1997 Mercury Sable GS from North America - Comments

23rd Apr 2003, 08:38

"Decent car for the money"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Door Ajar Light does not shut off.

Interior Lamps stay on for an undetermined amount of time.

Speed Sensor replaced at 87,000 miles.

Speed Sensor replaced at 106,000 miles.

Strange appearance of radiator steam at odd occasions. Have been unable to get this fixed. Dealer says he cannot detect it. Though I know I've seen it many times.

Beginning to have serious valve noise at 106,000 miles.

Once for some odd reason the headlights would not come on. Then, after I repeatedly turned them off and on they only came on normally after switching the high-beams off and on.

General comments?

Generally I like my car. The interior is comfortable and I am a 6'2" guy.

The ride is smooth although I think the car is seriously underpowered by the 6 cylinder engine.

Quiet interior/good factory sound system.

Visibility is good while driving.

The acceleration could be better.

The car is comfortable over long drives.


9th Jun 2003, 15:09

I have a 98 and just rolled it to 100,000 miles. Absolutley one of the best cars I have ever owned. My door open light stays on as well at times, and at times it doesn't...go figure. Had to by pass the heater core, as I was building so much pressure the reservoir for the antifreeze cracked.


25th Feb 2005, 19:57

I have trouble with the door ajar light too, as well as the interior lights of the car not going off. This seems to happen in temperatures above freezing. My windshield wipers don't always engage either. It might be something electrical, but my mechanic says it's too complex to fix and not worth the money.

I'm at 240,000 km and the block heater just blew out of the block. I'm hoping to fix it because the car has been reliable so far.

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