1993 Mercury Sable engine problems
386 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1993 Mercury Sable, which is 39% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 386 39% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 fires, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Engine failure due to head gasket failure. Heads were damaged and coolant had damaged crank shaft and bearings. Engine had to be replaced with a rebuilt engine. Total cost is over $4800 (cdn). Contacted ford canada customer service and was told that they would not cover repair of this manufacturers defect. Engine only had 81017 km on it at time of failure (50,000 miles). This apparently is a well known defect for this engine and some models and years have been covered.
Vehicle experienced the same defect as stated in recall 97 v 019 000, but this vehicle not included in recall due to VIN.
Other problems reported for the 1993 Mercury Sable
- Lighting 73 complaints
- Brakes 59 complaints
- Suspension 58 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 56 complaints
- Electrical system 52 complaints
- Cooling system 41 complaints
- Transmission 39 complaints
- Body & structure 37 complaints