Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-06-09 | 97V097000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 100,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | YES I HAVE A USED CAR AND THE DASH FROM THE HEAT HAS ROSE OFF OR HAS BUCKELED UP AND I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY WELL … |
| 2012-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION, WH… |
| 2012-05-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS WOU… |
| 2011-08-18 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUB FRAME THAT HOLDS THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION TOGE… |
| 2010-11-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CONSTANTLY HAVING TO SERVICE BRAKES ON MY 1997 MERCURY SABLE. I HAVE HAD BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZE UP TO THE POINT THE WHEEL… |
| 2010-05-04 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I BOUGHT AND ARE DRIVING A 1997 MERCURY SABLE WITH 84K MILES AND IT IS A DANGER TO BE IN. THE REAR SPRINGS ARE BROKEN… |
| 2008-12-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.… |
| 2008-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE READ DOZENS OF EXAMPLES OF THE SAME PROBLEM POSTED ON THIS SITE. IT APPEARS THAT MERCURY NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL… |
| 2008-08-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE S… |
| 2008-03-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE, WHEN IT DID MOVE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. WHEN I REMOVED TIRE, FOUND COIL S… |
| 2007-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING AND DRAINING ONTO THE… |
| 2007-09-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATO… |
| 2007-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. … |
| 2006-12-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. IN COLD WEATHER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL SHUT, BUT NOT LATCH UNTIL THE V… |
| 2006-12-04 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 TO WORK, VEHICLE BEGAN RIDING VERY ROUGH. I COULD FEEL EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD. GOT TO WO… |
| 2006-11-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | (LOCATION) STATE: MICHIGAN. CITY: WARREN: ZIP CODE: 48092. LOCATION: ELEVEN MILE ROAD & DEQUINDRE ROAD CROSS SECTION NE… |
| 2006-04-07 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | REAR RIGHT COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP. *NM |
| 2006-03-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BALL JOINT AND TIE-ROD REPLACEMENTS NEEDED VERY FREQUENTLY (1-2 TIMES A YEAR). ON BOTH A 1997 SABLE WAGON AND 1999 SABL… |
| 2006-02-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE SLOW TO UP SHIFT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO LOWEST GEAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 23 MPH. … |
| 2006-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2005-09-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. WHEN PARKING THE CAR THE SHIFTER INDICATES IT IS IN PARK, BUT IT IS ACTUALL… |
| 2005-06-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT: FORD MERCURY SABLE STATION WAGON 1997. FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND WENT PASS THE BASE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE … |
| 2005-06-07 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WE OWN A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. IN JUNE OF 2004 OUR HEATER CORE WENT OUT AND, AS THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, WAS REPLACED… |
| 2005-06-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 MECURY SABLE. ON 06/07/05 I WAS TRAVELING IN MI ON HIGHWAY 96 EAST BETWEEN GRAND RAPIDS AND LANSING. WHILE… |
| 2005-01-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE A CLICKING UNDER THE DASH WILL OCCUR, AT THE SAME TIME MY SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GO… |
| 2004-12-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FAULTY DESIGN OF CAM SENSOR AND ACTUATOR ON 1997 MERUCRY SABLE. MY CAR FAILED. PROOF OF MULTIPLE FAILURES: HTTP://AU… |
| 2004-11-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | BROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING OBSERVED WHILE SERVICING BRAKE SYSTEM. SEVERE CLUNKING SOUND RADIATED THROUGH VEHICLE FO… |
| 2004-09-25 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THIS WAS A FAILURE THAT FORTUNATELY WAS CAUGHT BEFORE A CRASH. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED LAST DECEMBER. FROM THE TIM… |
| 2004-09-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO… |
| 2004-08-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. IT DIDN'T TURN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND … |
| 2004-08-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | WHEN ON A INCLINE, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE TO REVERSE GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK RESULTING IN … |
| 2004-07-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT REAR TIRES TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES ON THE SAME DAY WHILE ON A VACATION… |
| 2004-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKE FAILED WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, MECHANIC INDICATED THE EXCESSIVE RUSTED IN T… |
| 2004-07-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHEILD WIPER IS DEFECTIVE, WE HAVE REPLACED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND… |
| 2004-02-04 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MY CAR. I PUT IT IN GEAR AND HEARD A BIG CLUNK, THE CAR DROPPED ON THE LEFT AND I HEARD MY TIR… |
| 2004-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN THIS OCCURR… |
| 2004-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON COOLING SYSTEM IN FEBRUARY, 2000. 17,000 MILES LATER WHILE DRI… |
| 2003-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER POSITION MODULE FAILED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS/POWER STEERING AND … |
| 2003-08-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH MAIN HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. *AK |
| 2003-08-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WIFE WAS JUST RETURNING WITH NEIGHBOR, WHOM SHE HAD JUST DROPPED OFF, WHEN SHE WAS TURNING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. SHE STEPP… |
| 2003-07-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | HIGH BRAKE LIGHT LENS ON 1997 MERCURY SABLE STATION WAGON CAME OFF. WHILE ON MY WAY TO GET IT REPLACED AT A DEALER, I N… |
| 2003-07-05 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SPLASHES WATER INTO THE ENGINE FAN BELT ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE FAN BELT TO SLI… |
| 2003-05-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD 5 OCCURRENCES OF ENGINE SURGING WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE SURG… |
| 2003-05-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND VEHICLE ACCELLERATED. THE VEHICLE WENT UP AND OVER THE … |
| 2003-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. *NLM |
| 2003-04-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 100,000 EASY HIGHWAY MILES, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THEN THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, PLUS FOR THE… |
| 2003-04-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT SABLE WAS A BAD CAR AFTER THE ENGINE OF MY MOTHER'S '87 SABLE EXPLODED, CAUGHT FIRE AND BUST… |
| 2003-03-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT. *NLM |
| 2003-03-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | HIGH BRAKE LIGHT LENS ON 97 MERCURY SABLE STATION WAGON CAME OFF. IN DISCUSSION WITH CO-WORKER HE MENTIONED THIS IS A … |
| 2003-02-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH DID NOT WORK. *JB THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING RECALL … |