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2001 Mercury Sable engine problems

The 2001 Mercury Sable has 27 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

27

Engine complaints

5%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Sable engine complaints by model year427 complaints1984: 1 complaints1986: 7 complaints1987: 11 complaints1988: 34 complaints1989: 56 complaints1990: 30 complaints1991: 66 complaints1992: 183 complaints1993: 427 complaints1994: 162 complaints1995: 155 complaints1996: 69 complaints1997: 46 complaints1998: 20 complaints1999: 23 complaints2000: 31 complaints2001: 27 complaints2002: 24 complaints2003: 27 complaints2004: 5 complaints2005: 8 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 5 complaints
Sable engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“MY 2001 MERCURY SABLE ACCELERATED AS I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE. I CALLED 911. THE 911 OPERATOR SUGGESTED THAT I APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHICH I DID. I WENT ABOUT 15 MILES RIDING THE SHOULDER GOING BETWEEN 60-70 MILES PER HOUR. I EVENTUALLY EXITED…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 14, 2011 · crash · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2001 Mercury Sable have?

NHTSA has 27 complaints about the 2001 Mercury Sable engine — 5% 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.