Overview & Reviews

Four new colors are added to the paint chart, while approach lighting and an auto-dimming rearview mirror with compass become standard equipment.

• Excellent value for the money, high level of safety, available as a sedan or a wagon.

• Forgettable rental car persona, no rear disc brakes on the sedan.

User Reviews:

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  2002 Mercury Sable - 2002 Mercury Sable
  By joe765 - October 5 - 3:43 pm

  Nice family car. Rides comfortably. This car is nice size. 2003 Taurus is too big. We had one. Uses a lot of gasoline for a 3.0 liter.

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  For those who value, a value - 2002 Mercury Sable
  By johncandy - March 5 - 2:00 am

  This is a great car for the money, especially if you buy used like I did. I paid 10,900 for a 2002 sable with 16,000 miles and two years left on warranty. It is a 6 cylindar car, not a 4 cylinder like you would get for that money, on most other cars. The ride is good, the power sufficient, styling European, milage decent, safety rating excellent. Oh yeh, the hondas and toyotas are perfect. But are they really perfect as consumer reports indicates. The sable is now a recommned buy for consumer reports.

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  Flywheel? - 2002 Mercury Sable
  By NH,JH - November 24 - 2:40 am

  Solid feel, wagon is stylish,in lighter colors. Almost five years of ownership. BUT, a minor and a major problem. Minor: grabbing windshield wipers, even after dealer replaced at 25K miles. Rainex helps for a while. MAJOR: Flywheel just replaced, at 70K miles. Also, the starter. A bit over a year ago, there was an occasional screech at startup attempt. It kept getting more frequent. Of course, it didnt do it for the dealer AND the symptoms described to same did not lead them to suspect, as they should have, a flywheel defect. The reason for all the detail above: have others had same problem?

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  white stallion - 2002 Mercury Sable
  By bill412 - July 17 - 10:43 am

  Very nice car. Rides as nicely as my old Crown Vic. Had a transmission problem that the dealer could not fix. The wiring harness was shorting out to the end plate. After 5 tries, they finally replaced it. No more problems of any kind since then. Gas mileage is great going under 75MPH: almost 30MPG on a road trip.

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  I must have found the one lemon! - 2002 Mercury Sable
  By Matt - June 4 - 5:03 pm

  Within 6 mos. the heat started coming on when we turned on the A/C. It still does this. No one can find the problem. Sometimes the heat comes on with the system off. My wife went to start the car in the parking lot at work and the air bags deployed. Glad she wasnt driving down the highway. Im about to buy a Subaru. Maybe the air bags will wait for an accident to work. I will contact Ford about the issue. This car must have been built slowly on Mondays so everyone else got a good one. That would be a good plan to keep the workers with hangovers busy building lemons. Im glad to here no one else has lived our nightmare. We still owe $3,500 on it. Anyone want a Sable for parts?

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  Couldnt beat the price - 2002 Mercury Sable
  By MerleB - November 26 - 10:00 am

  We bought this car with only 10,000 miles for $11,775. Lots of car for the money, couldnt have touched anything remotely comparable for the price. Remainder of factory warranty. Certainly not my dream car (BMW 740)but it is a great value.

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  Hertzs Loss, My Gain... - 2002 Mercury Sable
  By The Big O - December 2 - 2:00 am

  Bought this car from a local dealer, that had bought it back from Hertz. It had 17,925 miles, and got it for $11k. Took it to Illinois to my brother-in- laws wedding that same week. Vulcan V6 did well with 4 adults and one flower girl. Tighter handling/smoother ride than 2002 Ford Taurus counterpart. Interior in two-tones is very pleasant.

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  You cant lose - 2002 Mercury Sable
  By ..... - September 3 - 10:00 am

  These are great, reliable cars. I owned a 98 taurus before I bought this car. Drove that car for 120000 miles and then bought this. The only problems with these cars are the brakes and the rotors. Dont waste your money on an Accord or Camry, this car will do you just fine.

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  My Sable - 2002 Mercury Sable
  By Bill Hughes - August 31 - 2:00 am

  A great car for all around use. Very dependable.

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  Great Vehicle - 2002 Mercury Sable
  By billbo - June 6 - 1:20 pm

  This has been a great car. I have had no major problems and does well in the Michigan winters. I can haul just as much stuff as I did in my 98 Explorer I before it. Travels great on the highway and I get between 24-26 mpg and that is doing over 70 on the highway. My premium wagon has all the bells and whistles, including power moonroof and factory six disc changer.