2000 Mercury Sable Problems

Above Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2000 Mercury Sable.

19992001
Complaints
578
Crashes
48
Fires
10
Injuries
31
Fatalities
Recalls
0

Worst 2000 Mercury Sable Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#155 complaints

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Avg mileage:60,319 mi
#249 complaints

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Avg mileage:67,119 mi
#345 complaints

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Avg mileage:89,544 mi
Crash-related:14
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2000 Mercury Sable.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS5560,319 mi
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS4967,119 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL451489,544 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES20521,175 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH1932,991 mi
SUSPENSION:REAR1999,758 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL19219,000 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP18443,820 mi
AIR BAGS16433,967 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION16365,594 mi
SUSPENSION161100,918 mi
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS1667,796 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER13185,000 mi
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL12641,000 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS1254,226 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM103101,196 mi
SUSPENSION:FRONT91115,625 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH8166,988 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR831,000 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC7232,984 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING666,811 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM69,000 mi
TIRES650,000 mi
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW530,000 mi
ENGINE5124,872 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE5167,500 mi
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE5155,000 mi
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR587,780 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS51
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION412,000 mi

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