2001 Mercury Sable: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 528 complaints
528
Total Complaints
68,330mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
Top Issue
42
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

47,623 25th Percentile
68,330 Median Mileage
96,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
95
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
43
SUSPENSION:REAR
40
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
29
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
28
SUSPENSION
22
AIR BAGS
15
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
13
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
10

Severity Assessment

42
Crashes
11
Fires
31
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE SWAYS AND VEERS EXCESSIVELY IN MODERATE CROSSWINDS. *AK"
"CONSUMER CAN SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO FEEL ILL, DEALER TRIED TO FIND PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. NLM"
"FUEL SMELL PROMBLEM IN VEHICLE, O RINGS AND SOME GASKETS REPLACED, PROBLEM OF FUEL SMELL STILL EXISTS, PROBLEM CAUSED APPREHENSION AND ILLNESS. *CJ"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28