Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-05-11 | 92V065000 |
WHEELS | 654,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-29 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MOVED TO A ONE O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE THE WHEELS WERE POINTING S… |
| 2003-05-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | NORTHPORT FORD IN COMMACK, NY FAILED TO PROPERLY PERFORM SAFETY RECALL 98S36 FOR THE SUBFRAME ON MY 1991 MERCURY SABLE.… |
| 2003-05-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE LEFT REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNT BROKE. THE RIGHT REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO BREAK. *NLM |
| 2003-05-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF NHTSA RECALL # 98-V-323-000 WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE REAR LOWER SUBFRAME… |
| 2003-04-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE LEFT TURNS. *NLM |
| 2003-04-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES THE HEAD LAMP SENSOR SWITCH B… |
| 2003-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | OTHER THAN THE REST OF MY PROBLEMS WITH THE ABOVE MY NEWEST COMPLAINT IS THAT I JUST FOUND OUT THAT DUE TO THE FACT FOR… |
| 2002-12-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE DELAY TO DISENGAGED THE… |
| 2002-11-20 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | PLNHTS#6954-94-E-036-000: SWAY BAR BRACKET WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE STRUT RESERVE TUBE DID NOT FUSE PROPERTY. CONSUMER … |
| 2002-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AUTO WAS PARKED. APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF LATER, ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT, A FIRE WAS REPORTED COMING FROM… |
| 2002-07-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO… |
| 2001-11-17 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | REPAIR IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE WAS POWER STEERING LINE - REPORTED TO SELLER IMMEDIATELY THE NEXT WEEK AFTER PURCHASE… |
| 2001-10-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE STARTING VEHICLE, THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN STATED HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.… |
| 2001-08-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PRO… |
| 2001-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | I HAVE LOCATED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A REPETITIVE SEVERE PROBLEMWHERE THE WIRE HARNESS IS RUBBING AGAINST A SHARP BENT MET… |
| 2001-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WILL HESITATE , FEELS AS THOUGH VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL , LIKE IT IS OUT OF GEAR AN… |
| 2001-02-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | Yes | 0 | THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS AFTER ADDING OIL TO THE ENGINE OF THIS VEHICLE YESTERDAY I MADE SURE THE HOOD WAS SE… |
| 2001-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER REGARDING TRANSMISSION ,AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON "TRANSMISSIONS" FO… |
| 2000-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE WAS NO HEAT AND ENGINE OVERHEATED, CAUSING TEMPARATURE TO RISE. CONSUMER HADTO TURN OFF CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENE… |
| 2000-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAD GASKETS ARE PREMATURELY FAILING ON THE 3.8 LITRE ENGINES MANUFACTURED BY FORD ON MODELS 1988 T… |
| 2000-11-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKETS FAILED WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON CAR. VEHICLE IS A 1991 MERCURY SABLE WAGON WITH A 3.8 L 6 CYLINDER ENGIN… |
| 2000-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE POWER WAS SUDDENLY LOST. CAR WAS RESTARTED AFTER A TEN… |
| 2000-08-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | SUBFRAME IS DETACHING FROM MOTOR, AND IS CORRODED. CONSUMER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER ON SEPT 20, 1999, FOR RECALL ON SUB… |
| 2000-08-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | BEFORE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE THEY NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY COULD N… |
| 2000-07-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING, AND NO GEAR AT ALL. A TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A… |
| 2000-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MERCURY/FORD TOLD ME 4-19-00 THAT ONLY '93 & '94 3.8 LITER ENGINES WITH HEADGASKET FAILURES WOULD BE FIXED IF LESS THAN… |
| 2000-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND O2 SENSORS. THIS IS THE SAME FLAWED ENGINE DESIGN AS THOSE THAT FORD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRA… |
| 2000-01-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-12-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF TRANSMISSIONS GOING OUT ON THE SABLES, BUT WHEN MINE WENT OUT IT JERKED WITH SO MUCH FO… |
| 1999-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY ENGINE FAILED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, AS A RESULT OF FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. MY FORD DEALER TOLD ME WHEN I BROUGHT MY… |
| 1999-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. … |
| 1999-08-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | RANSMISSION IS SHOT. PROBLEM STARTED WITH A CLICKING NOISE, AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS STARTED RUNNING OUT OFTHE TRANSMIS… |
| 1999-08-27 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING GEAR THERE IS CLUNKING NOISE. *AK |
| 1999-08-14 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED, RECALL (94M-84) HOWEVER DENIED DUE TO YEAR/MILEAGE REQUIREMENTS. MJS |
| 1999-08-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I AM ON MY 3RD TRANSAXLE. IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR IN TRAFFIC CAUSING A NO POWER SITUATION. I CANNOT ACCELERATE OUT OF THE… |
| 1999-08-04 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | JUST MAKING A TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH AND SUDDENLY CAR CAME TO A STOP BECAUSE OF THE P… |
| 1999-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY CHILDREN AND I WERE ALMOST KILLED RECENTLY WHEN WE WERE DOING 70 MPH ON I-85 AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD TALKE… |
| 1999-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND CURRENT TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE A… |
| 1999-06-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION. *YC |
| 1999-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THREE OF THE FOUR MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN/CRACKED. |
| 1999-06-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING GRINDING NOISE . WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM… |
| 1999-06-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION GEARS OVERHEATED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION, DAMAGED TRANSMISSION. MJS |
| 1999-06-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | REPLACED A/C SYSTEM, AND SYSTEM STILL NOT FUNCTIONAL RELATED TO BUILD UP IN SYSTEM THAT IS UNABLE TO BE FLUSHED DUE TO … |
| 1999-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | No | 0 | LIFTGATE HAD CHRONIC DIFFICULTY CLOSING SECURELY, BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES. DEALER ADVISED ME TO ADJUST … |
| 1999-05-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER … |
| 1999-05-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING WITH 76,000 MILES. I HAD HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AT 66,000… |
| 1999-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 1991 SABLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BOLT FELL-OUT, OR BREAKAGE. AFTER REPAIRS W… |
| 1999-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS/CUT OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS SHIFTING HARD AND… |
| 1999-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH WHEN A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED. STOPPED THE VEHICLE & LIFTED THE HOOD. FLAMES SHOT OUT… |
| 1999-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRONT CRADLE BOLT FAILED. |