- The problem
- Vehicle description: taurus/sable vehicles equipped with 3.0L and 3.8L engines and mustang vehicles with 3.8L and 5.0L engines. It is possible for the engine cooling fan bearing to seize.
- The risk
- Should this occur, excessive heat could be generated which could melt the fan motor electrical connector. Components inside the cooling fan motor could ignite potentially resulting in an underhood fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the engine cooling fan assembly and install a circuit breaker. If the cooling fan is inoperative, the fan and motor assembly will be replaced. Owner notification began december 28, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Vehicle safety record
1995 Mercury Sable Problems, complaints & recalls
Owners have filed 354 complaints about the 1995 Mercury Sable with NHTSA, most often about the engine & cooling (130) and the transmission & drivetrain (90). Those complaints describe 11 crashes, 14 fires and 10 injuries. It is covered by 6 recalls, the latest in December 2001 for the fan. For comparison, the 1994 has 392 and the 1996 has 309.
NHTSA data checked
DMore problems than a typical Sable year, for its age
#15 most complained-about 1995 vehicle
- Complaints
- 354
- Recalls
- 6
- Crashes
- 11
- Fires
- 14
- Injuries
- 10
- Deaths
- 0
Most common 1995 Mercury Sable problems
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1995 Mercury Sable recalls 6
Recall repairs are free. Your dealer fixes them whether or not you bought the car there - check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see if yours is done. What to do
- The problem
- This is not a safety recall in accordance with the safety act. However, it is deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency. Vehicle description: 1995 taurus/sable passenger vehicles equipped with 3.0L and 3.8L engines and 1995 ford mustang vehicles with 3.8L and 5.0L engines. It is possible for the engine cooling fan bearing to seize.
- The risk
- Should this occur, excessive heat could be generated which could melt the fan motor electrical connector. Components inside the cooling fan motor could ignite potentially resulting in an underhood fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the engine cooling fan motor assembly at no charge to consumers. Ford is extending the limited warranty on the engine cooling fan motor to a total of 8 years or 100,000 miles from the warranty start date, whichever occurs first. This coverage is automatically transferred to subsequent owners at no charge. If the vehicle already has more than 100,000 miles, this coverage will last until june 30, 2002. If the consumer has paid to have this service done before december 2001, ford is offering a refund. Owners can contact ford at 1-866-436-7332, concerning this program.
- The problem
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in connecticut, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virgnia, and wisconsin. The rear lower subframe mount plate nut can experience stress corrosion cracking if subjected to long term exposure to road salts. This can result in fracture and loss of the structural integrity of the subframe mount attachment. Detachment of the body mounts at the rear corners of the subframe, which supports the engine and transmission, allows the rear corners of the subframe to drop.
- The risk
- If both rear corners drop, steering would become suddenly very difficult, affecting vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will install subframe rear mount bolts, reinforcement plates, and plate nuts.
- The problem
- Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 3.8L engines and originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, iowa, idaho, illinois, indiana, kansas, massachusetts, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, north dakota, nebraska, new hampshire, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. Water can accumulate within the speed control cable conduit. If enough water accumulates, it could freeze within a low area of the cable routing when exposed to a long term cold soak at temperatures at least several degrees below freezing.
- The risk
- Driver control of vehicle speed using the speed control system or the accelerator control system would be diminished increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will add a boot to the speed control cable.
- The problem
- These vehicles are originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, iowa, minnesota, nebraska, north dakota, and south dakota. The vehicles involved are 1992-1994 tempo/topaz vehicles with 3.0L engines; 1994 tempo/topaz with 2.3L engines; 1992-1995 taurus/sable with 3.8L engines; 1994-1995 taurus/sable with 3.0L engines and 1992-1994 lincoln continental vehicles with 3.8L engines. During high winds, heavy, blowing and drifting snow, and low temperatures, the engine cooling fan can become blocked or frozen with snow. The fan motor may not rotate and could overheat.
- The risk
- This condition can cause smoke or flames from the fan and/or shroud, the fan electrical wiring, or the fan motor resulting in a vehicle fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will install an electrical jumper harness containing an automatic resetting circuit breaker to protect the fan motor low speed circuitry from overheating.
