Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-02 | 04V105000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 399,926 | — | Details |
| 2004-03-02 | 04V106000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 938,789 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Sable. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motiv… |
| 2021-01-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENT… |
| 2020-05-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IDRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON A CITY STREET IN 2003 MERC SABLE WITH 33K MILES. WHILE IN MOTION, THE TRANSMISSION… |
| 2019-04-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SO SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. I HAVE A MERCURY SABLE 03 WHICH HAS BEEN ACCELERATING BY ITSELF BECAUSE THE THROTTLE CABLE GET… |
| 2019-03-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A CITY STREET AND THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT MY BRAKES WO… |
| 2017-11-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHY WAS I CHARGED $249.90 LABOR CHARGES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY IN MY HANDS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER BEING PURCHASE… |
| 2017-11-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2003 MERCURY SABLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BEING CHARGED FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS THAT WERE UNDER WARRANTY. *LD *JS |
| 2017-11-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 1. THE HOOD CLOSES APPARENTLY FINE, IT DOES NOT OPEN IF I TRY TO, HOWEVER KEEPS OPENING EVERY 20 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING.… |
| 2017-08-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED, IT LOST ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VE… |
| 2017-08-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY… |
| 2017-05-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2017-04-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY … |
| 2016-11-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2016-03-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STUCK AND COULD NOT MOVE OUT OF… |
| 2016-02-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES STOCK JACKING LOCATIONS ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED AS SAFE. THEY HAVE DETERIORATED DUE TO CORROSION AND RUS… |
| 2016-02-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PASSENGER FLOOR RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY IN TWO SPOTS ON THE FRONT RIGHT OF FLOOR. TWO MAJOR HOLES. THE REMAINDER OF T… |
| 2016-01-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THIS CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V106000. THE RECALL WORK FAILED, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT COME ON,… |
| 2015-11-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | NO ACCIDENT, BUT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS STARTED "LATCHING" ONLY ON SPORADIC OCCASIONS. IT DOESN'T LATCH… |
| 2015-10-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE EQUIPPED WITH DOUGLAS X-TRAC 2 TIRES, SIZE: P215/60/R16. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH… |
| 2015-09-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE; HOWEVER, THE VEHI… |
| 2015-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-70 FROM KANSAS CITY MO. CRUISE WAS SET AT 78. 4 LANES. WAS IN LEFT PASSING LANE AND HAD TO S… |
| 2015-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 MERCURY SABLE, I REPLACED THE BRAKES , AND AN ASSORTMENT OF PROBLEMS FOLLOWED. FIRST THEY BEGAN LOCKING ,… |
| 2015-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. WHEN ENGAGED INTO REVERSE, CAR MADE LOUD NOISE, TIRES SQUEALED, ENGINE RACED AND CRASHED I… |
| 2015-04-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FLOOR BOARDS ON MY VEHICLE ARE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR |
| 2015-03-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ORIGINALLY, 2 DAYS PRIOR, CAR FELT LIKE I WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING UNDERNEATH. GOT OUT AND LOOKED AROUND CAR, DIDN'T SEE… |
| 2015-03-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FLOORBOARDS RUSTED THROUGH, I WAS GETTING SPLASHED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN UNAVOIDABLE PUDDLE IN THE ROAD. LOOKS TO BE… |
| 2015-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR IS TRYING TO KILL ME! I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE FOR A STOP BEFORE TURNING .… |
| 2015-01-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2014-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF AT WILL, SOUNDING HORN, FLASHING LIGHTS, CAUSING OTHER FLOWING TRAFFIC TO BE DISTRACTED. CONCERNE… |
| 2014-08-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THROTTLE CABLE STUCK, ENGINE AT 1800 TPM, ENGINE REVVED TO 2600 RPM, INABILITY TO SLOW VEHICLE, SURGING. REQUIRED HARD … |
| 2014-08-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WHERE I GO TO STOP AND CAR ACCELERATES AT A STOP SIGN OR LI… |
| 2014-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IN 2014,. MY POWER TRAIN (TRANSMISSION) STOPPED PROPELLING MY CAR. SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER, MY FRIEND WHO OWNED A MERCUR… |
| 2014-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH DAKOTA WHEN THE ELECTRICAL JUST SHUT OFF AT NIGHT. WE HAD NO POWER, LIGHTS OR STEE… |
| 2014-03-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I LEFT HOME FOR WORK. ALL PARTS OF VEHICLE WORKING FINE. I PUT MY BLINKERS ON TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WHICH I EXECUTED. … |
| 2014-03-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2003 MERCURY SABLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND SLASHED TIRE WHICH CAUSED AN IMMEDIAT… |
| 2014-03-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY 2003 MERCURY SABLE HAS A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON. I FOUND THE RECALL NO… |
| 2014-01-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 25 MPH AFTE… |
| 2013-12-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I STARTED MY CAR TO TAKE IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WITH THE ENGINE WARMED UP I SHIFTED INTO GEAR TO GO. WITHOUT ANY WARNIN… |
| 2013-12-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED … |
| 2013-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT I… |
| 2013-07-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY WENT OUT OF GEAR. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE … |
| 2013-05-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY IDLED BETWEEN 3-4 RPMS AND… |
| 2013-05-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE COLLAR BROKE, LEAVING THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AT ABOUT 27%. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELER… |
| 2013-04-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMI… |
| 2013-04-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUT… |
| 2013-03-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE PASSENGER … |
| 2013-01-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED, NO ABILITY TO MOVE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ALMO… |
| 2012-12-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP HOWE… |
| 2012-11-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PULLED UP TO A STOPLIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED AS THOUG… |
| 2012-10-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN I ACCELERATED MY VEHICLE THE THROTTLE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. MY CAR ACCELERATED TO OVER 40MPH IN A RESIDENTIA… |