Vehicle report
2002 MERCURY SABLE
Reported problems
440 complaints · median 75000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 97 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 67 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 48 |
| SUSPENSION | 45 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 24 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 23 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 16 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 13 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 12 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 12 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 10 |
| AIR BAGS | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN | 9 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | 9 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 8 |
| TIRES | 8 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 5 |
| STRUCTURE | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 5 |
| WHEELS | 5 |
| ENGINE | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 4 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 4 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| CHILD SEAT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:SPRINGS/BAGS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | 1 |
| WHEELS:HUB | 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.