Common Problems, Issues, Recalls, and Reliability

  • Problem With Idle Air Bypass Valve May Cause Engine Performance Problems

    If you experience difficulty starting the engine when cold, stalling at idle, or hesitations during acceleration, it may be the idle air bypass valve . This valve helps the vehicle idle steady when the accelerator pedal is not pressed.

  • Engine Oil Pan Gasket May Leak

    The engine oil pan gasket can develop a leak. Leaking oil may accumulate on the exhaust system resulting in a burning smell. Replacing the gasket should correct this leak.

  • Camshaft Sensor Magnet may Damage Synchronizers

    The magnet for the camshaft position sensor may fall out of its mount and damage the synchronizers. This causes long crank times when starting the engine and may cause the Check Engine Light to illuminate. If this happens, both the magnets and the synchronizers need to be replaced.

2005 Questions and Answers

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  • Mercury Sable 2005 Mercury Sable Front End Noise

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 117, 000 MILES

    related to suspension, symptoms, noise

    About 5 months ago, I started to hear a clanking noise (metal) in the front end of my car. I brought my car to a mechanic and he stated that both ball joint boots were torn and debris had gotten in..

  • Mercury Sable Mirrors

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 4WD

    related to body, mirror, replace-remove

    Does anyone know how 2 remove the wires from the sideview mirror of a 2005 mercury sable. I popped the mirror out but cnt get the wires loose from the mirror 2 put the new one on. Image (Click t..

  • Mercury Sable Went To Local Garage To Replace Wiper Motor. When I...

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 17, 000 MILES

    related to body, wiper, motor, replace-remove

    Went to local garage to replace wiper motor. When I left the car was "missing", i.E. Running rough. Went back to garage and they determined it was cylinder no. 4. They then replaced the coil which ..

  • Mercury Sable Airbag Code 42

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 127, 000 MILES

    related to trouble-codes, obd1-codes, code-42

    My car is flashing airbag code 42. I looked the code up and found two solutions. The most popular response was that it was the front sensor. We opened the hood and found that sensor assembly fairly ..

  • Mercury Sable Front Strut Removal

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 3.0L, V6, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 170, 000 MILES

    related to suspension, strut, replace-remove

    In removing the front strut, I can’t get the knuckle to go low enough to get the strut completely out. Lower control arm is bottomed out on the chassis. Any suggestions? @media(max-width: 960..

  • Mercury Sable Horn,cruise,alarm, Airbag/seatbelt Indicaor

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 3.5L, V6, AUTOMATIC, 128, 000 MILES

    related to safety, horn, wiring

    My horn, cruise and alarm do not work, the seat belt/airbag indicator flashes on & off. I have replaced the same O2 sensor 2x and it keeps reading bad. Auto parts says it must be the wiring, ..

  • Mercury Sable 2005 Mercury Sable

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 160, 000 MILES

    related to suspension, symptoms, noise

    My 2005 sable since I bought it, has a constent front end noise [ wosh- wosh ] and is variable with speed. Thought it was a front wheel berring. Both front tires are cupped on the inside and make ..

  • Mercury Sable 2005 Mercury Sable Fog Light Bulb Replacement

    2005 MERCURY SABLE

    related to exterior-light, fog-light

    2005 Mercury Sable I need to replace the foglight bulbs on my 05 Mercury Sable. I was suprised that there isn't a section on it in my owners manual. Can someone give me a guide/walkthrough on h..

  • Mercury Sable Fuel Cap Problem

    2005 MERCURY SABLE

    related to fuel-system, gas-cap

    6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 47000 miles The check fuel cap indicator comes on and now the service engine soon indicator is on. I have taken the fuel cap off and put it back on per owners ..

  • Mercury Sable 2005 Mercury Sable Keyless Entry Keypad Not...

    2005 MERCURY SABLE

    related to security, keyless-entry

    Electrical problem 2005 Mercury Sable 6 cyl 63000 miles The keyless entry keypad (on the door, not the remote) on my sable has a bad button. Is there a way this can be repaired or replac..

  • Mercury Sable 2005 Mercury Sable Purging Power Steering System

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 60, 000 MILES

    related to steering

    How do I puge the power steering system @media(max-width: 960px) { .adt { display: none;padding:0; } } Sunday, August 24th, 2008 AT 9:57 PM ..

  • Mercury Sable 2005 Mercury Sable Relays

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 160, 000 MILES

    related to fuel-system, fuel-pump, relay

    Relays on this car keep going bad. So far I have changed wiper, fan, starter, and fuel pump relays on this vehicle, relay module is mounted in front of vehicle. Could this be a problem with mois..

  • Mercury Sable 2005 Mercury Sable Relays Going Bad

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 161, 000 MILES

    related to security, computer

    The problem is the relays mounted in front on top of the rad keep going bad. So far I have changed both wiper relays, and both fan relays. The last epesode was when the car went dead and had it tow..

  • Mercury Sable 2005 Mercury Sable Replace Engine - Is It Worth It?

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 6 CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC, 60, 000 MILES

    related to general, used-car-advice

    Three months ago my car engine quit. The mechanic said the oil had not been replaced in some time and had to extensively clean the engine along with other repairs like changing a chain. Total Cost $ ..

  • Mercury Sable 2005 Mercury Sable Stuttering, Shaking, Engine Light...

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 6 CYL, 4WD, AUTOMATIC, 95, 850 MILES

    related to warning-lights, check-engine-light

    About a month and half ago, my engine light came on. I took it to a store and had them diagnose it by checking for the code, and an oxygen sensor code came up. When I took it to the mechanic to ha..

  • Mercury Sable Water Pump And Drive Belt Tensioner Water Pump...

    2005 MERCURY SABLE, 3.0L, 6 CYL, 2WD, AUTOMATIC, 240, 000 MILES

    related to engine-cooling, water-pump, replace-remove

    I have a 2005 Mercury Sable LS with a 3.0 Dual Overhead Cam V6 with the water pump on the driver side it was an accident and the tensioner pulley got ripped off I need you to know where it goes and ..

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