Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Mercury Sable.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.… |
| 2011-04-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR RECALL: SEVERE CORROSION OF THE REAR LOWER RETAINING PLATES FOR THE SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY SUPP… |
| 2011-01-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE FRONT STRUT BROKE ON BOTH SIDES. THE… |
| 2008-01-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN IL… |
| 2007-03-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1994 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED A VEHICLE ON THE AFTERNOON OF 03/16/2… |
| 2006-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURS MORE OFTEN IN … |
| 2005-05-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | ON MAY 10, 2005, I WAS DRIVING TO AN APPT. AFTER I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY, I WAS DRIVING DOWN TARKILN HILL ROAD AND MY CA… |
| 2005-03-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONTACT STATED: WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD NOISE. ALSO, THE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS BROK… |
| 2005-02-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | MY HEADLIGHT SWITCH WENT OUT AND I REPLACED IT. I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD GET COMPANSATION FOR BUYING IT MYSELF, AS I… |
| 2004-08-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN USING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IT MAKES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN OFF, AND … |
| 2004-08-17 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 1 | MY WIFE'S FINGER WAS COUGHT IN THE ELECTRIC WINODW WHEN SHE INADVERTANTLY PRESSED THE "UP" BUTTON!*AK |
| 2004-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | REAR STEEL BRAKE PIPE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION.*AK |
| 2004-07-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE BECAME CLOGGED WITH COROSION DEBRIS AND THE BRAKE LOCKED.*AK |
| 2004-03-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1994' SABLE IN WHICH THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING IS JUST ABOUT TO BREAK DUE TO FRACTURES IN METAL. MY 93' SABLE… |
| 2004-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD . THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK |
| 2004-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT/ RUNNING LIGHT SWITCH, INTERMITTENT FAILURE, DOOR OPEN SAFETY LAMP FAILURE. *CB |
| 2003-09-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 3 | MY 1994 MERCURY SABLE SUDDENLY ACCERERATED TO 60 MPH WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SLOWED ERRATICAL… |
| 2003-09-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE KEY INSERT DOES NOT ALIGN, HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSIONS IN 5 YEARS. (I KNOW TO CHECK MY FLUIDS) NEW ENGINE, & THE PAINT… |
| 2003-08-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, THEN BEGINNING TO TAKE OFF, TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE. LATER, IT … |
| 2003-08-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN HEARD INTERMITTENTLY A LOUD POPPY GRINDING NOISE WHICH WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.… |
| 2003-08-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING.THERE WAS RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM IN 1998 A… |
| 2003-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1994 MERCURY SABLE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED AT 79000 MILES. ALUMINUM CLUTCH PISTON REPLACED WITH STEEL ON… |
| 2003-06-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | IN JUNE 2003 WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE RIGHT REAR SUBFRAME COLLAPSED, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEE… |
| 2003-04-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD CONSTANT OVERHEATING PROBLEMS WITH THS CAR. THE PROBLEMS RANGE FROM CRACKED FLUSH/FILL VALVES, TO HOSES,TO … |
| 2003-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKETS BROKE, POSSIBLY CAUSED CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS/FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE |
| 2003-02-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | "CAR IS VERY AUTO EFFICIENT". THE CONSUMERS LICENSE PLATES WERE STOLEN. *JB |
| 2003-01-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED 1994 MERCURY SABLE 60,000 ORIGINAL MILES, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE OK COLD WITHIN 5 MILES OF DRIVING THE CAR WOUL… |
| 2002-12-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN 04/00 DUE TO BAD HEAD GASKETS WITH 73,200 MILES ON ORIGINAL ENGINE. HEADS FAILED AGAIN 12/02 WIT… |
| 2002-09-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THE IGNITION MODULE WAS DEFECTED. DE… |
| 2002-09-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHEILD WHIPER STOPPED WORKING.THEY WILL COME ON AND GO BACK OFF.… |
| 2002-08-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 3.8L V6 ENGINE HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. TEMPERATURE WOULD FLUCTUATE WHILE DRIVING AND THER EWOULD BE A LOSS OF COOLANT… |
| 2002-08-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | BELT BROKE - MFG. SAYS THAT THIS IS OKAY AFTER 6 YEARS. *AK |
| 2002-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WI… |
| 2002-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK |
| 2002-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | MY CAR STALLS AT ANY SPEED IN HOT WEATHER AFTER DRIVING OVER 20-25 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN DOI… |
| 2002-06-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER. PROBLEM CAUSED BY A SHUT TRANSMISSION.*AK |
| 2002-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DROVE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH FOR ABOUT 70 MILES. AT STOP LIGHT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDE… |
| 2002-03-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | ROUGH IDLING YESTERDAY, HEAD GASKET BLEW TODAY. PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE AND USUAL ERUCTION OF ANTIFREEZE. AVOIDED ACCIDENT… |
| 2002-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 3.8 V6 ENGINE WAS LOSING COOLANT AND OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSU… |
| 2002-03-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING CAR FOR EST. 60 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEED THEN FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 10 MILES AT 30-40 MPH. I CAME TO A TRAFFIC … |
| 2002-02-07 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | EMERGENCY BRAKE DISENGAGES BY ITSELF WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO POSSIBLY ROLL BACK ON AN INCLINE… |
| 2002-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | LIGHT INSIDE OF VEHICLE COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2001-12-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TAIL LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THE A SWITCH FOR TAIL LIGHTS NEEDED REPL… |
| 2001-12-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IN ORDER TO DRIVE FORWARD CONSUMER … |
| 2001-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMEN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2001-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, THE HEATER FAILED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF A PREVIOUS RECAL… |
| 2001-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED VEHICLE IN OCT. OF 2000. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES. WHEN WE HAD HEAD GASKET FAILURE, WE CONTAC… |
| 2001-11-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT PUTTERS CANNOT RUN AIR CONDITIONER CAR STALLS OFTEN AND TAKES A WHILE TO START AGAIN. *AK |
| 2001-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AT STOP; LUNGES INTO GEAR AT 1/3 THROTTLE, LIKE POPPING A CLUTCH. *AK |
| 2001-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKETS ON MY CAR WHICH IS A 94 MERCURY SABLE W/ A 3.8 LITER V6 ENGINE. THE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED ON MY CAR A… |