Three problems related to steering have been reported for the 2008 Mercury Sable. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Mercury Sable based on all problems reported for the 2008 Sable.
Steering froze up and could not turn to left / was hard to steer and then when trying to turn left could not do it, had to make right hand turns. Took it to the Ford dealer I bought the car from (2015) they said there was no recalls and had to replace the steering gear/ cost ,me $600. 00 there were no complaints on the car fax of trouble. . Bought the car in Nov 2015 and had to have steering fixed in June of 2016. Today I went to see if there was any recalls lately and found 51 complaints about this car and a lot of them were for steering and power train. Don't you think this should be a recall. Going to look for a new car and not a Ford.
Accellorator stopped reponding and vehicle stalled shortly after.
Beginning about the first of March, 2012, I noticed a problem with my steering feeling stiff, jerky and hard to turn. The first incident involved turning right onto the highway from a side ride and feeling the front of the car jerk slightly to the left. Since then, I've noticed the steering remains stiff.