1994 Mercury Sable vehicle speed control problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1994 Mercury Sable — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Rough idling yesterday, head gasket blew today. Puff of white smoke and usual eruction of antifreeze. Avoided accident though I did swerve into next lane between 2 cars.. *ak”
filed Mar 26, 2002
“My transmission makes a loud thump noise when the car is shifted from park to either drive or reverse. Also when I come to a complete stop and then press the accelerator, the car seems to be in neutral and then after a few seconds goes into gear and launches forward. While driving, my speedometer…”
filed Oct 18, 2000
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Sable years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Sable | 5 | 25% |
| 2008 Sable | 10 | 16% |
| 2005 Sable | 38 | 46% |
| 2004 Sable | 15 | 29% |
| 2003 Sable | 28 | 14% |
| 2002 Sable | 56 | 13% |
| 2001 Sable | 61 | 14% |
| 2000 Sable | 71 | 15% |
| 1999 Sable | 16 | 6% |
| 1998 Sable | 32 | 17% |
| 1997 Sable | 28 | 12% |
| 1996 Sable | 17 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1994 Mercury Sable
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.