to see if I had hit something.nothing in sight.as I drove home, I noticed the car pulled to the rightand the air bag light blinked. Dealer investigated and stated that I must have hit something very hard because the sub frame assembly and passenger lower control arm were bent. I am the only driver and have never hit anything. Repair charge was $2056.
After driving for awhile air bag light would flash for several minutes before remaining solid. Would stay on until vehicle was shut off.
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- Risk
- An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- Remedy
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on June 13, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C06.
Recall number 16V247000 · Recall details
Questions about the Mercury Sable airbag light
Why does the airbag light come on in the Mercury Sable?
Owners who report it most often also describe windshield wiper failure, pulls to one side and fire, smoke or burning smell.
Which Mercury Sable years have airbag warning light problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2000 (8 complaints), 1992 (6 complaints) and 1990 (5 complaints).
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