2008 Mercury Sable Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2008 Mercury Sable.

20062009
Complaints
81
Crashes
10
Fires
3
Injuries
2
Fatalities
Recalls
1

Worst 2008 Mercury Sable Problems

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

#114 complaints

STEERING

Avg mileage:46,983 mi
#210 complaints

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Avg mileage:47,696 mi
Crash-related:4
#39 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:55,339 mi
Crash-related:1
Fires:1
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2008 Mercury Sable.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
STEERING1446,983 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL10447,696 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM91155,339 mi
POWER TRAIN959,082 mi
ENGINE556,605 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER461,159 mi
AIR BAGS33124,747 mi
SEATS3174,367 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC322,133 mi
SUSPENSION3158,000 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL21,508 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM2126,310 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION26,600 mi
SERVICE BRAKES21134,242 mi
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING113,883 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE130,300 mi
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH1
PARKING BRAKE110,000 mi
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER163,000 mi
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
STEERING:RACK AND PINION129,650 mi
STRUCTURE163,000 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY1

Recalls for 2008 Mercury Sable

1 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~695 vehicles.

16V247000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
~695 affected

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

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