- The problem
- The retainer clip which holds the master cylinder push rod to the brake pedal arm is missing or not completely installed. The push rod can separate from the brake pedal arm.
- The risk
- This can result in loss of braking ability and an accident.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, install the retainer clip.
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354 complaints about the 1995 Mercury Sable
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Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mercury sable. While driving approximately 40 mph, the transmission jerked severely with extreme hesitation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing who stated that the rear subframe was completely corroded, which caused damage to the transmission. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 93v106000 (structure). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 103,219.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mercury sable. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 160,000. *Tr
There is a strong gas smell especially on hot days and there seems to be excessive pressure in the gas tank. I have scoured the vehicle for leaks and can not find any. I have replaced both rubber hoses from the filler neck to the tank and even dropped the tank but didn't find any evidence of a leak. The smell is still occurring. When you first park the vehicle after a drive it is real strong and then goes away. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 mercury sable. While driving at 5 mph, the contact made a right turn and heard a loud noise. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the right rear subframe mounting bushing had broken due to corrosion. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint; however, the manufacturer refused to assist with repair costs and stated that the vehicle was not included in recall 98v323000 (structure: frame and members). The contact planned to have the vehicle repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were 103,325.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mercury sable. The contact stated the vehicle would sporadically stall when driving in warm to hot temperatures. The contact stated the engine would have to be shut off and cooled off before being able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for further inspection of the failure. The failure persisted. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 84,000.
Was on my way home from work and heard a loud screech, since I was just down the street from my home I pulled in my driveway and the tire blew. Upon inspection I noticed the tire was completely slashed from the front right coil spring breaking. New coil spring strut shock and axle. *Tr
I bought a 1995 mercury sable. The person I bought it from said it had all new brakes, springs, filters, sensors, radiator, etc. When I took it to my mechanic last week (friday), he said there is a number of illegal things on it and it needs 1500$ worth of work to make it safe. He said it was a lemon and I should contact the person that sold it to me, so I did, I brought him to the mechanic so he could hear everything illegal and unsafe and broken about it. He stated in front of the mechanics that he would be...
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refunding my money on monday (today). When I called today they told me to bad I'm not getting my money back. We bought it as is and oh well. I have a detailed list of problems with this car from my mechanic. *Tr
Futura 875 tires made by bridgestone firestone with tread separation on all 4 tires. These tires seem never to have existed. They are not futura 775 tires they are futura 875 tires. These tires were purchased july 2001 at a time when dangerous tires were in the news for roll over accident's killing people. Yet pepboys never notified us they were defective. Now the tread separation on all 4 tires is very obvious and the tires must be replaced. Clearly there are still defective dangerous tires on the road waiting to harm a trusting public. Why? *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 mercury sable. While driving at any speed, the radiator fan shuts off and does not come back on. As a result, the temperature in the vehicle increases. The dealer was notified and gave the contact the runaround. The contact referenced three nhtsa campaign id numbers 01i011000, 01v390000, and 97v019000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan). The contact was informed that the safety improvement campaign expired. She stated that she never received a recall notice. The failure mileage was 60,000.
My daughter had just driven all over the state with her student teaching assignment. She was going to teach for the day when she had tire failure. She had just left from her apartment going 10 mph and about one mile from her place. The coil spring broke jabbing into her tire and causing a blow out. We had to have the car towed and the mechanic said these mecuries and ford sables were good for this kind od a problem. Then I got on line and it sais that one point back in 95 that these kind of cars had to have guards to protect the coils from the tires. I am concerned. *Tr
Consumer requesting reimbursement for repairs on a 1995 mercury sable. Consumer repaired the vehicle for recall problems before a recall was received and would like reimbursement for the cost. *Kb the head gaskets, timing cover gaskets and oil pan were replaced due to the vehicle overheating. *Jb
I have had the same problem as these people that have all posted information on the internet. Now I have take my car into multiple places to have the problem resolved, and nobody seems to know what is wrong with the vehicle. I think since so many people are having the same problem that it is not our problem, but a problem that mercury as a company needs to fix. I am having an intermittent problem with my van not starting. It is a 1993 mercury villager. On saturday after driving it for about 1 hour with multiple...
