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Mercury Sable
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Complaints
4,894
Active records
Recalls
42
Active records
TSBs
695
Active records
Filing history
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Reported severity
Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.
Deaths
6
Injuries
336
Crashes
292
Fires
111
Top reported issues — Mercury Sable
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Condition issue
Operating state
Engine behavior
Transmission/drivetrain behavior
Safety restraint issue
Thermal issue
Fluid issue
Noise
Safety restraint behavior
Reporting mechanism
Braking behavior
Lighting behavior
Performance issue
Vibration/harshness
Steering behavior
Driver assistance issue
Electrical issue
HVAC behavior
Access/entry issue
Wiper/washer behavior
Smell
Starting behavior
Ride/handling behavior
Recent change
Powering on/off behavior
Infotainment behavior
Communication/network issue
Recent filings
The 10 most recent filings for each type.
2008 MERCURY SABLE
Filed Nov 24, 2025
The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Sable. While the contact's son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was involved in a crash. The contact's son was the only occupant in the vehicle during the crash. The contact stated that none of the air bags deployed. The contact stated that there were two impacts to the vehicle during the crash. The first impact was on the front passenger's side of the vehicle, in which the front passenger's side door and rear door were crushed. The contact stated…
2008 MERCURY SABLE
Filed Jun 12, 2025
Car wheels rusted out
2005 MERCURY SABLE
Filed Sep 14, 2023
Im owner of Mercury Sable 2005 only 79000 miles..The car problem speed control idle over 2200 so high when stop red light have to brake pedal to slow the vehicle down, and the vehicle failed to accelerrate..
2008 MERCURY SABLE
Filed Apr 17, 2023
On April 12 I exited my drive onto the 55 mph highway in front of my house when suddenly the car began to shudder. I jammed the gas to get up to speed to prevent oncoming cars from hitting me which made the problem much worse. It was violently shuddering and wouldn’t accelerate. I took my foot off the gas which stopped the shaking. I gassed it slowly and I could accelerate to speed much slower than I would have liked. It wasn’t smooth. One half mile later it suddenly and violently began again.…
2003 MERCURY SABLE
Filed Mar 13, 2023
The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Sable. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle coasted to the side of the road and was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.
2002 MERCURY SABLE
Filed Oct 4, 2022
10/2/2022 was on I 94 east bound lost momentum rpms jump to 6k then lost all gears in transmission car has 88639 miles on it hardly driven changed trans fluid hoping to get trans working again and still won't move in any gear had to wait 4 hours on freeway for a tow just to get it off the freeway had to fight with AAA for the 4 hours to get it towed now in my driveway and still won't move at all
2002 MERCURY SABLE
Filed Sep 30, 2022
The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light and transmission symbol remained illuminated. Additionally, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not properly accelerate. The contact stated that the vehicle shuddered and stalled occasionally. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was…
2008 MERCURY SABLE
Filed Apr 25, 2022
Not sure, but it sounds like the springs. The air condition makes a stumping noise when I turn it on.
2005 MERCURY SABLE
Filed Apr 19, 2022
Purchased vehicle from a private seller 10 days prior to incident. Seller informed me they had replaced throttle body sensor to fix unintended acceleration issues. Drove vehicle home on 4/10/22 with one incident on highway where I attempted to slow vehicle after reaching approx 70mph, and vehicle seemed to jolt/shudder as if unable to brake smoothly. Did not drive again til 4/18/22: I attempted to drive vehicle to tire shop to have new tires installed. After backing out of driveway, I…
2001 MERCURY SABLE
Filed Feb 17, 2022
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 was driving 30 mph. I’ve cleaned the throttle body and the idle air control valve and still the same issue. The car only has 113,000 miles on it but now I’m too scared to even drive it!