2001 Mercury Sable suspension problems
Owners reported suspension problems in 222 complaints for the 2001 Mercury Sable, 42% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 222 42% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 191 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 47 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 38 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 53 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 191 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
I got in my car started to drive and heard something snap then smoke came from the hood and the car pulled hard right. I immediately stopped and parked the car. The coil spring broke and dug into my front passenger tire and it pulled the axle out of the cv joint.I was in allentown,pa. On a main road in the city. Feb.8,2020.
Heard a loud bang in rear of vehicle while driving. Further inspection revealed a broken driver's side rear spring. I then found out there was a dealer recall on the front springs due to them breaking prematurely, but no recall on the rear spring. I will have to replace rear strut and spring.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Mercury Sable
- Cruise control 62 complaints
- Brakes 40 complaints
- Electrical system 29 complaints
- Air bags 27 complaints
- Engine 25 complaints
- Lighting 17 complaints
- Transmission 16 complaints