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stops where I turned the car off and went into a store, it would not start. When I turned the key every single light came on, seat belt, check engine, it seemed like 7 or 8 in all. There was nothing. We tried jumping it, but that did not do anything. Later that day someone told me it sounded to him like it wasn't in park or at least the car didn't think it was in park. I tried starting it again after depressing the brake, turning to on and moving from park to neutral then back to park. It started up just like always. I drove around and made 2 stops. The first time it started right back up, the second time it wouldn't start, but after moving it to neutral and back to park it started right up. After a total driving time of about 35 - 40 minutes I arrived home. About 20 minutes later I went out to start the car and got nothing. This time the neutral to park trick did not work. I tried numerous time over the course of an hour with no luck. Have a 1997 villager with 130k on it. The van has been running fine until two days ago. I went out to start it and it spits, sputters, backfires and dies. *Tr
Upon completing a tire check of my vehicle, I noticed the sidewall of my general tire ameri -g4s is buldging out (about the size of a golf ball hemisphere) and the rubber is starting to separate. *Tr
When I took my 1995 mercury sable to a mechanic for an oil change, he notified me that both rear springs were broken. He showed it to me and I saw it for myself. Furthermore, one spring had worn a visible groove in the right rear tire. It was dangerous to drive my car further and it must be repaired immediately at a cost of $700. The repair is scheduled for next week and includes rear struts, rear springs and the associated mounting brackets. My mechanic says this is a defect in the steel used for the springs and is a common problem on ford products and they fix a lot of them. *Jb
Dt*: the contact stated that the vehicle slows down and will not accelerate until the vehicle stalls to a stop. The vehicle runs fine after it is restarted. The dealership and two independent repair shops could not duplicate the problem. There was nothing illuminated on the dash prior to each incident. Updated 10/4/2006 -the consumer noticed that teh abs light has illuminated twice, once while the vehicle was running and once while it was not. *Nm
Comments: I have a 1995 mercury sable with 52,000 miles on it. Some years ago, ford issued a letter saying it would make repairs if the head gasket prematurely blew on this car at under 60,000 miles or within 5 years. About two weeks ago, with no warning, my sable blew its head gasket in my garage, after I had turned off the car and gotten out of it. It was just a miracle that I was still in the garage with my husband when it happened. Normally, I would have gone in the house and shut the door. At any rate, I...
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turned around and smoke was billowing from the rear of the car. My husband jumped in the car (i wouldn't have done that) and backed it into our court. I ran for the phone and called 911. My point is, that except for the fluke of my being in the garage at the time, my house could have gone up in smoke! When I called the local ford dealer, they referred me to ford customer service. Josh at customer service told me that the "customer satisfaction program" on this car had expired and that there are no available coverages. He further stated that I had no recourse to anyone else in the company because ford had "empowered" the customer service program to answer all questions of this type. I think that if my house had burned down, ford certainly would have had some liability. The cost to repair the vehicle is $2,000, nearly as much as it's worth. Is there anything you can do to help me with this problem? *Nm
I just bought the car uaed drove off the highway and my car started smoking from the hood, I also getting a knocking sound in the engine department, the car has no safety future in it ,if I was in the highway driving and this car started to stop, I will be in serious accident, ford need to recall the engine and replace it with one high performance one, that last. *Nm
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was making a clicking sound. An independent mechanic determined the sub frame on both sides disintegrated and needed to be repaired.
Dt: the contact stated there was nhtsa recall o campaign 98v323000 concerning the structure: frame and members. However, the recall did not correct the problem. The vehicle had the same problems again. The dealer has been contacted. The vehicle has not been repaired. *Ak
Motor replaced on my car , a 95 mercury sable, replaced at 85,000 miles and just blew again I now have 123,00 on the car and just want to express my gratitude for you changing my mind on future purchases of ford products. I work for a teer 2 supplier of color conc. To gm and have always purchased ford in spite of the savings I receive through work. Can you help me or not with my expenses for repair of another motor? *Nm
Re: nhtsa campaign id number : 98v323000* hello, fomoco local dealer & corporate customer relations insist there is no such recall as noted above. After several phone calls and visits in the last month, I call corporate. There too they insisted there was no such thing. I called a second time and was forwarded up the ladder, same results. The next week I received a questionare wanting to know of my satisfaction with my recent inquiries! If you could be of any assistance I would be deeply indebted....
