Used 2003 Mercury Sable Consumer Reviews
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Winter beater
mark, 09/29/2010
2003 Mercury Sable GS 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I originally bought the car to drive in the winter to save my mustang from the winter climate of Wisconsin. The car has been very reliable and good on fuel (27 hwy). The only problem I have had with it was that a dealer did an oil change and didn't tighten the filter fully, oil leaked down onto the starter and caused the starter to malfunction.I have heard that the transmission is the weak link on these cars but so far has been shifting properly, I would recommend this car for a used car purchase
A good buy!
Selfer, 03/30/2003
2003 Mercury Sable LS Premium 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
We like this car a lot. It is our 3rd Mercury and 6th Ford product. It rides smoothly and has some nice extra touches. I find, with all Mercurys and too many cars these days, that the standard passenger seating is uncomfortable. I do not like to ride with my legs stretched out and the floors are too shallow to do otherwise. Bend your knees and they are up under your chin, it seems. Also, we drove the car out of the dealership and it shimmied. Seems it came from the factory with a bad caliper. Is there no Quality Control anymore? But Mercury fixed it and the Sable rides well now.
Great Value...Safe and Reliable
Mercster, 11/13/2006
2003 Mercury Sable GS 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Very safe and reliable car for us. Drives smooth and quiet you can talk in normal tone on the highway. The doors close with a heavy clunk. Trunk space is great...we fit all our camping gear and still have room left over. The car now has 60k and still running strong (bought at 20k). Replaced front brakes at 40k and new battery but that is it. Love to take it on long trips. We drove cross- country in it in less than 3-days (NY to AZ) no problems driving virtually non-stop. We do the maintenance as required...change oil and just replaced cooling and transmission fluid. This is our third Sable/Taurus and the other 2 have served us well as well (over 100k each).
Nice Car for the Money
Richard, 05/31/2005
2003 Mercury Sable LS Premium 4dr Wagon (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought this car used three months ago for a second car, mainly short haul. It's capable, comfortable and solid. Leather seats are great. I had a Sable Wagon 12 years ago and the difference is night and day. Makes me a believer in Ford again.
Great car with one fatal flaw
Roi, 09/07/2016
2003 Mercury Sable LS Premium 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
The 2003 Mercury Sable was my first car. I got an amazing deal on, $3700 for 60K miles. Everything about the car was great, it was comfortable, great engine, and it was very safe. The only repair i had to make was a small brake fluid leak, which wasn't a big deal. Until, one day i was driving down the road, and the car just broke down on me without warning. It was the transmission, which i knew because the car revved, but didn't go anywhere. I took it to a mechanic, and they told me that the transmission was completely destroyed. They said it was going to cost $5000 to replace (i scrapped it obviously, thats double the price of the car), because my car had a "limited edition" transmission. Keep in mind that this happened with 62K on the odometer. Be wary with these cars, because the trans is its achilles heal.
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