Four problems related to door have been reported for the 1998 Mercury Sable. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Interior lights stay on & when this happens the electronic door lock malfunctions at the same time.
Top of the door handle has sliced the consumer's daughter finger,and ripped the tip of the finger on the very sharp edges twice. Contacted the manufacturer, and they told the consumer to take the vehicle to a dealer.
Intermittently when door is colsed and sometimes while driving interior light will stay on. Dealer has replaced wiring harness; however, problem still exists.
Door ajar light stays even though all doors are shut which causes dome and interior light to stay on. This can result in battery draining. When the door ajar light illuminates, the power window and power door locks fail.