"How reliable is the 2009 Mercury Sable?"

"Based on 27 NHTSA complaints, the 2009 Mercury Sable has a median complaint mileage of 34450 miles. The most common issue is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL."

"What are common problems with the 2009 Mercury Sable?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2009 Mercury Sable is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, accounting for a significant portion of the 27 total complaints filed."

2009 Mercury Sable: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 27 complaints

Total Complaints

34,450mi

Median Mileage

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

22,300 25th Percentile

34,450 Median Mileage

58,307 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE

SUSPENSION

POWER TRAIN

SEATS

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

SUSPENSION:REAR

SUSPENSION:FRONT

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MERCURY SABLE 2009 WINDSHIELD WIPERS CLOG WITH SNOW AND MAKE WINDSHIELD COMPLETLY OPAQUE. SCRAPING SNOW/SLUSH OFF ONLY WORKS FOR FIVE MINUTES. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF TO ROADSIDE IN TRAFFIC TO REPEATEDLY CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. WIPERS CANNOT BE ADEQUATLY CLEANED DURING EVENT. *TR"

"AUTOMOBILE ENGINE INADVERTENTLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. ONLY INDICATION WAS ILLUMINATION OF ALTERNATOR SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING LIGHT AND TACHOMETER INDICATION OF ZERO. THERE WAS NO ASSOCIATED SHUDDER, LURCHING, OR OTHER PHYSICAL INDICATION THAT EN..."

"I HAVE A 2009 MERC SABLE PREMIERE, WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE STRUTS BOTTOM OUT, AND THE CAR LIKE SLIDES SIDE WAYS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT FORD SAYS WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS THE CAR WILL BOTTOM OUT AND THIS IS NORMAL. I TOLD ..."

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