NHTSA Data Explorer

Mercury Sable

Data refreshed May 29, 2026

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Complaints

4,894

Active records

Recalls

42

Active records

TSBs

695

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

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

2,104

Operating state

1,175

Engine behavior

495

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

373

Safety restraint issue

371

Thermal issue

346

Fluid issue

323

Noise

294

Safety restraint behavior

291

Reporting mechanism

278

Braking behavior

244

Lighting behavior

228

Performance issue

200

Vibration/harshness

164

Steering behavior

163

Driver assistance issue

144

Electrical issue

128

HVAC behavior

127

Access/entry issue

98

Wiper/washer behavior

92

Smell

82

Starting behavior

62

Ride/handling behavior

53

Recent change

51

Powering on/off behavior

39

Infotainment behavior

14

Communication/network issue

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2008 MERCURY SABLE

Filed Nov 24, 2025


1 injured
Crash

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!

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Updated May 29, 2026. Refreshed nightly.