Mercury Sable recalls & problems by year

77 recalls and 4,893 owner complaints across 18 model years (1990–2009).

Most complaints1993674 complaints

Most recalls20019 recalls

Crashes reported290in owner complaints

Injuries reported3316 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2009	—	19–21 mpg	0	20	2	0	3	0
2008	—	19–22 mpg	1	61	8	3	2	0
2005	—	19–20 mpg	1	83	3	0	3	0
2004	—	19–20 mpg	2	52	3	0	3	0
2003	—	19–21 mpg	4	201	13	1	8	0
2002	—	19–21 mpg	4	440	32	5	22	1
2001	—	19–20 mpg	9	430	32	7	30	0
2000	—	19–20 mpg	7	464	34	8	20	0
1999	—	19–20 mpg	5	258	22	4	24	0
1998	—	18–20 mpg	2	190	28	3	18	0
1997	—	19–21 mpg	3	228	10	5	11	0
1996	—	20–21 mpg	5	304	20	10	119	0
1995	—	19–21 mpg	5	350	11	14	10	0
1994	—	20–21 mpg	5	387	16	9	19	0
1993	—	20–21 mpg	7	674	21	7	16	1
1992	—	19–21 mpg	5	364	12	6	7	4
1991	—	18–21 mpg	5	221	11	9	8	0
1990	—	18–21 mpg	7	166	12	18	8	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Engine and engine cooling — 1,271 complaints
Suspension — 976 complaints
Power train — 780 complaints
Vehicle speed control — 494 complaints
Service brakes, hydraulic — 417 complaints
Electrical system — 355 complaints
Visibility — 289 complaints
Exterior lighting — 278 complaints