Two problems related to steering have been reported for the 2002 Mercury Sable. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Mercury Sable based on all problems reported for the 2002 Sable.
2002 Mercury Sable GS - 103,000 miles, never been in a collision, always maintained by the book. On April 2, 2010 at 8:00 am, I was pulling forward out of my parking spot when a loud thud and a grinding noise stopped me from going any further. This was a total surprise as nothing about the previous day's driving hinted at an suspension/steering problem. After checking behind both front wheels, I found that the left front coil spring had snapped and a plastic piece had been broken by the impact. No tire damage occurred. I was just pulling out of a parking spot so speed was less than 10 mph by the time the noise forced me to stop. Had this happened at speed I would surely have lost control of the car. The Sable was taken away on a flatbed truck and cost about $1300. 00 to repair using new parts. Something needs to be done, I did research on this and it only affects 2002-2003 Sable/taurus, irrespective of mileage. I believe this is complaint number 356 for this specific manufacturer's flaw.
The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. While pulling out of the driveway at an unknown speed, the contact heard a rumbling sound coming from his vehicle. When he made it to the highway, the vehicle suddenly dropped to the ground. The contact was driving 20 mph at the time of failure. He was able to get the vehicle off the road and have it towed to bill wilson's auto body shop. The vehicle is currently at the shop being repaired at the cost of $570. The repairs consists of a new strut, spring, and alignment. The failure and current mileages were 73,000. Update 05/13/08 updated.