Model year record
2005 MERCURY Sable
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 112 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle speed control | 35 | 80,000 mi |
| Power train | 21 | 82,065 mi |
| Service brakes | 7 | 66,608 mi |
| Electrical system | 6 | 68,000 mi |
| Steering | 6 | 69,000 mi |
| Engine | 5 | 80,000 mi |
| Air bags | 4 | 180,500 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 4 | 83,215 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 3 | 73,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 2 | 63,000 mi |
| Structure | 2 | 43,225 mi |
| Unknown or other | 2 | 68,769 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2 | 19,564 mi |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: fan/motor | 2 | 36,000 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 1 | 36,000 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 81,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter | 1 | 43,000 mi |
| Seat belts | 1 | 13,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | 35,000 mi |
| Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm | 1 | 30,296 mi |
| Structure: body | 1 | 140,000 mi |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 1 | 119,000 mi |
| Visibility | 1 | — |
| Visibility/wiper | 1 | — |
The 2004 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. The 2006 model has 56 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.