Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-08 | 04V330000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 24,277 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT WAS U… |
| 2018-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED, TRIED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY BUT CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. ONLY WAY TO GET C… |
| 2018-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING ON A CITY STREET. I DON'T KNOW W… |
| 2017-11-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF TO ABOVE 55 MPH AT LOCAL ROAD, WHEN PUT TO PARKING, THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AT MORE THAN 3500… |
| 2016-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED CAUSING INABILITY TO GET SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK MODE. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME … |
| 2016-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I CONTACTED KEN GRODY FORD IN BUENA PARK,CA 2-3 MONTHS AGO TO ASK IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON MY CAR? THE MANAGER I SP… |
| 2016-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED AND THE ALARM RA… |
| 2015-06-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE RPMS INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICL… |
| 2015-05-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG RESIDENTIAL AREA, EXTREMELY LOUD BANG WITH BURNING RUBBER SMOKE. STOPPED IN ROAD LOOKED UNDER HOOD FOUND… |
| 2015-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE B… |
| 2014-12-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, NOR DO THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. THERE WAS A REC… |
| 2014-12-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, NOR WILL BRAKE LIGHTS OPERATE WHEN PEDAL DEPRESSED. EXACT SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN PREV… |
| 2014-11-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE, THREE POINT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY COMES UNLATCHED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS EVEN AFTER THE… |
| 2014-10-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE KEEPS CONSTANT SPEED EVEN AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT'S LIKE… |
| 2014-10-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | STARTED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. PRESSED HARD ON BRAKES TO STOP, PUT IT ON PARK MODE. STILL RPM WAS… |
| 2014-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, NOR WILL BRAKE LIGHTS OPERATE WHEN PEDAL DEPRESSED. EXACT SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN PREVI… |
| 2014-01-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND EXHIBITED RAPID ACCEL… |
| 2013-11-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A PANICKED PHONE CALL FROM MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AFTER A LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCE. SHE WAS DRIVING AT 3… |
| 2013-05-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND I GO OVER 50 MPH MY CAR WILL SPEED UP WHICH CAUSE THE THROTTLE CABLE TO COME APART AN D THE ENGINE OR… |
| 2013-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE… |
| 2013-01-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AT PEDAL FAULTY WITH SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECALL NHTSA I.D. # 04V10600...BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T ACTIVATE WHE… |
| 2013-01-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED I… |
| 2012-12-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ER… |
| 2012-10-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE GOT STUCK AND CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND NOW ITS A CONSTANT PROBLEM EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR… |
| 2012-07-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY MERCURY SABLE 2004 BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST TIME I WAS CRUISING AT 35MPH AND HAD TROUBLE STOPPING AT… |
| 2012-05-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND IT W… |
| 2012-04-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATI… |
| 2012-03-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STAL… |
| 2012-02-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I NOTICED THAT THE CAR DID NOT DECELERATE WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I BRAKED, THE ENGINE CONTINUE… |
| 2011-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2004 MERCURY SABLE LS PREMIUM WITH DOHC V-6 AUTOMATIC ENGINE. BAD SLIPPAGE OCCURS WHEN REVERSE IS ENGAGED WITH THE TRAN… |
| 2011-05-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 50 MPH, SHE HEARD A… |
| 2011-03-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERNAL STEEL CABLE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT… |
| 2011-01-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2004 MERCURY SABLE SL PREM WAGON WITH A 4F50N TRANSMISSION. IT HAS APPROX 18500 MILES. WHILE D… |
| 2010-06-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WITH MY 2004 MERCURY SABLE. AFTER DRIVING MY CAR APPROXIMATELY 46 MILES (… |
| 2010-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND IS CURRENTLY LEASING A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. WE'VE HAD IT SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2008, AND IT'S ALMOST PAID OFF. … |
| 2010-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM OF WHEN BRAKING THE CAR SPEEDS UP AND I WOULD HAVE TO SLAME THE BRAKES O… |
| 2009-02-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE GETS STUCK. THIS WAS REPAIRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 AND HAS OCCURRED AGAIN NOW IN OCTOBER 2013. STATEMENT FROM… |
| 2008-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC. I ROLLED UP THE WINDOW THINKING IT WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE. A FEW MINUT… |
| 2008-01-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 SABLE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. I'VE TRIED CHANGING THE FUSE TO NO AVAIL. AFTER RESEARCHING… |
| 2007-09-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE COWL ON THE WINDSHIELD HAS BECOME WARPED AND IS FAILING. THE FAILURE AL… |
| 2006-09-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME AT 11PM ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2006 MY CAR STOPPED MOVING AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN. THE ENGINE WAS … |
| 2005-11-30 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT, THE DRIVER SE… |
| 2005-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | 2004 MERCURY SABLE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *NM THE CONSUMER REQUEST A WRITTEN RE… |
| 2005-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2004 MERCURY SABLE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND IMMEDIATELY COME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES,IN COMPLETE DAR… |
| 2005-06-09 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. WIFE WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT, AND THE SEAT BACK BROKE OF BUCKET ON LEFT OF SEA… |
| 2005-03-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT INADVERTENTLY WENT INTO REVERSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMER VRASHED I… |
| 2004-11-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD ABOUT 3 FEET WHEN IT IS STARTED. OCCASIONALLY, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN IDLING. *NM |
| 2004-09-23 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 2 | SIDE IMPACT ON A 2004 SABLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES INCLUDING SCAPULA FRACTURE AND PNEUM… |
| 2004-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THIS HAPPENS ONLY ON OCASSION AND… |
| 2004-08-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE STATIONWAGON. IT WAS PURCHASED 5 DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING… |