VehicleVerdict

1990 Mercury Sable steering problems

The 1990 Mercury Sable has 24 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

24

Steering complaints

11%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

What owners report

UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, THE HOSES ARE ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, A HEAT SOURCE, CAUSING A FIRE.

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · May 29, 1997 · fire

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 1990 Mercury Sable have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 1990 Mercury Sable steering — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.