Mercury Sable problems reported in South Carolina
56 of the 7,190 complaints filed about the Mercury Sable came from South Carolina, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
56
Complaints from South Carolina
1
Crashes
1
Fires
1992
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
13
23.2%
Engine & Cooling
11
19.6%
Electrical System
5
8.9%
Body & Structure
4
7.1%
Steering
4
7.1%
Equipment & Accessories
3
5.4%
Brakes
3
5.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2
3.6%
Lights
2
3.6%
Seat Belts
1
1.8%
Wheels
1
1.8%
By model year
1990 Sable
6
10.7%
1991 Sable
1
1.8%
1992 Sable
7
12.5%
1993 Sable
5
8.9%
1994 Sable
5
8.9%
1995 Sable
3
5.4%
1996 Sable
3
5.4%
1997 Sable
2
3.6%
1998 Sable
4
7.1%
1999 Sable
3
5.4%
2000 Sable
7
12.5%
2001 Sable
1
1.8%
2002 Sable
5
8.9%
2003 Sable
3
5.4%
2008 Sable
1
1.8%
Cities reporting most
Eutawville
6
15.8%
Myrtle Beach
5
13.2%
Charleston
4
10.5%
Columbia
4
10.5%
Westminster
3
7.9%
Spartanburg
3
7.9%
Greenville
3
7.9%
Central
2
5.3%
Simpsonville
2
5.3%
Rock Hill
2
5.3%
Summerville
2
5.3%
Florence
2
5.3%