Faults:

I really haven't had many problems with the car, but as with all fords there is always something.

The transmission quit at 271,000 miles.

The power steering pump has a slow leak, but I don't have to change it that often (about every 2 months).

The thermostat quit at 281,000 miles.

The radiator started to leak don't know how this came about, but it has a slow leak.

The starter quit at 276,000 miles.

The A/C never worked.

The power windows have a short, and only the driver's seat window goes down.

General Comments:

This is one of the fastest family size sedans I have ever had! I wouldn't trade it for the world! :-) I love my Sable. :-P.

Best interior I have seen in a while.

This car is seriously quick and handles like it's on rails.

Warning this car is not for rookie drivers. :-P.

Faults:

This could go on forever. The heater core leaks, makes the whole car smell like hot anti-freeze. Gross. Like smelly jock strap.

Motor mounts went out replaced at 114,000 but probably went bad at about 80,000.

Head Gaskets Blew, twice. Continuous crap heads.

The mounts for the rockers that are cast into the heads broke off. Who knows when. Metal chunks just clunking around the valve covers.

Broke a sway bar mount in the rear 110,000.

It clunks really badly over bumps. The rear suspension sucks. You can't line the thing up without taking the shocks off and cutting new mounting holes. Oh yeah the rear can't be adjusted. You have to buy a kit from the dealer. So it has pulled to the right since about 60,000 I have been told.

The speedometer cable rattles, drives me nuts.

The radio crackles.

The power antenna is cheap.

The rims peel.

There is a hesitation in the engine. Who knows, I am an auto mechanic and it confounds me and my buddies.

Distributor and cap. Twice.

The idler air inlet thing. Whatever it is a black thing right over the throttle body that lets the air in when it idles. Well it went bad at 116,000. Idled at 3000RPM and 37mph. That was fun to stop at stop lights.

I am done this car is not worth any more time.

Had it painted, had no paint of it's own, cuz it all peeled off who knows when.

General Comments:

Car would be so awesome if it wasn't breaking something new all the time. Is a great car, but on self destruct. If your rich and love cars that make you look 70. Buy this car. Really I have it for sale.

Faults:

Transmission - replaced twice.

Power steering - trouble until the day I got rid of it.

Power windows - stopped, started, then stopped again. It worked the last time I checked.

Heater - died.

Cracked windshield - my brother's fault.

Motor mounts - made the power of the 3.8 useless unless you wanted the whole car to jolt.

Rear window wiper/defroster - stopped working shortly after purchasing, disconnected due to an electrical problem it was causing.

Paint - clear-coat got all messed up (I've heard it's somewhat common for these cars).

Leather seats - no complaint.

General Comments:

It was a boat. Couldn't stop too quickly, but I was willing to ignore it while sitting in the comfortable leather seats.

Couldn't start too quickly (broken motor mounts), but the sound system was decent (no CD), so I dealt with it.

I would've kept the car if I thought I could've fixed it for good. It was nothing but trouble for my mom, so when it was passed down to me, I decided to try and sell it. That's when I found out what a used 1989 Mercury Sable LS wagon is worth. I was offered $200, $400, even $700! Fed up, I finally donated it because frankly it wasn't worth my time.