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1999 Mercury Sable brakes problems

The 1999 Mercury Sable has 30 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

30

Brakes complaints

10%

Share of year

3

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

“VEICLE INVOLVED IN FRONT COLLISION WITH A 35-40 MPH IMPACT DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · March 11, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1999 Mercury Sable have?

NHTSA has 30 complaints about the 1999 Mercury Sable brakes — 10% 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.