2003 Mercury Sable problems, complaints & recalls

2023-03-13 · Power Train · 83,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. the vehicle coasted to the side of the road and was towed to the residence. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mi…”

2021-01-13 · Power Train · 30,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently. the contact stated no warning light was illuminated. the contact parked on the side of the road. the vehicle was not drivable. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the transmission …”

2020-06-10 · Power Train · 33,277 mi

“idriving under normal conditions on a city street in 2003 merc sable with 33k miles. while in motion, the transmission fails with no forward or reverse working or any other mechanical warnings.( no transmission codes on obdii. i was immediately able to coast into a drugstore parking lot. car towed to local ford dealer. dealer informed that the …”

2019-04-30 · Vehicle Speed Control · 285,000 mi

“so sorry to bother you. i have a mercury sable 03 which has been accelerating by itself because the throttle cable gets stuck. i saw an article that said my year taurus and sable have this problem as well as saw that all those in the junk yard have the exact same problem. in the article it said ford agreed to fix those to stop further investigat…”

2019-03-26 · Vehicle Speed Control · 144,000 mi

“i was driving my car on a city street and the car started accelerating on its own and i tried to brake but my brakes would not work. i had to put both feet on the break to slam hard enough to try to get it to slow down even a little. i found out that the throttle cable got stuck and could not go back in causing the car to keep accelerating.…”

2018-01-18 · Engine

“2003 mercury sable. consumer writes in regards to being charged for vehicle repairs that were under warranty. *ld *js…”

2017-12-03 · Unknown Or Other · 84,500 mi

“why was i charged $249.90 labor charges when the vehicle was only in my hands for a couple of days after being purchased from king buick but not for parts, shop materials and use of a loaner car. i should have paid nothing under a warranty and would like to know if ford has responsibility for that. please feel free to call my call on [xxx](c) or …”

2017-11-19 · Structure:body · 8 mi

“1. the hood closes apparently fine, it does not open if i try to, however keeps opening every 20 minutes after driving. i could not find the cause. 2. very strong smell of gas keeps ocurring, no signs or drops or viisual leak puddle.…”

2017-09-12 · Power Train · 57,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. while the vehicle was operated, it lost engine power without warning. the vehicle was towed to dom's getty service station (308 mercer st, hightstown, nj) where it was diagnosed as a transmission failure. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure mi…”

2017-09-07 · Power Train · 57,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. the contact stated that the transmission failed. while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle lost acceleration. the vehicle was towed to dom's getty station (heightstown, nj 08520, phone (609) 448-4146) for diagnostic testing, which located the failure at the transmission input shaft and torque convert…”