1995 Mercury Sable problems
The 1995 Mercury Sable has 485 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (22%) concerns engine. Next are drivetrain & axles (15%) and cooling system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 485 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 51 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 71,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 14 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Mercury Sable with enough data (242 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving 30-40 MPH down a hill vehicle was involved in a crash. Hit on the front and right side and there was no deployment of air bags. Vehicle is being repaired. There was $2,700.00 worth of damages.
Air bags: sitting at light getting ready to amke left turn when vehicle approached driving approximately 50MPH. Hit vehicle left front ,which knocked my vehicle into wall , air bags did not deploy.
Owner was driving and applied the brakes and slid into the rear of the car in front of him. Hit the rear, going 15MPH and the air bags didn't deploy.
When the driver applied the brakes the vehicle lunged. Also when the vehicle was in drive the gear shift moved into neutral without warning. The dealer stated vehicle had a cracked pretensioner. *nlm
Several unexpected experiences with cooling system failure. Recall numbers; 97v019000, 01v390000, & 01I011000.