Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Mercury Sable.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE VALVE ON MY RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED WHILE THE CAR WAS GARAGED. THIS WAS THE SECOND VALVE FAILURE IN A PAIR OF … |
| 2009-04-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE AT A DESTINATION ABOUT 30 MILES FROM HOME, MY LEFT-FRONT TIRE VALVE FAILED JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE PARKE… |
| 2007-09-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE.… |
| 2005-11-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS DOWN A HILL AND TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL THE LIG… |
| 2005-11-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE CONSUMER STRUCK A DEER AND EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STOPPING WITH THE B… |
| 2004-11-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN A FRONTAL CRASH AT 35-40 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND T… |
| 2004-10-27 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH REAR SUB FRAME MOUNT BUSHING SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. RECALL 98V323000 FOR THE SUB FRAME MOUNT … |
| 2004-09-02 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | MERCURY SABLE 1992 POWER STEERING LEAKED. *BF THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE RACK AND PINION. *NM |
| 2004-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE. THEN IT COMPLETELY FAILED. *AK |
| 2004-07-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SO I PUT ON THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, THEN WHEN I REASLED THE… |
| 2004-03-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CORROSION OF PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUB FRAME, ALOWING ENGINE TO DROP DOWN, CAUSING A POSSIBLE FATAL DRIVING CONDITION. SU… |
| 2004-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY HEAD GASKETS KEEP BLOWING .. I REALIZE THIS IS A OLDER MODEL CAR HOWEVER JUST B/C IM A SINGLE FEMALE WHO DIDNT EVEN … |
| 2003-10-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING HARD, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. I HAD TO USE THE E-BRAKE AND PUMP THE REGU… |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CAR IS A 1992 MERCURY SABLE 3.8L V-6 ENGINE WITH 93,000 MILES. THE HEAD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN QU… |
| 2003-06-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO GEAR. *JB |
| 2003-02-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | SUB FRAME RUSTED DUE TO THE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE SUB FRAME CORROSION RECALL 98V323000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2003-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1ST ONE REMOVE & REPLACE TIMING COVER/PUMP, HOUSING, REPLACE STUDS, WATER PUMP, RENEW COOLANT. COST $1,079.60 2ND R&R… |
| 2003-01-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS BLINKING ON AND OFF WHEN HE TURNS THEM ON. TOOK THE AUTO TO HIS PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HAD THIS REPAIRED. THIS… |
| 2002-10-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | BOTH COIL SPRINGS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. PIECES OF SPRING ALMOST FELL OUT AND CONTACTED TIRE. COULD HAVE RESULTED I… |
| 2002-08-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES AND DRIVER SEAT. MR |
| 2002-08-12 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED. FLUID POURED OUT ON TO VERY HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER, PRODUCING FIRE IN REAR OF ENGINE COMPA… |
| 2002-08-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING RPMS REVVED TO 4700, AND VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN ON ITS OWN,SMOKE CAME OUT OF TRANSMISSION AND V… |
| 2002-04-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 NORTH IN S. FLORIDA A KNOCKING NOISE STARTED TO OCCUR. THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND DOWNSHIFT… |
| 2002-04-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | REVERSED OUT OF DRIVEWAY THEN PUT IN DRIVE. HEARD KNOCKING NOISE. CAR DID NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN ECCELERATOR WAS PUSHED. HA… |
| 2002-03-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO GET RECALL DONE ON VEHICLE, REMEDY DID NOT WORK, AND CONSUMER STILL HAD PROB… |
| 2002-02-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR YEARS. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, PROBLE… |
| 2002-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THIS SENSOR BURNT UP (I.E. CAUGHT ON FIRE BUT DID NOT SPREAD) AND CAUSED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. *AK |
| 2002-01-25 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING FAILED. EACH FRONT TIRE POINTED DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.*AK |
| 2002-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR WAS RUNNING FINE ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO HEAT THOUGHT NEEDED A THERMOSTAT BUT DEALER SAID I NEEDED A HEAD GASKET T… |
| 2001-12-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AT 40 MPH NO PRIOR WARNING OF FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED AC… |
| 2001-12-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING HOT, OVERHEATING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT … |
| 2001-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS LOSING COOLANT AND OVE HEATING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED DEALER OF A BLOWN HEAD… |
| 2001-11-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WITH OUT NO WARNING I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS GOING UP. I WAS ON A BUSY 3 LANE HI… |
| 2001-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MOTOR HAS FAILED, AND DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2001-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING, WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. I WAS NOT VERY HAPPY ABO… |
| 2001-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FAILURE OF ENGINE HEAD GASKET CAUSED FAILURE OF ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM. *AK |
| 2001-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY IN HOT CLIMATES VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVID… |
| 2001-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ON A LONG TRIP, THE DRIVER WOULD PULL OVER AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL OFF AT… |
| 2001-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ON A TRIP TO NC THE ENGINE TEMP ROSE AND STALLED MANY TIMES. LOCAL DEALERS CAN'T DUPLICATE OR VERIFY WITH DIAGNOSTIC TE… |
| 2001-07-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED IN RECALL 10/27/94 BUT CONTINUE TO BREAK; WHY DOESN'T FORD WANT TO FIX?*AK |
| 2001-06-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ALL STEERING CONTROL IN VEHICLE WAS LOST. PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND… |
| 2001-05-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTED IN REPAIR BILL OF $1336.18, PLUS $399.51 FOR RENTAL CAR FOR EIGHT DAYS (CAR WAS AT MECHAN… |
| 2001-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. THE MORNING OF 5/15/2001 CAR DID NOT START. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC… |
| 2001-05-11 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD FAILED IN SELF -SERVICE CAR WASH WHEN EXITING POSITIONING CRADLE. *AK |
| 2001-05-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE BODY MOUNTS ON THE REAR CORN… |
| 2001-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS REPAIRING THI… |
| 2001-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-01-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE IN FRONT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A TECHNICIAN WHERE HE TOLD CONSUMER THAT NOISE WAS COMING… |
| 2001-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM NOT A MECHANIC SO HERE GOES. I FIRST WAS DRIVING AND WHITE SMOKE BEGAN BLOWING OUT OF THE MUFFLER. I STOPPPRED THE… |