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2001 Mercury Sable repairs by problem area
Engine (32%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (10%)
Brakes and Traction Control (6%)
Suspension and Steering (26%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (20%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (3%)
Other (3%)
Chart based on 118 repairs.
2001 Mercury Sable repair cost distribution
$2500+ (3%)
$1000 - $2499 (7%)
$500 - $999 (20%)
$100 - $499 (31%)
< $100 (38%)
Chart based on 99 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2001 Mercury Sable
Engine not specified
| Mercury Sable in Michigan, United States Oct 2012 - Jan 2013 | |||
| Jan 2013US $400 | Car turns over but won't start. Spark Plugs and accessories changed. | ||
2001 Mercury Sable 4dr Wagon
155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| Mercury Sable in Michigan, United States May 2010 - Aug 2014 | |||
| Oct 2013241500 mi | temp sensor | ||
2001 Mercury Sable 4dr Sedan
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| Mercury Sable in California, United States Feb 2012 - Jun 2015 | |||
| May 2012297600 miUS $2621 | Rebuilt original transmission (first time). Unknowingly, a piece of small plastic somehow got into transmission after fluid change and clogged value for overdrive gear. Transmission stopped shifting past 3rd gear. Discovered in rebuild. | ||
| Nov 2012304900 miUS $125 | Replaced leaking PCV tube | ||
| Mar 2014321000 miUS $800 | Replaced all tie rods | ||
| Mercury Sable in Michigan, United States Mar 2012 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Dec 201452000 miUS $75 | Replaced coil pack to alleviate engine misfire. | ||
| Mercury Sable in Iowa, United States Feb 2012 - Aug 2013 | |||
| Jun 201252000 miUS $103 | Car was misfiring, coil pack went bad. Replaced with Motorcraft part. | ||
| Dec 201254000 miUS $67 | Sunlight sensor failed causing the lights to constantly remain on day and night with headlight switch in the "Auto" position. Ran EATC self test to determine failed sensor. Sunlight sensor replaced. | ||
| Aug 201355000 miUS $55 | ABS ring on driver's side axle rusted and lost a tooth. Axle replaced. | ||
| Mercury Sable in New York, United States Dec 2012 - Jul 2014 | |||
| Apr 201379500 miUS $1300 | replace transmission pan gasket, fuel pump, cooling system relay housing, struts,tie rod ends,rear springs,ball joints,stablizer bar | ||
| Nov 201383600 miUS $900 | struts front and rear ball joints torsion bar sway bar and all links | ||
| Jan 201484200 miUS $1000 | fuel pump,transmission gasket | ||
| Jun 201486000 mi | replace gate for heat/air stuck closed no cool air just hot air,5 hrs labor,remove dash,etc | ||
| Mercury Sable in New Jersey, United States Jun 2014 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Apr 2015131500 miUS $900 | coil pack, plugs, and wires | ||
| Mercury Sable in Oklahoma, United States Mar 2018 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Jan 2018122000 miUS $700 | Fixed air conditioner leak and replaced rear drum brake pads and fixed transmission leak. | ||
| Jul 2018127000 miUS $700 | Ball joint replacement and ac repair | ||
| Sep 2018129000 miUS $220 | Plastic part connecting two hoses failed. Replaced hoses with plastic part. One assembly. | ||
| Mercury Sable in Pennsylvania, United States Jun 2016 - Jun 2017 | |||
| Jun 2016109000 miUS $597 | Heating system doors were stuck and needed to be replaced. This required dismantling the dash to access the problem. | ||
| Mercury Sable in New York, United States May 2015 - Jun 2017 | |||
| Jan 2016US $160 | o2 sensor went bad | ||
| Mercury Sable in Connecticut, United States May 2014 - Feb 2015 | |||
| Sep 2014175000 miUS $1000 | Had front axle and front CV joints replaced. | ||
| Feb 2015180000 mi | Car was jerking/bucking while cruising at highway speed between 50-70mph. It was an intermittent occurrence. | ||
| Mercury Sable in Kentucky, United States Mar 2011 - Oct 2012 | |||
| May 2011122800 miUS $200 | Changed master cylinder. Was leaking fluid | ||
| Oct 2011128000 miUS $200 | Replaced bypass hose, very expensive part. | ||
| Jul 2012135200 miUS $300 | Replaced calipers, rotors and pads on front wheels. | ||
| Mercury Sable in California, United States Mar 2011 - May 2011 | |||
| May 2011112000 miUS $450 | Upon starting car engine starting over but engine does not start or dies after briefly running 2 seconds [ Like engine is starving for Fuel ] | ||
| Mercury Sable in New Jersey, United States May 2008 - Jan 2011 | |||
| Sep 200867000 miUS $600 | Rear wheel brake cylinder had locked up. | ||
| Sep 201081000 miUS $30 | Squeaky suspension. Asked mechanic to squirt grease with needle grease fitting into any rubber covers. Now silent. | ||
| Dec 201082000 miUS $17 | Sudden intermittent no-start condition. Strong crank but no start. Replaced fuel pump relay. Problem recurred within a week. Waiting for it to recur to troubleshoot. | ||
| Mercury Sable in Michigan, United States Jun 2009 - Sep 2012 | |||
| Jan 2010102000 miUS $80 | DPFE sensor replaced | ||
| Jul 2010109000 miUS $650 | Replaced front pads, rotors, right rear wheel cylinder Replaced right and left lower ball joints, left outer tie rod end, alignment | ||
| Dec 2010117000 mi | Recall for front coil springs. Both replaced. ****** NOTE***** Both rear coil springs also found to be broken- not covered under recall even though they are the same springs by the same manufacturer. Thousands of other complaints... Recall for brake light switch. Brake lights staying on and going off and on by themselves with car off. Kept draining the battery until we found out about the recall and had the problem fixed. | ||
| Mar 2011118600 miUS $600 | Both rear spring found broken when taken in for recall on front broken springs. Rear springs not covered even though they are the same springs that are on front. Also strut mounts and sway bar links replaced because broken springs caused. Replaced 2 rear coil springs that were broken like the front but not covered under recall. Because of this problem it caused the strut mounts and 2 broken sway bar links to be replaced. | ||
| Jun 2011121000 miUS $250 | Two brake lines rusted through, had to be replaced between proportioning valve and rear. | ||
| Apr 2012133800 miUS $630 | Replace both sway bar links Replace both ball joints | ||
| Jun 2012138000 miUS $428 | Replace both inner tie rod ends replace left front strut and strut mount | ||
| Mercury Sable in Minnesota, United States Jan 2009 - Dec 2014 | |||
| Aug 201152000 miUS $525 | Passenger axle was leaking grease. RR axle and replaced rear drum brakes for maintenance. As well as a coolant and brake fluid flush. | ||
| Apr 201257000 miUS $30 | CEL for EGR valve. Ended up replacing DPFE sensor and solved the problem. | ||
| Jun 201259000 miUS $300 | Rear spring broke. Replaced with quick-struts and new endlinks. | ||
| Aug 201259600 miUS $550 | replaced front springs/struts with Monroe Quickstruts. replaced sway bar endlinks at same time. | ||
| May 201472000 miUS $60 | Replaced coolant overflow tank, low coolant sensor was bad. Replaced dash instrument cluster light bulbs. | ||
| Jul 201473300 miUS $600 | Replaced ignition coil and spark plug wires. | ||
| Mercury Sable in Ohio, United States Jan 2010 - Jun 2013 | |||
| May 201378600 miUS $28 | bad ignition coil pack | ||
| Mercury Sable in Texas, United States Jun 2008 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Jul 200873000 miUS $100 | Noticed transmissionwas leaking in Garage. Torque converter had "blown up" | ||
| Jan 200976000 miUS $45 | Replace AC/Radio dash assembly. Replacement purchased at a wrecker and installed by shop. | ||
| Mercury Sable in New York, United States Dec 2009 - Mar 2015 | |||
| Feb 201073000 miUS $125 | Bought radio from recycling yard, father (a mechanic) installed it. | ||
| Jun 201076000 miUS $80 | The Right Rear weight bearing Stabilizer bar snap in two. Due to age as I bought this car used back in January. Repaired the right and the left side to eliminate any future repairs. | ||
| Jul 201076800 miUS $400 | AC compressor clutch broke. | ||
| Dec 201083000 miUS $280 | Alternator light came on first cold night in VA. New Alternator ordered from Dealer in NY where Father works. Unfortunately the rebuilt Alternator was defective. Renting car until Father returns with new alternator. | ||
| Feb 201182315 miUS $668 | Junk Yard Altenator put on. Car taken for inspection. THIEF tried to rip me off for extra work. Declined to have the work done in VA. Two weeks back in NY to have work done by my Father. Along with finally a WORKING altenator. Ford parts lable the altenators wrong 3x mixing Taurus with Sable. Repairs made for VA inspection oil pan gasket, tie rod ends, struts, wheel alignment. Nothing wrong with parts taken off!!! Ford Supply Company SCREWED ME 3 rebuilt altenators 2 shipped from NY and 1 from here in Virginia and NONE OF THEM WORKED. Bought a used 2001 Altenator from Salvage yard. It worked drove Sable back to N.Y. to have repair completed. | ||
| Oct 201196000 mi | Both Front headlights had small crack allowing moisture in clouding up the lenses. I put off long enough since I bought the vehicle and finally had both replaced with OEM's. | ||
| Jun 2012106000 miUS $800 | Brake Cylinder Booster FAILED | ||
| Nov 2012115200 miUS $85 | Replaced Front End Transmission Mount. | ||
| Jun 2014136000 mi | Was getting heat instead of A/C. Somehow electronically the system was stuck in heat mode. | ||
| Mercury Sable in Alabama, United States Jan 2006 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Mar 200685157 miUS $240 | R/R Passenger Door Panel and Installed Missing Panel retainer | ||
| Mar 2010115000 mi | Right front drive axle assembly; Right front axle seal; Left transaxle seal. Parts 889.05 / Labor 1168 | ||
| Oct 2010119000 miUS $458 | Transaxles leaking. I believe this problem was caused by a result of earlier work done poorly on the car. | ||
| Nov 2010120316 miUS $2287 | Replaced Serpentine Drive Belt Ball Joint Assy; R/R Rt Frt Axle seal Rt Frt Drive Axle Assy Lft Transmission Axle Seal Ran diagnostics; R/R DPFE Sensor | ||
| Jan 2012135000 miUS $176 | Car died while driving home from work. Son loaded it onto a flatbed and brought it to a local shop. That saved me at least $200 bucks. The problem was a bad FAL sensor. | ||
| May 2012142006 miUS $268 | Very Bad shake. Replaced frt and rear struts, tie rod ends Replace wiper pump hose Replaced front and rear struts; tie rod ends Replace MAF sensor harnessplug and sensor | ||
| Oct 2012152000 miUS $815 | Replaced faulty fuel pump, PCV. Replaced inner tie rod ends and purchased 2 tires. | ||
| Mar 2013159000 miUS $40 | The A/C & Heater had not been working correctly for a while. Then on one trip home from work the car overheated. I took it to a friend that owns his own repair shop and he found a bad thermostat and replaced it. I expected a $400 bill | ||
| Aug 2013167000 miUS $285 | Replaced bad themostat Replaced Bad starter | ||
| Dec 2013174000 mi | Car died on way to work. Engine Light began to flash. Then overheated. While on side of road some parasite jacked my battery. Cut the cables to get it. Went through the grill to open it. | ||
| Dec 2021172242 miUS $1423 | Replaced Rack & Pinion due to cracked housing. Got new tires and alignment in the process. | ||
