Vehicle report
1987 MERCURY SABLE
Reported problems
76 complaints · median 131000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 10 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 10 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 4 |
| SEATS | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 2 |
| STEERING | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 2 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 2 |
| TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
| WHEELS:HUB | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.