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Service bulletins for the 1997 Mercury Sable

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

244 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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BC32729702071997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) - VEHICLE WILL NOT START WITHOUT THE CORRECT IGNITION KEY. *TW
BC32059702141997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERN OF WATER INGESTION IN ENGINE. *TW
BC10326970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. VEHICLES HAVE A CABIN AIR FILTER THAT MUST BE CHANGED EVERY 15000 MILES. *JD
BC10306970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. GROAN OR MOAN NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEN RETURNING FROM A RIGHT TURN. *JD
BC10300970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. WHISTLE OR SQUEAL NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON 1997 VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 11/1/96 WITH THE 2-VALVE ENGINE. *JD
BC31549702191997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. WHISTLE OR SQUEAL NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TW
BC31429702201997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. GROAN OR MOAN NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEN RETURNING FROM A RIGHT TURN. *TW
BC31009702241997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. MICRON FILTER - REMINDER THAT THE FILTER MUST BE CHANGED EVERY 15000 MILES - SYMPTOMS THAT MIGHT INDICATE NEED FOR CHANGE INCLUDE POOR A/C-HEATER PERFORMANCE AND/OR WINDOW FOGGING. *TW
BC30619702281997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. REPEAT POWER STEERING GRUNT/GROAN AFTER COMPLETION OF TSB 97-02-04. *TW
97351997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING- R-134A TRACER DYE INSTALLED IN A/C SYSTEM AND THREE O-RING SPRING LOCK COUPLERS- SERVICE TIP. *JD
BC0308A970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. THUMP/KLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. *TW
BC10250972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *JD
BC0307A970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BATTERY OES DEAD OVERNIGHT. *TW
BC10214972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. WATER LEAK AT THE RIGHT FRONT FLOOR, CHECK FOR A BROKEN COWL TOP INNER PANEL SHIELD. *JD
BC10196972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT. REPLACING FRONT OR REAR STRUTS ON A 1996/97 VEHICLE, THE REPLACEMENT STRUT MAY APPEAR TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2" TOO SHORT WHEN COMPARED TO THE STRUT IN THE VEHICLE. *JD
BC10163972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. BUZZ NOISE IN AX4S TRANSAXLES AT ALL SPEEDS OR IDLE ON VEHICLES. *JD
BC34829723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT. REPLACING FRONT REAR STRUTS ON A VEHICLE, THE REPLACEMENT STRUT MAY APPEAR TO BE APPOXIMATELY 2" TOO SHORT. *JD
BC34109723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. WATER LEAK AT THE RIGHT FRONT FLOOR ON VEHICLES, CHECK FOR A BROKEN COWL TOP INNER PANEL SHIELD. *JD
BC03099723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SURGE AT STEADY CRUISE (POWER TRAIN SHUFFLE), MISFIRE CODES, STALLS AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *JD
BC03089723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR. THUMP/CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. *JD
BC03079723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BATTERY GOES DEAD- CHECK THE CURRENT DRAW WITH AN AMMETER. *JD
BC00429723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR 1996 3.0L 2-VALVE VEHICLES STOP UPDATING THE PROCESSOR TO THE R-12 CALIBRATION. THIS UPDATE MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON COLD ENGAGEMENT. *JD
BC00119723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. BUZZ NOISE IN AX4S TRANSAXLES. *JD
97251997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR. SUSPENSION - CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION - TAURUS SABLE BUILT THROUGH 1/14/97 - CONTINENTAL BUILT THROUGH 12/16/96. *TW
97241997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. STEERING - GRUNTING OR GROANING NOISE DURING STEERING WHEEL RETURN FROM FULL RIGHT TURN - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 11/8/96. *TW

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.