102 of the 7,190 complaints filed about the Mercury Sable are about the other systems — 1% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1993.
102
Complaints
1%
Share of all complaints
3
Crashes
2
Fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Car wheels rusted out
NHTSA complaint #11666648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Not sure, but it sounds like the springs. The air condition makes a stumping noise when I turn it on.
NHTSA complaint #11462153 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. The contact stated while attempting to shift the vehicle out of park, the gear shifter failed to move out park. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken into a local mechanic where it was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V106000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
NHTSA complaint #11438044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GOT MY CAR INSPECTED ON 12/3/20. WAS TOLD MY CAR HAS A RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #11386165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR FIRE DUE TO RECALLED FUSES HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND HAD NO ISSUES
NHTSA complaint #11102972 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. POOR DESIGN. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS, BUT I DO NOT SEE IT. THIS IS UNSAFE, BECAUSE IT WILL THROW THE CAR AS IT GOES OVER A BUMP. IT CAN ALSO PUSH UP INTO THE TRUNK, IF NOT FIXED. VERY, VERY DANGEROUS.
NHTSA complaint #11084724 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHY WAS I CHARGED $249.90 LABOR CHARGES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY IN MY HANDS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER BEING PURCHASED FROM KING BUICK BUT NOT FOR PARTS, SHOP MATERIALS AND USE OF A LOANER CAR. I SHOULD HAVE PAID NOTHING UNDER A WARRANTY AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF FORD HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL MY CALL ON [XXX](C) OR [XXX](H) IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS. I WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE COMMUNITY WHERE I RESIDE AND DROVE THE CAR TO KING BUICK GMC IMMEDIATELY. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #11052089 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON. SEEING HIGHER RPM BUT NOT SHIFTING HARD. FLUIDS CHECKED - OK. TRANSMISSION CODES P0723 AND P0733 THESE ARE CODES FOR SLIPPING ISSUES. THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. MILEAGE WAS ONLY 68769 ON CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10994286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
YES I HAVE A USED CAR AND THE DASH FROM THE HEAT HAS ROSE OFF OR HAS BUCKELED UP AND I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY WELL APPARENTLY IT IS OBSOLETE AND IT IS HARD TO COME BY SO I CANT DRIVE WITHOUT A DASH AND I CANT GET ONE EITHER
NHTSA complaint #10917688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT HAS A VERY HIGH SMELL OF GAS WHEN DRIVING CAR AND WHEN YOU STOP ALL YOU SMELL IS GAS
NHTSA complaint #10861717 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE STARTED AND IMMEDIATELY SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS CONFUSING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING FLAWLESSLY WITH A PROBLEM-FREE START JUST HOURS BEFORE. BACKING IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ODD NOISES AND A PROBLEM JUST PUSHING THE GAS WAS EVIDENT THAT SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. SCARED TO DRIVE IT, I FOLLOWED MY HUSBAND TO THE REPAIR SHOP WE USE, JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IT SEEMED LIKE A FEAT JUST TO GET THE WELL-KEPT CAR THERE. WE INHERITED THE 2008 SABLE WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE FROM MY HUSBAND'S GRANDPARENTS. REGULAR, RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE WAS ROUTINELY DONE TO KEEP THE CAR IN TIP-TOP SHAPE. THIS PROBLEM CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED US LATER ON IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A $2,500 ESTIMATE FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. "REPAIRS FOR WHAT?!?" I YELLED, TO NO ONE IN PARTICULAR AND TO EVERYONE AROUND ME AT THE SAME TIME. THE FAMILY-OWNED SHOP HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO US AND WANTED TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING. HE STARTED WITH A MENTION OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 14-0059) FROM FORD - OUTLINING OUR PROBLEM EXACTLY, AND THE NEEDED REPAIRS. I ASKED IF THE CAR'S WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE DAMAGES AND THE ANSWER WAS, "NO." NO, BECAUSE THE TSB WAS ISSUED EXACTLY 14 DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY WOULD HAVE LAPSED ON THE NEWEST MODEL CAR IT COVERED. WE WERE COVERED FOR 60,000 MILES AND BARELY MISSED THAT CUT-OFF (BY 1,159 MILES). NO DICE. WE'D HAVE TO PAY FOR FORD'S MISTAKE. THE PROBLEM: THE CAR'S ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) MALFUNCTIONED AND SENT TOO MUCH POWER TO EACH OF THE IGNITION COILS (6 TOTAL), BLOWING THEM OUT. IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, I'D PROBABLY CURSE, PAY THE BILL AND MOVE ON. BUT IT IS NOT. IT'S IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT RESULTS IN A VERY COSTLY REPAIR FOR THE OWNER. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ECM, PROGRAM IT AND EACH OF THE IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS. ATTACHING THE TSB AND THE BILL. RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10806671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ALONG RESIDENTIAL AREA, EXTREMELY LOUD BANG WITH BURNING RUBBER SMOKE. STOPPED IN ROAD LOOKED UNDER HOOD FOUND NOTHING WRONG. TRIED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND THERE WAS A BUMPING NOISE AND MORE RUBBER SMELL AND SMOKE. REPEAT INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVERS WHEEL CLEARANCE WAS DROPPED AND RUBBING ON THE WHEEL. SEARCH OF INTERNET SHOWS THAT SPRINGS ARE ROUTINELY BREAKING AND CAUSING INJURY AND DEATH.
