Mercury Sable owners have reported 288 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 35 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (61 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine cooling system (35 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
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. Read details...
Coolant leaks for bottom I have a 2001 Mercury Sable LS it has the 3. 0 liter motor not 24 valve. I have talked with three other people and they have all Ford taurus's and they had to replace coolant bottle because they all cracked on the bottom of the bottle. Read details...
Consumer stated that on 11/3/02 was driving approaching a stopped traffic and depressed brake pedal. Vehicle surged forward and consumer pulled off road to avoid a collision. Vehicle was checked by dealer who at first advised could not determine cause. Read details...
I am having problems with it stalling constantly when I have sat at a light I dont javw the money to fix this due to on a fixed income was told it has a problem with the throttle control issue and they said there was a recall on it due this Read details...
1999 Mercury Sable LS VIN - 1mefm53s5xg600392 car was bought new from copper country Ford 12/16/98 warranty - 36,000 miles / 6 years ----------------------------------------------- at approx 36,095 miles oct 2004 I had to replace the rack and pinion steering. Read details...