2002 Mercury Sable air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 25 complaints for the 2002 Mercury Sable, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 21 crashes, 13 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
While driving a tractor trailer jumped in front of consumer's vehicle. Driver applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. Driver lost control of the vehicle and slid underneath tractor trailer. The driver's side airbag did not deploy, but the passenger's side air bag did deploy. Driver sustained head injuries and died thirty minutes later.
Consumer was driving through the parking lot at walmart and hit a concrete sidewall, and then hit another vehicle. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Mercury Sable
- Suspension 268 complaints
- Cruise control 56 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 29 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Electrical system 19 complaints