1990 MERCURY SABLE Air Bags Problems
14 complaints about Air Bags
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
This Problem Across All Years
All Air Bags Complaints (14)
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING OFF/ON CONTINUOUSLY.
AIR BAG HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES (UNSPECIFIED REASONS).
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 10 MPH FRONTAL CRASH IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME FILLED WITH SMOKE. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DURING RAIN STORM, HIT STEEL POLE AT APPROX. 10MPH, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BU, DIDN'T INFLATE, INSTEAD VEHICLE INTERIOR FILLED WITH BLACK SMELLY CHEMICAL SMOKE, CAUSED HEAD/FACIAL INJURIES/CUTS, AND BRUISES; ALSO, BURNS THROUGH TWO LAYERS OF CLOTHING. *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, HIT A FENCE THEN A TREE HEAD-ON, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED; ALSO, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 1/26/96 AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PRIOR TO RECALL (90E-043). *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING TWO MAJOR COLLISIONS.
OTHER: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES.
UPON STARTING, AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, AND INTERMITTENT FLASHING WHILE DRIVING. *AK
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOES ON AND OFF. *SD
VEHICLE BACKED INTO FRONT OF CAR, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTEND COLLISION. SHOULDER/HARNESS SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *SKD
DURING ACCIDENT AT 35 MPH HEAD ON, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT