2000 Mercury Sable exterior lighting problems
54 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2000 Mercury Sable — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. The contact stated that the brake lights continuously failed without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 157,000 and the current mileage was…”
filed Sep 5, 2013
“Tl* the contact owns 2000 mercury sable. The contact stated the vehicle had an adjustable pedal. The contact stated when grease from the brake pedal was on the brake light switch, it burned out. When the brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel the brake light failed to work. The…”
filed Sep 6, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH A MALFUNCTIONING…Campaign 04V106000 · Mar 2, 2004
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALSCampaign 01V078000 · Mar 12, 2001
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLESCampaign 01V075000 · Mar 12, 2001
Exterior Lighting problems in other Sable years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Sable | 7 | 13% |
| 2003 Sable | 12 | 6% |
| 2002 Sable | 13 | 3% |
| 2001 Sable | 13 | 3% |
| 1999 Sable | 7 | 3% |
| 1998 Sable | 5 | 3% |
| 1997 Sable | 8 | 4% |
| 1996 Sable | 13 | 4% |
| 1995 Sable | 9 | 3% |
| 1994 Sable | 27 | 7% |
| 1993 Sable | 63 | 9% |
| 1992 Sable | 13 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 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.