Mercury SABLE fuel problems
59 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
3,942 owner complaints analyzed
46 distinct recall campaigns
70,400 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1984 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,583 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
59 of 3,942 complaints match this topic (1.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 968312 · 1995-07-06 (July 6, 1995)
SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERHOOD; UNDERHOOD BECAME ENGULFED WITH FLAMES ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPT, COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FUEL LEAK. *AK CONSUMER STATES IGNITION WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONE TIME BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURED,8JB
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Owner report 483451 · 1995-08-25 (August 25, 1995)
FUEL PUMP CAVITATES AT 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURES, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. *AW
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Owner report 503716 · 1996-02-20 (February 20, 1996)
FUEL PUMP CAUSES ENGINE TO OVERHEAT/STALL. *DSH
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Owner report 958417 · 1995-01-09 (January 9, 1995)
VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNING AT HWY SPEEDS.POSSIBLY FUEL PUMP PROBLEM, INSTALLED NEW FUEL PUMP AND STALLING CONTINUES. *AK
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Owner report 10068968 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)
ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER MY HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED, MY SABLE STARTED TO HESITATE WHEN WARM. THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED WITH NO EFFECT. THE TIMING HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND TO BE RIGHT ON.
Owner-reported narrative. 106,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10068968 at NHTSA ↗