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1998 Mercury Sable brakes problems

The 1998 Mercury Sable has 32 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

32

Brakes complaints

13%

Share of year

7

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Sable brakes complaints by model year68 complaints1986: 2 complaints1987: 6 complaints1988: 4 complaints1989: 13 complaints1990: 13 complaints1991: 29 complaints1992: 52 complaints1993: 59 complaints1994: 27 complaints1995: 14 complaints1996: 20 complaints1997: 20 complaints1998: 32 complaints1999: 30 complaints2000: 68 complaints2001: 40 complaints2002: 27 complaints2003: 15 complaints2004: 12 complaints2005: 8 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 2 complaints
Sable brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL WENTDOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. WAS TRAVELING 40MPH. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK BLOWN 5 AMP FUSE (RADIO,RCC,IPC CIRCUTE) WERE FOUND AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *YH”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · January 15, 2001 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1998 Mercury Sable have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 1998 Mercury Sable brakes — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.