Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-27 | 01V144000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 4,567 | — | Details |
| 2000-08-24 | 00V240000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 5,961 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Lately my car has been over accelerating to about 4,000 rpm’s at random moments. I almost got into a wreck today and I … |
| 2020-02-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | I GOT IN MY CAR STARTED TO DRIVE AND HEARD SOMETHING SNAP THEN SMOKE CAME FROM THE HOOD AND THE CAR PULLED HARD RIGHT. … |
| 2019-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRE… |
| 2019-02-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED … |
| 2018-11-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE A… |
| 2016-11-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVEN'T HAD THIS CAR VARY LONE AND I WAS DRIVING CLOSE TO MY HOME IN WITCH I LIVE IN THE TN. SMOKY MOUNTAINS. THE ROA… |
| 2016-10-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 17 YEAR OLD WAS DRIVING THE 2001 MERCURY SABLE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A LIGHT ON A BUSY INTERSECTION HOWEVER… |
| 2016-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THROTTLE GOT STUCK FORCING CAR TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THANKFULLY THE BRAKES WORKED AND I W… |
| 2016-07-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CONTINUED HIGH RPMS. ACCELERATES WITHOUT DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FO… |
| 2016-06-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | TRANSMISSION ISSUES INCLUDED A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE WHEN FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL WIRING / FUNCTIONALITY CAUSED AUTOMATIC… |
| 2016-03-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT … |
| 2016-03-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT COIL SPRINGS BOTH BROKEN AND REPLACED. REAR COIL SPRING BROLE AND PUNCTURED TIRE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME ST… |
| 2015-11-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE SABLE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MI. PER HR.(CLEAR ROAD,DRY CONDITIONS)IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. GOIN… |
| 2015-09-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE UNDER ACCELERATION 50%-75% THE THROTTLE CABLE CAN SLIDE OUT OF THE CABLE RETAINER AND KEEP THE THROTTLE FROM RETU… |
| 2015-09-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE CRADLE/FRAME SUPPORTING THE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION AND SUSPENSION AND STEERING ASSEMBLIES FAILED DUE TO EXCES… |
| 2015-08-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY WHEN DRIVING… |
| 2015-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AROUND 9AM THE DRIVER SEAT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON. |
| 2015-07-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE COIL SPRING IS LACKING A COVER AND IS RUSTING AND MAY BREAK. MY TRANSMISSION "SLIPS" AND … |
| 2015-02-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATOR SPED UP TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. COU… |
| 2014-10-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | GOING TO WORK AND GOING UP A STEEP HILL ON A WINDY 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND TOPPED THE HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND WHEN … |
| 2014-09-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS F… |
| 2014-08-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED, THE MECHANIC INFOR… |
| 2014-08-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR SPRING WAS WORN. THIS, HE SAID, WAS CAUSE FOR A RECALL IN THE FRONT SPRING IN 2005. … |
| 2014-06-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE RMPS IN… |
| 2014-05-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT A… |
| 2014-02-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND BECAME INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH… |
| 2013-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD ACTIVATE … |
| 2013-08-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKED VEHICLE, AN ASSAILANT AP… |
| 2013-07-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. THE CONT… |
| 2013-07-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE… |
| 2013-04-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE GEAR SHIFTER EN… |
| 2013-03-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE FRONT PA… |
| 2013-03-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE IN HALF AS I ENTERED I-295 FROM ON RAMP. *TR |
| 2013-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WITHIN THE LAST WEEK MY 2001 MERCURY SABLE REACHED THE 60,000 MILE MARK. ONCE OVER THAT MARK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEG… |
| 2013-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND EXHIBITED AN UNEXPECTED INC… |
| 2012-11-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR BACK IN MAR 02 2004 (FORD RECALL NUMBER 04S12) FOR AN EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITC… |
| 2012-10-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR, THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. NEEDED TO APPLY BRAKES COMPLETELY AND PUT… |
| 2012-09-26 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH (LOCK) PROPERLY. THE BELT HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BECAME UNFASTENED WHEN DRIVING… |
| 2012-09-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELER… |
| 2012-09-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUB FRAME HAD RUSTED THR… |
| 2012-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE … |
| 2012-03-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, REPLENISHED BRAKE FLUID. SERVICE CENTER FOUND RUSTED BRAKE LINES UNDER VEHICLE- REPLACED THEM, ON … |
| 2012-01-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE OFF FROM GAS PEDAL. *TR |
| 2012-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHENEVER I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER MY CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY IN A RANDOMLY MANNER FOR NO REASON BY ITSE… |
| 2011-12-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE WHEEL ALIG… |
| 2011-12-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE EXAMINING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT… |
| 2011-11-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | MY 2001 MERCURY SABLE ACCELERATED AS I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE. I CAL… |
| 2011-10-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE KNOB TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHT BROKE OFF. IT SEEMS TO BE MADE OF PLASTIC THAT IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH. NOW IT'S VERY DI… |
| 2011-09-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR ONLY WORKS WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT AND TOOK IT TO EVERY SHOP N CANT FIND THE PROBLEM..BEEN STRANDED SO MANY … |
| 2011-09-05 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE REA… |