Vehicle report
2003 MERCURY SABLE
Reported problems
201 complaints · median 70000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 25 |
| POWER TRAIN | 22 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 19 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 15 |
| STRUCTURE | 12 |
| SUSPENSION | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 10 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 8 |
| ENGINE | 8 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 6 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 6 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 5 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 4 |
| AIR BAGS | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 2 |
| WHEELS | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 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.