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2001 Mercury Sable brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 40 complaints for the 2001 Mercury Sable, 8% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
40 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
57,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
14 and 2
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2001 Mercury Sable Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 57,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 57,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 52% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 25 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 14 crashes, 2 fires, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the brakes failed, causing the vehicle to crash into a road sign. Two occupants incurred minor injuries. A police report was taken at the scene of the crash. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where the cause of the problem was unable to be determined.

Reported at 31,700 miles, September 2006 CrashInjury

Tl*- the contact owns a 2001 mercury sable with an odometer reading of 71750 miles. The contact stated that the hoses that ran through the heater core dry rotted and failed, which caused the vehicle to overheat. The contact was driving under normal conditions at 40 MPH when the failure occurred. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to have the problem repaired. The failure mileage was 68,680. The vehicle was leaking coolant at the tubes to the heater core. The front brake pads were very thin.

Reported at 68,680 miles, December 2006

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