There are 4 stored owner reports matching the steering leading-label group for the 2002 Mercury Sable in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories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
2002 MERCURY SABLE GS - 103,000 MILES, NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION, ALWAYS MAINTAINED BY THE BOOK. ON APRIL 2, 2010 AT 8:00 AM, I WAS PULLING FORWARD OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT WHEN A LOUD THUD AND A GRINDING NOISE STOPPED ME FROM GOING ANY FURTHER. THIS WAS A TOTAL SURPRISE AS NOTHING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS DAY'S DRIVING HINTED AT AN SUSPENSION/STEERING PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING BEHIND BOTH FRONT WHEELS, I FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND A PLASTIC PIECE HAD BEEN BROKEN BY THE IMPACT. NO TIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED. I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT SO SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10 MPH BY THE TIME THE NOISE FORCED ME TO STOP. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT SPEED I WOULD SURELY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE SABLE WAS TAKEN AWAY ON A FLATBED TRUCK AND COST ABOUT $1300.00 TO REPAIR USING NEW PARTS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, I DID RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT ONLY AFFECTS 2002-2003 SABLE/TAURUS, IRRESPECTIVE OF MILEAGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS COMPLAINT NUMBER 356 FOR THIS SPECIFIC MANUFACTURER'S FLAW. *TR
I TOOK MY 2002 MERCURY SABLE SEDAN IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE CHECKED. WHEN I CALLED TO PICK UP THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT THE LEFT FRONT INNER TIE RODS WERE LOOSE AND THAT THE REAR COILS/SPRINGS WERE ALL BROKEN. THERE ARE ONLY 76,600 MILES ON THE CAR. WE ARE THE ONLY OWNERS. THE REPAIR COST WAS NEARLY $1,000.00. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. VERY DANGEROUS. AND UNHEARD OF FOR A 6 YR OLD CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND COMING FROM HIS VEHICLE. WHEN HE MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE IT TOWED TO BILL WILSON'S AUTO BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $570. THE REPAIRS CONSISTS OF A NEW STRUT, SPRING, AND ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000. UPDATE 05/13/08 *BF UPDATED
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.