Mercury Sable
2001 only
2001 Mercury Sable have 117 classified complaints on record for that year specifically. The most common issue in this year is Stalling and no-start, typically surfacing around 95,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2001 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Mercury Sable report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2001 only
Median onset: 95,000 miles. 13.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 91,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 83,000 miles. 25.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 127,500 miles. 8.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 145,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 1,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 89,789 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 132,788 miles. 20.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2001 model year. See the full Mercury Sable report for every year and full specs/safety data.