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1992 Mercury Sable steering problems

The 1992 Mercury Sable has 31 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

31

Steering complaints

6%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

What owners report

POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED. FLUID POURED OUT ON TO VERY HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER, PRODUCING FIRE IN REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY BUT DAMAGE TO WIRING, VACUUM LINE. VERY DANGEROUS FOR POWER STEERING LINE WITH FLAMMABLE FLUID TO PASS DIRECTLY OVER CATALYT CONVERTER.*AK

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · August 12, 2002 · fire

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 1992 Mercury Sable have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 1992 Mercury Sable steering — 6% 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.