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2003 Mercury Sable wipers, windshield & visibility problems

21 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2003 Mercury Sable, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
21 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
42,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2003 Mercury Sable Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 42,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 42,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 63% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 42,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

I recently purchased a 2003 mercury sable ls and prior to leaving the dealership in philadelphia I noticed the front windshield did not have the factory tint glass which was stated on the window sticker and windshield as having tinted glass. I returned to the dealership and spoke with the sales person,sales manager & service manager and after comparing other sables of 2003 in the lot, all stated in the front windshield as having the tint but some did not appear as having the darker band running across the top of…

Reported at 2 miles, April 2003

Heater blower motor on 2003 sable took on water from leak in wiper cowl and ceased to function. Extended warranty did not cover water leaks so dealer wanted $400 to seal leak and fix motor.

Reported at 62,000 miles, January 2007

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