1997 Mercury Sable visibility problems
22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 1997 Mercury Sable — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“We own a 1997 mercury sable. In june of 2004 our heater core went out and, as the car was under warranty, was replaced by a local car dealership, henry day ford. The mileage of the car was then 60,468. Since then, we have had to have the heater core replaced an additional 4 times, the last time was…”
filed Jun 13, 2005
“I own a 1997 mercury sable. The front drivers side windsheild wiper is defective, we have replaced it several times and it continues to be a dangerous problem. Each time it has of course been raining heavily in heavy traffic when it just stops working. We have somehow managed at this point to have…”
filed Jul 18, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Erratic operation of the cool/warm function of the temperature control system - repair procedure for stratification (secondary) temperature blend door. *tt
02236 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 25, 2002
Visibility problems in other Sable years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Sable | 1 | 5% |
| 2005 Sable | 3 | 4% |
| 2004 Sable | 1 | 2% |
| 2003 Sable | 18 | 9% |
| 2002 Sable | 26 | 6% |
| 2001 Sable | 10 | 2% |
| 2000 Sable | 11 | 2% |
| 1999 Sable | 21 | 8% |
| 1998 Sable | 10 | 5% |
| 1996 Sable | 27 | 9% |
| 1995 Sable | 15 | 4% |
| 1994 Sable | 25 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 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.