1997 Mercury Sable engine problems
35 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1997 Mercury Sable, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 11% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Consumer exhaust system faulty causing fumes to enter the cabin of the vehicle causing consumer to become ill (headache, fatique ect). Nlm
At about 100,000 easy highway miles, we had to replace the torque converter, then the entire transmission, plus for the last two years minor engine repairs to the tune of about $350 every other month, the window won't go down anymore, and now--4 months after the transmission replacement--we have lost overdrive and the engine light is on, again! We have never had a car with this many problems, and will never buy a ford/mercury anything again. Our suburban was more reliable. *nlm
Other problems reported for the 1997 Mercury Sable
- Transmission 43 complaints
- Cruise control 28 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 24 complaints
- Seat belts 22 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Steering 19 complaints
- Suspension 17 complaints