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2001 Mercury Sable electrical system problems

26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2001 Mercury Sable6% of all complaints for this model year.

26
Electrical System complaints
6%
share of all complaints
47,250 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • For over ten (10) years the headlights (but not the side driving lights) have been going off (for about 3 minutes) and then coming back on. This does not occur every time the lights come on and seems to be more frequent in the summer time when it is warm or hot outside. The date below is just…

    filed Dec 23, 2015

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 mercury sable. The contact stated that the alarm system and interior lights would activate independently and recurringly. The vehicle was not taken for diagnosis or inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the incident. The approximate…

    filed Dec 23, 2013

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electrical System problems in other Sable years

YearReportsShare
2008 Sable1118%
2005 Sable67%
2004 Sable612%
2003 Sable105%
2002 Sable174%
2000 Sable235%
1999 Sable73%
1998 Sable168%
1997 Sable198%
1996 Sable207%
1995 Sable329%
1994 Sable297%
Sable electrical system problems by year →

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.