Vehicle report
1999 MERCURY SABLE
Reported problems
258 complaints · median 67850 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 36 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 13 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 13 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 11 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 11 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 9 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 8 |
| STEERING | 8 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 7 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 7 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS | 6 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 5 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 5 |
| AIR BAGS | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| SUSPENSION | 3 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 3 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 2 |
| WHEELS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| TIRES:VALVE | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 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.