2005 Mercury Sable Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 7%of 83 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 68,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the electrical system of the 2005 Mercury Sable, 7% of the 83 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 68,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The check engine light keeps coming on. Each time I have the part repaired or replace only to have it come again with a new code. I have replaced numerous parts and have spent over $2000 so far. The check engine light still keeps coming on. The car runs good. Sometimes the transmission acts up but everything seems to be working fine. I just cant stop the check engine lite to stay off.”
NHTSA complaint #10795341, filed 2015-11, 150,000 miles“While driving recently, my 2005 Sable suddenly accelerated, forcing me to brake and put the car in neutral while at speed. This has happened 3 or 4 other times.in the past. Now the cruise control does not work anymore.”
NHTSA complaint #10593933, filed 2014-05, 68,000 miles“This was the third incident in which the car stopped on me. (one other time when I was leaving my apartment and one wednesday evening on my way to bible study; both times had to coast to the road side and try and get it to start again). The third time I was driving down the highway at the speed limit of 40 MPH. The car's dash board lite up; gave me one message that said low pressure. The steering wheel locked and the gas pedal locked; I was able to coast to the side before it completed locked up and stopped one me. Had my year old grandson in the car with me. …”
NHTSA complaint #10598879, filed 2014-06, 69,000 miles“The engine suddenly quit running while cruising at 60 MPH in darkness on a heavily traveled congested 6 lane interstate highway. The time was 6:50 pm and there was no unusual weather. The car shook for a few seconds at the time of shut-down. I attributed the shake of the car to a loaded semi flat bed truck running in the next lane at approximately 65 MPH. We were at normal spacing between vehicles. There was neither contact with this truck nor any other vehicle. The incident occurred on i270 near bridgeton, mo. …”
NHTSA complaint #10437692, filed 2011-11, 63,000 miles“This was the third incident in which the car stopped on me. Once before I was leaving my apartment and another time when I was driving on my way to church. During all three incidents, I had to coast to the side of the road and try to restart the car. The third time I was driving on the highway, the dash board all of a sudden lite up and one of the messages was low pressure . The steering wheel locked up and so did the gas pedal. I had just enough times to coast to the side of the road (good thing there side strip. I had my 5 year grandson in the car so that was really scary. …”
NHTSA complaint #10605961, filed 2014-06, 69,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10019807Apr 29, 2006Tenths digit not displayed on odometer after 10,000 miles/kilometers.
- 10016806Oct 11, 2005Dtcs p0760 and p0763-4f50n transaxle-vehicles built before 3/15/2005. This may be due to a shorted transaxle internal harness, caused by a sharp edge on the inside of the side…
- 10014264Dec 27, 2004No crank - battery discharged on 3.0l 4v engine.
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11 | 18% |
| 2005 | 6 | 7% |
| 2004 | 6 | 12% |
| 2003 | 10 | 5% |
| 2002 | 17 | 4% |
| 2001 | 26 | 6% |
| 2000 | 23 | 5% |
| 1999 | 7 | 3% |
| 1998 | 16 | 8% |
| 1997 | 19 | 8% |
| 1996 | 20 | 7% |
| 1995 | 32 | 9% |
| 1994 | 29 | 7% |
| 1993 | 46 | 7% |
| 1992 | 28 | 8% |
| 1991 | 16 | 7% |
| 1990 | 21 | 13% |
| 1989 | 58 | 24% |
| 1988 | 26 | 21% |
| 1987 | 15 | 20% |
| 1986 | 6 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2005 Mercury Sable
38 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
26 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Mercury Sable
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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