| Jan 2022172000 miUS $2550 | Replaced Engine. | ||
| Mercury Sable in New York, United States Jul 2008 - Jun 2010 | |||
| Mar 200967000 miUS $65 | Window washer hoses leaking-replaced all. Door agar light on-Interior lights stay on. cleaned & Lubricate drivers door latch | ||
| Sep 200970000 miUS $241 | Ck eng lite on: Vacuum leaks at intake manifold. Replaced upper & lower gaskets and vacuum hoses Tach fluctuated-found/replaced IAC valve internal fault. Also NYS inspection | ||
| Dec 200972000 miUS $763 | Oil pan leaking-Gasket N/G L/F axle seal leaking-replaced seal | ||
2001 Mercury Sable 4dr Sedan
155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
| Mercury Sable in Ohio, United States Apr 2010 - Mar 2011 | |||
| May 2010134000 miUS $286 | Sway Bar Links making clunking noise, replaced links on both front axles | ||
| Mar 2011151000 miUS $411 | Axle broke. Towed car. Mechanic suggested tie rods be replaced as well due to excessive play. | ||
| Mercury Sable in Nebraska, United States Jun 2012 - Jun 2021 | |||
| Jan 201393000 miUS $550 | part broken in front left hub, new rotors and pads | ||
| Jun 2013103000 miUS $400 | front ball joint replaced, also corrected rear sway bars which were installed incorrectly resulting in worn bushings. | ||
| Oct 2013104200 miUS $100 | installed new water pump | ||
| Aug 2014108100 miUS $1500 | Rear springs cracked on strut assembly. Thermostat New heater blower motor | ||
| Jan 2016109000 miUS $700 | broken front strut, both front struts replaced, and a ruined tire replaced. | ||
| Jun 2017138000 miUS $65 | air compressor froze up, broke serpentine belt, replaced with blank pulley and new belt | ||
| Jan 2018137500 miUS $400 | replaced water pump due to heater not working properly | ||
| Mercury Sable in Michigan, United States Dec 2007 - Feb 2022 | |||
| Dec 200950000 mi | Driver's seat belt would not retract properly. Belt was found to have a twist inside the trim, which precluded proper retraction. This was an assembly defect. Remounting the belt by the vehicle owner removed the twist and restored belt retraction. | ||
| Jun 201052000 miUS $50 | Erratic idle, idle air control (IAC) motor was sticky. Replacement of IAC motor solved the problem. | ||
| Oct 201052500 miUS $50 | I disassembled and cleaned the rusty contacts of the remote mirror switch. The car lurches when shifting from park or neutral (idle problem). Car also will not return to idle quickly after lifting foot off gas pedal. Idle air control motor was replaced. There was no improvement of the problem after repair | ||
| Sep 201156000 miUS $50 | a/c clutch was worn and needed to be replaced The stabilizer link ends on each side had grease boots that were shredded from age. This opened the lubricant to corrosive environment. Failure was imminent. | ||
| Mar 201259000 miUS $40 | Fuel pump stopped working. New fuel pump repaired the problem. Vinyl panel delaminated from inner door panel on 3 of 4 doors. | ||
| Jul 201263000 miUS $40 | Rear stabilizer link end corroded and broke. Both link ends replaced. | ||
| Oct 201263000 miUS $92 | Worn ball joints | ||
| Sep 201363000 miUS $55 | A schraeder valve in the a/c system became leaky, causing all refrigerant to vent. Both valves were replaced with new ones. | ||
| May 201568300 miUS $80 | Starter was replaced. | ||
| Nov 201685000 miUS $90 | Engine ran rough. Coil pack was replaced. | ||
| Mar 201789700 miUS $450 | Front left spring broke, poking a hole in the tire. All four struts and springs were replaced. | ||
| May 201895000 miUS $30 | replaced switch assy for remote mirrors | ||
| Sep 2021112000 miUS $80 | Electrical issue. Computer replaced. | ||
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