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Thank you sincerely, [[redacted]] * what initiated this whole thing is that my care started clanking and a few other things. Took it to the les scwab dealer. He said my frame mounts went. My local mechanic confirmed it. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr
The vehicle started to smoke. The consumer pulled over to the side of the road, to find the fire had completely gone out. **Jb
My 1995 merc . Sable .2 Months ago my right from spring broke and went through my tire I was able to controle it till we stoped but the car was so bad it needed a tow and $375.00 To fix it.I was told it was a defective spring and should have been recalled.And they have fixed a lot of cars like mine with bad springs.Then just today the left front spring broke and again into the tire it went.This time it cost $260.00 To fix it.And again I was told it was a defective spring from factory.This was a diferent auto repair...
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in different state.He also said he thought there was a recall on them.I never got a recall notice from ford deal in hicksvill ohio where the car was bought new??Is there a probelm with the springs if so who owes me the cost of fixing it .
Recall campaign; 97v019000 consumer received recall notice in reference to circuit breaker. After the recall repairs, the consumer discovered the signals were not working. *Bf the consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealer for recall repairs. After picking up the vehicle, the consumer discovered that the directional signals were not working and the engine stalled out at low speeds and at stop lights, cutting out the power brakes and the power steering. *Sc the dealer claimed the problems were unrelated with the recall. *Jb
Several unexpected experiences with cooling system failure. *Bf recall numbers; 97v019000, 01v390000, & 01i011000. *Sc
Mercury Sable: every year compared
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 267 | 5 | D |
| 1998 | 195 | 2 | C |
| 1997 | 231 | 3 | C |
| 1996 | 309 | 5 | D |
| 1995 | 354 | 6 | D |
| 1994 | 392 | 5 | D |
| 1993 | 677 | 8 | F |
| 1992 | 377 | 5 | D |
| 1991 | 230 | 5 | C |
1995 Mercury Sable vs rivals
| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Mercury Sable | 354 | 6 | D | |
| 1995 Mercury Villager | 370 | 3 | F | Compare |
| 1995 Mercury Mystique | 335 | 12 | F | Compare |
| 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis | 203 | 7 | F | Compare |
| 1995 Mercury Cougar | 113 | 0 | F | Compare |
| 1995 Mercury Tracer | 100 | 3 | F | Compare |
| 1995 Mercury Topaz | 1 | 0 | A | Compare |
| 1995 Mercury Mercury Truck | 1 | 0 | C | Compare |
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Questions about the 1995 Mercury Sable
Does the 1995 Mercury Sable have any recalls?
Yes - NHTSA lists 6 recalls for the 1995 Mercury Sable: fan (December 2001); fan (December 2001); frame and members (December 1998); vehicle speed control (February 1997) and more. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether yours has been fixed.
What are the most common problems with the 1995 Mercury Sable?
By the complaints owners filed with NHTSA, the most common problem areas are the engine & cooling (130), transmission & drivetrain (90), electrical system (31).
How many complaints has the 1995 Mercury Sable had?
354 complaints have been filed with NHTSA, the first on February 13, 1995 and the latest on October 6, 2015. Of these, 11 describe a crash and 14 a fire, and together they report 10 injuries and 0 deaths.
Is the 1995 Mercury Sable a reliable vehicle?
Its Safety Index is 35 out of 100 (grade D: more problems than a typical Mercury Sable year, for its age). The index weighs complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and recalls against how long the vehicle has been on the road, compared with the same model's other years. It is not a measure of every repair - read the complaints and owner experiences, and have any used vehicle inspected before you buy.
Which Mercury Sable years have the most complaints?
1993 (677), 2000 (465), 2002 (457). See every Mercury Sable year compared.
What should I do if my 1995 Mercury Sable has a problem?
If it is a safety problem, stop driving it if it is unsafe and contact your dealer. Report it to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem - enough reports start investigations and recalls - and share your experience here so other owners know what to look for.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data