Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-09-20 | 99V250000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 25,306 | — | Details |
| 1998-09-01 | 98V204000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 6,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 1999 MERCURY SABLE GS WITH THE U TYPE 3.0L V6 ENGINE 2 MONTHS AGO. JUST RECENTLY I NOTICED THE CAR WANT… |
| 2019-12-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE WAGON. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND WAS UNABLE T… |
| 2019-12-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND MADE IT VERY HARD TO STEER ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT AFTER… |
| 2016-08-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR SUBFRAME CONNECTION PASSENGER SIDE RUSTED THROUGH DUE TO FACTORY PUT AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSATE LINE SO THAT IT CO… |
| 2016-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES HESITATED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN A… |
| 2015-12-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE STEERING IS HORIBLE, ABOUT 3YEARS AGO CHANGED RACK APPION STEERING, AND JUST A WEEK AGO, PUT NEW STEERING PUMP ON, … |
| 2015-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE SECOND POWER STEERING PUMP , IT IS HORRIBLE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL MOST OF THE TIME. ALSO… |
| 2013-12-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | AFTER RAINS THE CAR GOT A WET FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ,NO WET SPOTS ON ROOF OR WINDOWS. IT WAS LEAKING WATER FROM T… |
| 2013-04-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE SPRING FRACTURED BREAKING THE BOTTOM PART OFF THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT LEFT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR.THE LE… |
| 2012-12-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 1999 MERCURY SABLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TH… |
| 2012-07-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT OR PROPERLY… |
| 2011-04-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | SUB FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AROUND FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLTS CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING AND POSSIBLE SEPARATIO… |
| 2011-03-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | MY 99 SABLE GS HAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND FORD WILL NOT REPLACE THEM BECAUSE IT HAS EXCEEDED THE TIME F… |
| 2011-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | SUBFRAME OF VEHICLE IS SEVERELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND. MOST OF THE BODY ROT IS COVERED … |
| 2010-11-18 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE RUST CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO SNAP WHI… |
| 2010-09-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 MERCURY SABLE WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPEC… |
| 2010-06-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED… |
| 2009-08-08 | WHEELS:RIM | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE LS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A WOODED… |
| 2009-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SAFELY STOP THE V… |
| 2009-03-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04… |
| 2009-01-28 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | IN MY 1999 MERCURY SABLE VEHICLE THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING RIGHT. KEEPS ON COMING ATTACHED FROM THE MECHANISM THA… |
| 2008-12-30 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROCKER PANELS WERE RUSTED AND ROTTED BEYOND REPA… |
| 2008-07-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. IN JANUARY 11, 2008, I HAVE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP. ON JULY 15, 2008, THE P… |
| 2007-07-28 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS DO NOT WORK. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO EXTEND THE SEAT BELT ACROSS THE LAP AND SHOULDER… |
| 2007-01-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS TONE RINGS CRACKED. THE DRIVER FELT THE ABS PUMP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR… |
| 2007-01-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FRONT COIL SPRING ON A '99 SABLE, THE RECALL WAS ONLY GOOD UP TO 150 MILES AND MY CAR ALREADY HAD 197 MILES. FORD WOU… |
| 2007-01-04 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING 1999 MERCURY SABLE SHE HAD TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE DOME LIGHT CONTI… |
| 2006-11-13 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A REAR SUSPENSION SQUEAK DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT A BR… |
| 2006-10-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE MAY 22 2006, THE VE… |
| 2006-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A HOUSE. … |
| 2006-09-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR A BROKEN ROD, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL TAN… |
| 2006-08-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION TEMPORARILY FAILS TO SHIFT WHEN ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. *JB |
| 2006-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC NEAR HOLLAND TUNNELS IN NYC WHEN BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WENT TO STOP AND PE… |
| 2006-06-09 | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I DRIVE MY VEHICLE THROUGH ANY PUDDLE OF WATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILS, THE CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN, AND THE BATTE… |
| 2006-04-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | MY MERCURY SABLE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN YOU USE THE BLINKER AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE JUS… |
| 2006-04-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON OUR 1999 MERCURY SABLE [XXX] AFTER AN ACCIDENT. THE FRONT OF OUR CAR HIT THE SIDE OF A MIN… |
| 2006-03-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FRONT SPRING FAILURE, TIRE DAMAGE. *NM |
| 2006-03-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE COVER OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS SEPARATING FROM THE DASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEE… |
| 2006-02-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID … |
| 2005-11-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING GEAR ASSY BROKE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WE DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE MERC DEALER. THE MECHANIC WOUL… |
| 2005-10-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1999 MERCURY SABLE LS VIN - [XXX] CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM COPPER COUNTRY FORD 12/16/98 WARRANTY - 36,000 MILE… |
| 2005-08-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04517 FROM FORD IN AUGUST 2004. TRIED LAST YEAR TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE, BU… |
| 2005-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TOTAL CASASTROPIC BRAKE FAIURE. WITH MY WIFE DRIVING WE ENCOUNTERED A TOLL PLAZA ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN NEW… |
| 2005-06-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT : THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE COULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, AND THEY SAID SPRING… |
| 2005-05-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD COIL SPRING SHIELDS INSTALLED UNDER SAFETY RECALL, VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN HITTING A DIP. *T… |
| 2005-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN THE SMOKE STARTED COMING INSIDE THE… |
| 2005-04-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | LAST THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, I HAD LEFT MY HOUSE TO FILL THE GAS TANK ON MY 1999 MERCURY SABLE WAGON. THE TANK WAS JUST AB… |
| 2005-04-17 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | STEERING VERY NOISY AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. YOU PRACTICALLY HAVE TO ENTER THE OTHER LANE TO MAK… |
| 2005-03-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000; FORD ISSUED A FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT … |
| 2005-02-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000 CONCERNING COIL SPRINGS. OWNER STATED THAT THE DEFECT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE… |