20 Most Recent 1996 Mercury Sable Questions & Answers

some possibilities

The power door locks may self-activate or cycle on some vehicles. This may be caused by a misadjusted front door lock linkage, excess solder in the front door power window switch, water infiltration of a potential open wire harness connector inside the front doors, wiring harness chafe on the door check strap, or a damaged Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) key fob.

1) Turn key from OFF to ON eight times within 10 seconds ending in the ON position.

2) After doors lock then unlock, press any button on the
remote being programmed.

3) The doors should lock/unlock to confirm programming.

4) Turn key to OFF and door locks should cycle one last time.

Do a complete P.S. fluid flush. Running the system when low can burn the fluid.

you can get one from a dealer spares that will allow you to see what it looks like and find it in the vehicle I consider that the dealer may be touching your wallet as a reprogram of the immobilizer is all that is necessary

If no check engine light then you have a failing transmission which is unfortunately common in this year.

have vehicle scanned for trouble code the code will give area of problem --most likely problem with a sensor or a hub going bad after scanning you can pull the fuse for abs so you have normal braking

The power steering belt could be slipping or the pump is going down

If all the items you listed were replaced then you have either a ground breach where no ground is reaching the negative post of the headlamps or there is no power source connection. Start with verifying power to the headlamp switch. If yes, verify power from the relay. If yes, verify power to the terminal at the headlamp. If yes, start with the ground circuit. If there is no ground connection you can save years of frustration by fabricating a new ground circuit from the body to the headlamp ground terminal. I'm going o get frowned upon for that but, hey, if it works for the time being, right?

Taking a wild guess here but could be a theft system problem.

speed sensor failure Symptoms of a P0500 DTC may include : loss of anti-lock brakes the "anti-lock" or "brake" warning lamps on the dash may be lit the speedometer or odometer may not work properly (or at all) your vehicle's RPM limiter may be decreased the shifting of an automatic transmission may become erratic other symptoms may also be present Read more at: https://www.obd-codes.com/p0500 Copyright OBD-Codes.com

you get a key and fob or buy a new steering colunm and body control module

It sounds like you may have a defective ignition starter switch. It is located near the bottom top of the steering column under the dash.

sounds like a cracked Vacuum line to the Heater door

I'm not 100% on this one but 99.9% sounds like the body control module was reset. The car would have to be brought to the dealer to SYNCH the BCM & security system. Possibly just SYNCH just the remotes to the car. Good Luck, Frank M

there is a fuel pump relay in the fuse box. but have you checked the fuel pump safety shut off switch. the car has automatic shut off if your in a crash. sometime hitting a bad bump in the road will cause it to trip. it will have a little pop up button that needs to be pushed back down. it can be located several place in a car but usually in the trunk

Its depend on the electrical in youf car brand new car 5 to 6 years after 3 year your lucky if you reach 4

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