12 problems related to door have been reported for the 1996 Mercury Sable. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The vehicle will shut down without prior warning. And the slidding door will unexpectly open while traveling.
This problem has happened over and over again. They fix it and it still keeps on breaking down. Driver door won't lock, roof light stays on, panel light indicating all doors are open stays lit. Then it goes off and then on. Its a continous thing that happens. Yesterday. 11-28-01 it would not start. I bought a new battery and sometimes it starts and sometimes it doesn't. Do I qualify to get a loaner vehicle until they find out what is wrong with it. They don't seem to have any answers yet. My vehicle is paid off since of last month. Erlinda l. Picazo.
Design of door has a sharp point which gashed consumer's leg. Consumer is researching for other incidents to bring forward to manufacturer.
The door panels have been a problem on this vehicle since my ownership of the car. I keep taking it back to the dealership where I have my car serviced and they keep charging me for putting them back together. The never seem to last longer than 6 months.
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.
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Driver and passenger door handles defective.
The passenger door could not be opened from the outside.
The curved metal extension at the outer end of the bottom of the front doors protrudes too far out and makes closing the doors very dangerous when it comes to having your body and leg clear of this protrusion. My wife's leg was seriously gauged last night by this protrusion. The combination of this curved heavy metal protruded edge on the Mercury Sable wagon is made more dangerous as far as passenger safety goes as this car is also low to the ground. I think others should be made aware of the flaw in design of these passenger doors.
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.
Outside door handles failed. Also, windows steam up when defroster is first strated, cannot see outside of window.
Consumer complains that upon opening door right sharp corner edge of door strikes shin.