1997 Mercury Sable brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 20 complaints for the 1997 Mercury Sable, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 6% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
While gear shift indicated vehicle was in neutral engine surged and vehicle accelerated to an unknown speed before crashing into another vehicle. There were no injuries. Also, power steering and power assist brakes failed to operate during this incident. Dealership has yet to examine vehicle to determine cause of this problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
Constantly having to service brakes on my 1997 mercury sable. I have had brake calipers seize up to the point the wheel was too hot to touch and I currently have brake lines rusted out for the second time in about 2 years this is simply unacceptable for such an expensive luxury model and from a safety point of view it is unacceptable to put anything in the way of brake lines that will leak rust or otherwise fail prematurely.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Mercury Sable
- Transmission 43 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints
- Cruise control 28 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 24 complaints
- Seat belts 22 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Steering 19 complaints
- Suspension 17 complaints