NHTSA complaint #10722375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT IN WHICH THE CAR STOPPED ON ME. (ONE OTHER TIME WHEN I WAS LEAVING MY APARTMENT AND ONE WEDNESDAY EVENING ON MY WAY TO BIBLE STUDY; BOTH TIMES HAD TO COAST TO THE ROAD SIDE AND TRY AND GET IT TO START AGAIN). THE THIRD TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MPH. THE CAR'S DASH BOARD LITE UP; GAVE ME ONE MESSAGE THAT SAID "LOW PRESSURE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE GAS PEDAL LOCKED; I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE BEFORE IT COMPLETED LOCKED UP AND STOPPED ONE ME. HAD MY YEAR OLD GRANDSON IN THE CAR WITH ME. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. DROVE IT BACK TO MY APARTMENT AND PARKED IT. HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE THEN - HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW - THEY WANT TOO MUCH TO HAVE IT REPAIRED; THEY SAY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CYLINDER INSIDE THE IGNITION AND THAT I ALSO NEED A NEW KEY - WANT $1200 TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS TRYING TO GET IT TO STARTED FOR ABOUT THE PAST 6 MONTHS - HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS; PAID THEM BUT NO ONE HAS SOLVED THE ISSUE. FORD STATES THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (OR THOUGH ONE LADY THERE SAID IT WAS). I BELIEVE THAT IF IT ISN'T, IT SHOULD ME. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO TO GET THIS ISSUE SOLVED? HAS COST ME LOTS OF MONEY, TIME AND FRUSTRATION AND I AM STILL WALKING.
NHTSA complaint #10598879 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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HAVING DRIVEN 150 MILES OR SO OF HIGHWAY DRIVING USING CRUISE CONTROL, STOPPING TWO TIMES TO REST, DRIVING APPROX. 65 - 70 MPH. I ARRIVED AT WALTHAM ON RT. 128 WHERE THE TRAFFIC WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE UNTIL I WAS AT EXIT 38 OR 39. WE TRAVELLED 5 - 15 MPH. AFTER I WAS IN THE SLOW TRAFFIC FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES MY CAR STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD WHILE GASSING UP AND WANTING TO JUMP AHEAD. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I NEEDED TO BRAKE EVEN HARDER TO HOLD ONTO THE FORCE THAT THE CAR WAS EXERTING. I WAS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND HAD KEPT A DISTANCE BETWEEH MYSELF AND THE CAR IN FRONT SO THE SMALL JUMP DID NOT HIT THAT CAR BEFORE I PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 5 MINUTES. ONCE I ARRIVED IN DANVERS I DROVE TO THE DEALER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR WEDNESDAY8/28/13. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPEENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2011. IT SELF ACCELERATED RANDOMLY EVERY 3-4 MONTHS, IT HAPPENED WHEN I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY MOM IN THE CAR. I ALMOST WENT THROUGHT THE LIGHT FROM A STOPPED BRAKED POSITION. THE OTHER TIMES WERE AFTER DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL WHICH I NEED. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHILE BRAKING TO GET INTO A PARKING PLACE.
NHTSA complaint #10537773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NEED PROOF OF TOTAL RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I HAVE A LIST OF COMPLAINTS, I NEED PROOF OF THE TOTAL RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE. VIN # [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10519321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING DOWN ROAD IN MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE ,STOPPED AT REDLIGHT,TRIED TO PULL OUT,CAR WOULD ONLY REV UP AND NOT MOVE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD JUST UP AND QUIT PULLING. WE WERE.STUCK IN MIDDLE OF ROAD ,WITH CARS PASSING AROUND US. WE.WAS IN DANGER OF GETTING HIT. WE HAD 100 MILES TO DRIVE ON FREEWAY TO GET HOME. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED THEN, WE SURELY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY A PASSING CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS A LOT AND HAVE FOUND THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS.
NHTSA complaint #10433093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED, DROPPING THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR AND CAUSING IT TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE END OF THE BROKEN SPRING ALSO PIERCED THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE ALMOST NEW MICHELIN TIRE AND INSTANTLY DEFLATED IT. [XXX] SUFFERED SPRAINED WRISTS AND A SPRAINED BACK FROM THE SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE 2000 MERCURY SABLE GS WAGON. IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MOVING AT A HIGHER SPEED OR ON AN INTERSTATE ROAD, SERIOUS INJURY AND SEVERE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE SPRING FAILURE AND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS CENTER, HEATHER NABB, FORD SUPERVISOR. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN RECALL 04S17. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD ON THIS RECALL AND I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2001. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN REGISTERED IN NH. THE FORD CRC IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE! THE CAR WAS FIRST REGISTERED AND DRIVEN IN MARCH OF 2001 AND THE ORIGINAL NH TITLE IS DATED APRIL 4, 2001. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10380182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). CURRENTLY, THE REAR SPRINGS FAILED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER BECAUSE FORD GAVE THEM PERMISSION TO REPLACE THE REAR SPRINGS. AS OF DECEMBER 2008, THE DEALER NO LONGER REPAIRS THE REAR SPRINGS AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 05/06/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TO DISREGARD THE COMPLAINT. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE SPRINGS. UPDATED 05/08/09.
NHTSA complaint #10265109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A MERCURY SABLE 2002 WHICH LEAKS WATER OUT OF THE BLOWER MOTOR ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD, ALSO MAKING THE BLOWER MOTOR SQUEAL.
NHTSA complaint #10186777 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE 1993 MERCURY SABLE PAINT CHANGIN COLORS.
NHTSA complaint #10144293 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.