Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-24 | 98I002000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 281,000 | — | Details |
| 1998-01-21 | 98V009000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 506,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN RD GAS PEDAL STUCK MY DAUGHTER ROAD THE BRAKE UNTIL SHE COULD GET OFF ROAD .SHE CALLED I WORK THE LI… |
| 2012-04-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING AND COULD CAUSE … |
| 2011-10-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I BELIEVE THIS CAR WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR FAULTY BOLTS HOLDING THE ENGINE FRAME(REAR BOLTS. I PURCHASED THE CAR … |
| 2008-09-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THE CAR SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM I'VE REPLACED THE BRAIN NO LUCK OH WELL THE PROBLEM IS THE CA… |
| 2008-01-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IN EARLY JANUARY 2008, MY MERCURY SABLE 3.0 WAGON, BEGAN TO HAVE TRANSMISSION (AX4S) PROBLEMS OF ERADICT UPSHIFTING AND… |
| 2006-10-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A HALT AT A STOP SIGN, ACCELERATION WAS ATTEMPTED, AND THE BOLTS … |
| 2006-05-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AS THE CONTACT WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO THE HIGHWAY; THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD … |
| 2006-03-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD VISIBL… |
| 2005-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | BLOWEN HEAD GASKET ON 1993 FORD SABLE WAGON WITN 87,000 MILES ON ENGINE ENGINE REPLACEMENT NEEDED |
| 2004-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS WAS AS NON- EFFECTIVE AS A NORMAL HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM. … |
| 2004-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | DT: LAST SUMMER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME … |
| 2004-01-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | MY 1993 MERCURY SABLE WAS SUBJECT TO A FRONT SUSPENSION RECALL IN 1998 (NHTSA ITEM # 615138). THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED … |
| 2004-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. TOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE … |
| 2003-11-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND THE HE… |
| 2003-10-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S STRUCTURE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. AS RESULT THE VEHICLE WILL NEVER PASS INSPECTION AGAIN. *AK THE CONSUME… |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR ALL THE ABOVE BUT COULD FIND IT IF NECESSARY. I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEAD GASK… |
| 2003-07-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED, CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO FALL. THE DEALER HAD BEEN C… |
| 2003-07-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED VEHICLE IS… |
| 2003-06-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD RECALL 98V009000 REMEDIED ON 6/30/02 FOR HEADLIGHT SWITCH. PICKED VEHICLE UP FROM DEALER AND IT WAS STILL… |
| 2003-06-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK *JB |
| 2003-06-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER MY HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED, MY SA… |
| 2003-05-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL NO. 98V323/FORD RECALL NO. 98S36]. RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED 3/29/1999. AS OF THIS DATE THE REAR SUB FR… |
| 2003-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FORD 3.8L HEAD GASKET FAILURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE |
| 2003-04-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL#98V009000 HEADLIGHT, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR,… |
| 2003-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, AND COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. *JB |
| 2003-03-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT BE ABLE TO LOCK WHEN I PULL IT REALLY FAST. I TRIED ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR NONE OF THE… |
| 2003-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | OWN A 1993 MERCURY SABLE LS WHICH HAS HAD THE HEAD GASKET GONE BAD 3 TIMES. FORD MOTOR CO. HAS FIXED 1991 & 1992 WITH … |
| 2003-01-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1993 MERCURY SABLE AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS DONE TO IT. MY SON AND I WERE DRIVING HOME LAST SUNDAY FROM… |
| 2002-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 3.8L FORD ENGINE IN MY CAR. IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AT 126219 MILES WITH ANOTHER REBUILT 3.8L. N… |
| 2002-10-19 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS |
| 2002-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE, NHTSA GRAPH OF GASKET FAILURES SHOWS THOUSANDS FOR 1993 3.8L SABLES… |
| 2002-08-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DRIVER INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES.*MR THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG CAUSED CATARACTS A… |
| 2002-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR HAS STALLED SINCE FIRST DAY WHEN STOPPING AND UPON ACCELERATION ENGINE STALLS AND WON'T CRANK,ALSO HAD BROKEN MOTO… |
| 2002-07-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-05-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL WAS DONE IN DECEMBER OF 1999, AFTER THAT CONSUMER ALWAYS HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH … |
| 2002-05-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN MY MERCURY 3.8LITER V6 ENGINE AT ABOUT 84,600 MILES. MY 1993 MERCURY SABLE GS WAGON (VIN = [XX… |
| 2002-05-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | NINE YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY ABOUT 36,000 MILES. CAR NEVER OVERHEATED YET HEAD GASKET BLEW. $1,600 REPAIR BILL FROM MY P… |
| 2002-05-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE TEMPERATURE STARTED CLIMBING AND NO HEAT FROM VENTS. PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE DIAGN… |
| 2002-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A CODE 35 WARNING FOR AIR BAG. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NEED… |
| 2002-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO BE TURN OFF WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATIO… |
| 2002-04-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS FOR 3 DAYS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE CHILDREN ARE BEING TRAN… |
| 2002-03-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | IN 1993 I HELPED MY MOTHER PURCHASE A NEW MERCURY SABLE IN RACINE, WISCONSIN WHERE SHE LIVED. BY 2001 MY MOTHER WAS AT… |
| 2002-01-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | A FRIEND TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE FOR THEIR CAR AND RECEIVED A LETTER. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFO ON T… |
| 2002-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT AND WHITE SMOKE WOULD COME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED … |
| 2002-01-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED.*JB |
| 2002-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED ANTI-COOLANT IS LEAKING ON ENGINE AND ON EXHAUST SYSTEM, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT ENGI… |
| 2002-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-12-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ANTIFREEZE LEAK DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL ON BLOWER HEAD GASKET AT ONE TIME, BUT THE DEALER POI… |
| 2001-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | FORD CLAIMS THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR NHTSA RECALL # 98V009000/ HEADLIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER, EVEN THOUGH IT IS E… |
| 2001-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THERE IS CONSTANT COOLANT FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THE… |