Vehicle report
1997 MERCURY SABLE
Reported problems
228 complaints · median 78000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 31 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 19 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 15 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 10 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 8 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 7 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 6 |
| TIRES | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| SEAT BELTS | 5 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 5 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 5 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 4 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 3 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 3 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 3 |
| SUSPENSION | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 3 |
| AIR BAGS | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 2 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 2 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | 1 |
| TIRES:VALVE | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
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