Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Mercury Sable.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-25 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. CURRENTLY IN THE VEHICLE RADIO LIGHT AND DOME LIGHT INTERMITTENLY COMES ON. HORN ALSO H… |
| 2001-07-18 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | POWER ASSIST HOSE IS TOO CLOSE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. HEAT IS BURNING A HOLE THROUGH RUBBER HOSE, CAUSING FLUID LEAKAG… |
| 2001-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART IT. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, … |
| 2001-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | DISC BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED OUT DUE TO LACK OF CORROSION PROTECTION ON 2 PIECES OF METAL, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. … |
| 2000-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TEST DRIVING SLIDE CONTACTS WENT OUT, THEN 2 MONTHES LATER THEY WENT OUT AGAIN THEN 10 MONTHES LATER WENT OUT AGA… |
| 2000-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | FIVE HOURS AFTER LAST USE HORN WENT OFF,WHEN I WENT TO SEE THE PROBLEM SMOKE POURIHG OUT CRACK MADE IN WINDSHIELD FROM… |
| 1999-07-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE CAR LOT ON THIS, THEY REFUSE & I REPORTED PROBLEMS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF PURCHASE |
| 1999-07-04 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | DISCHARGE LINE TO AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. IT CAME LOOSE & RELEASED FREEON INTO ATMOSPHERE OF VEHIC… |
| 1999-07-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN. HEARD A LOUD BANG, VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO LEFT. RIGHT WHEEL HAD BROKEN DUE TO CORROSION.… |
| 1999-07-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE SUB-FRAME BODY MOUNT, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED (98V-323… |
| 1999-03-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEED. *AK |
| 1999-03-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET FAILED. NM |
| 1999-03-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT OUTER BRACKET BROKE AT FRONT BEND, SEAT IS LOOSE, CAR HAS FAILED NJ STATE INSPECTION FOR SAFETY. SEAT CAN B… |
| 1999-01-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AROUND JAN 20, 1999 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD PERTAINING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SUB FRAME RETAINING BOLTS… |
| 1999-01-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS JERKING, AND THE BATTERY LIGHT WON'T GO OF, AND THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. *AK |
| 1998-12-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT BUCKLE. WHEN TRIED TO FASTEN SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELT BUCKLE … |
| 1998-11-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT 35MPH OR OVER THE VEHILCE IS STALLING, VIBRATING AND THE CONSUMER CAN'T PICK UP SPEED AND THE POWER STE… |
| 1998-10-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH STEERING WENT OUT WHICH LOCKED STEERING WHEEL IN A STRAIGHT POSITION. STEERING WHEEL WAS JERK… |
| 1998-09-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | RECALL MFR 38S36/ 98V323000 PROBLEM IN FRONT RATHER THAN REAR. DEALER CONTACTED,AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM DUE TO COMPL… |
| 1998-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAKS. |
| 1998-08-03 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WORN TIE ROD ENDS CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR/SEPARATION OF TIRES. |
| 1998-07-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT WITH HER SIX- YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OVER FRONT SEAT AND SHIFT GEAR FROM … |
| 1998-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTH… |
| 1998-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING, AND THERE WAS KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR MOUNTS. ALSO,… |
| 1998-06-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | 11/8/98 RETURNED HOME AFTER TAKING HUSBAND TO WORK 4 MILE ROUND TRIP. PARKED 2 DOORS DOWN, 20 TO 25 MINUTES, HEARD AN E… |
| 1998-04-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS U… |
| 1998-02-24 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. |
| 1998-02-24 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED RESULTING IN FIRE. |
| 1998-02-14 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKS FROM FAULTY CONNECTIONS, CAUSING FLUID TO IGNITE ON EXHAUST |
| 1998-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEAD LAMP SWITCH BECOMES HOT TO THE TOUCH AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF OPERATION. |
| 1997-11-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS/DASH LIGHTS/RUNNING LIGHTS AND BRAKES LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF DUE TO A SHORT IN THE LIGHT SWITCH. THE LI… |
| 1997-10-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS JUST TOLD RECENTLY THAT THIS MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE WAS KNOWN ABOUT BY THE MANUFACTURES ABOUT THE HEAD BOLTS CAUSIN… |
| 1997-10-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT… |
| 1997-09-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. BOLTS ON THE MOUNTS DROPPED OFF/BUSHINGS ALSO FELL … |
| 1997-08-19 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LEAKS STARTED IN 1995 AFTER THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE AND THE AUTOMOBILE WAS TAKEN IN MANY TIMES TO REPAIR … |
| 1997-07-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. |
| 1997-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | PARKED VEHICLE ACROSS STREET NEIGHBOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, AND THE VEHICELCAUGHT FIRE.FIREMAN… |
| 1997-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING VEHICLE A FIRE BROKE OUT UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL # 91V036000 IN … |
| 1997-03-19 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | DRIVER'S MALE END OF SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED. |
| 1997-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. |
| 1996-12-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE REAR SUB-FRAME BOLT CAME OUT AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FALL ONTO THE STEERING AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STE… |
| 1996-12-12 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN, STEERING LOCKED UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| 1996-12-12 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | No | 0 | CV JOINTS FAILED. ALSO, TIE RODS/WHEEL BEARINGS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK |
| 1996-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK |
| 1996-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | OWNER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH OVERHEATED AND CAUSED FIRE IN WIRING HARNESS. |
| 1996-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. |
| 1996-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL # 9V071000 MADE TWO APPOINTMENTS, DEALER SAID HE DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-07-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. |
| 1996-07-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TOTALED THE CAR. *AK *SLC |
| 1996-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED IN PARKING LOT, BURST INTO FLAMES DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION. *AK |