Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Mercury Sable.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Im owner of Mercury Sable 2005 only 79000 miles..The car problem speed control idle over 2200 so high when stop red lig… |
| 2022-04-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Purchased vehicle from a private seller 10 days prior to incident. Seller informed me they had replaced throttle body s… |
| 2020-10-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPE… |
| 2019-12-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAS PARTIALLY INFLATED |
| 2019-10-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER LEAVING A STOP, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO MOVE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND STAYED IN A NU… |
| 2019-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKS. CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY TURNS ITSELF ON VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT WARNING. HAVE HAD TO … |
| 2018-09-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAN NOT SEE OUT MY FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS. I WILL CLEAN THE WINDOWS 3-4 TIMES A DAY. IMPROPER CODES REQUESTING REPAIR A… |
| 2018-09-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I DRIVED IT ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS NOISE AND RMP PASSED 4000 BUT NO ACCELERATED. I MANAGED TO STOPPED ON SHO… |
| 2018-06-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE CARS UNDERBODY HAS FULLY RUSTED EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT BACK IN 2015 MY FLOOR PANELS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CAR… |
| 2018-03-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN ENTERING THE CAR AFTER A BASKETBALL GAME I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO GO INTO REVERSE BUT THE CAR REMAINED I… |
| 2017-07-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THIS CAR LAST YEAR, THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AT SPEED (APPROX 55), CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE U… |
| 2017-07-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO DROVE IT TO ROME GA.FROM CENTRE AL ON WAY BACK THE TIRES ON BACK WAS EAT DOWN TO… |
| 2017-06-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON. SEEING HIGHER RPM BUT NOT SHIFTING HARD. FLUIDS CHECKED - OK. TRANSMISSION CODES P0723 … |
| 2017-03-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. |
| 2016-10-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE… |
| 2016-08-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SUDDENLY DECREASE IN SPEED. THE C… |
| 2016-06-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE 90 HIGHWAY SOUTHBOUND ON 10 JUNE, 2016 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOS… |
| 2016-01-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PURCHASE VEHICLE USED IN JUNE OF 2015, ONE REPAIR AFTER ANOTHER. OWNED 1YR AND HERE ARE REPAIRS THAT WE HAVE HAD TO DO:… |
| 2015-06-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE E… |
| 2015-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS 2005 MERCURY SABLE (LS PREMIUM) JUST FELL OUT OF GEAR AS I WAS ON THE ROAD. TOTALLY OUT OF THE BLUE WITH NO WARNIN… |
| 2014-08-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR BEGIN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S ON. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND WHEN I WENT T… |
| 2014-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. EACH TIME I HAVE THE PART REPAIRED OR REPLACE ONLY TO HAVE IT COME AGAIN WITH A… |
| 2014-06-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 2005 MERCURY SABLE SUDDENLY HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL STOP WORKING APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS AGO. THE NEXT DAY SOME SERIOUS… |
| 2014-06-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDE… |
| 2014-05-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT IN WHICH THE CAR STOPPED ON ME. (ONE OTHER TIME WHEN I WAS LEAVING MY APARTMENT AND ONE WED… |
| 2014-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT IN WHICH THE CAR STOPPED ON ME. ONCE BEFORE I WAS LEAVING MY APARTMENT AND ANOTHER TIME WH… |
| 2014-04-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | GOT ONTO EXPRESS WAY AND TRIED TO SET CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T MAINTAIN SPEED, SO I SHUT OFF. … |
| 2013-11-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE THROTTLE. I DID NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ON OR ENGAGED AND THE CAR CO… |
| 2013-11-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERAT… |
| 2013-09-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY CAR IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN LIKE THE GAS PEDAL IS STUCK OR SOMETHING. THE RPM GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO 4,000. IT IS… |
| 2013-08-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR… |
| 2013-08-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2005 MERCURY SABLE WITH ONLY ABOUT 60,000 MILES CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE ACCELERATI… |
| 2013-05-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN TO 80 MILES PER HOUR IN A 35 MPH ZONE. THERE WAS A HIGH RISK OF STRIKING PEDES… |
| 2013-05-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR PADDLE, THE PEDAL. APPROACHING THE NEXT LIGHT, BRAKING HARD … |
| 2013-04-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PUT BOTH BRAKES TO MAKE IT STOP. THE CAR LUR… |
| 2013-04-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE MAINTAINED AND ACCELERATED SPEEDS WHILE ON LEVEL GROUND WITH NO CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND FOOT OFF OF THE PEDA… |
| 2013-03-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS … |
| 2013-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN NEIGHBORHOOD SITUATIONS OR OTHER SITUATIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN BEYOND THE … |
| 2013-02-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD AN… |
| 2012-11-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING 25 MILES AN HOUR WITH MY CHILDREN DOWN THE ROAD FOR THE START OF A LONG TRIP AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON I… |
| 2012-11-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING RECENTLY, MY 2005 SABLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, FORCING ME TO BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE AT SPE… |
| 2012-10-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I TRAVELING UNDER 30 MPH CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN! I BRAKED AND RPM'S CONTINUED R… |
| 2012-09-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELER… |
| 2012-07-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MERCURY SABLE TENDS TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND LURGE FORWARD EVEN WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR |
| 2012-05-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I'LL ADD MY CAR TO THE LIST OF SABLE/TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILURES. FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE CAR SUDDENL… |
| 2012-04-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2005 MERCURY SABLE LS WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE GOT STUCK CAUSING UNINTENDED AND UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION. HAD SERVICED… |
| 2012-04-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN YOU ACCELERATE FROM A STOP TO GET UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT OR FLOW OF TRAFFIC WHEN YOU REMOVE OR EASE UP YOUR FOOT F… |
| 2012-03-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WENT LOOSE FROM THE THROTTLE AND MY CAN ACCELERATED WITHOUT MY PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT WA… |
| 2012-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK AND THE VE… |
| 2012-02-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHO… |