1998 Mercury Sable visibility problems

10 complaints (5% of all complaints for this car).

owner complaints: 10
of this car's complaints: 5%
crashes: 0
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Windshield
5
Power window devices and controls
2
Rearview mirrors/devices: exterior
1
Defroster/defogger/HVAC system
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

0k-25k

25k-50k

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125k-150k

150k-175k

175k-200k

200k+

Mercury Sable visibility problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 1998 Mercury Sable owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Dec 17, 2004 · Visibility · 91,000 miles · IN

The cabin air filter equipment leaks rainwater into the vehicle on the passenger side. This creates an excessive amount of moisture in the vehicle, hence causing excessive fogging of the window glass, obstructing the driver's view of the road, presenting the opportunity for collision due to reduced visibility.

Filed Dec 1, 2000 · Visibility · WA

Front windshield would fogged up first, and then unfogged when using defogger, which could lead to a vehicle crash due to poor visibility. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that this was a normal concern, but unable to correct the problem at this time. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

Filed Jul 31, 2000 · Visibility · NJ

Vehicle had been parked in garage. Wife started car in order to back out when rear window shattered or exploded without warning. *ak glass exploded outward covering the intire rear half of the vehicle's interior. No injuries.

Filed Sep 8, 1999 · Fuel system, Visibility · CA

Windshield--lines in glass. Dashboard--covering is bubbled.

Filed Jul 23, 1999 · Visibility · NE

While driving at 40 MPH exterior mirror popped out and hit the window, and then popped out into the street.

Filed May 25, 1999 · Visibility · PA

Windshield has swirls inside of glass. This causes poor visibility, especially at night. Alright during daylight. Has to go back to dealer according to glass co. Swirls are getting worse due to being more noticeable during the day.

Filed May 4, 1999 · Visibility · GA

The mercury sable has a serious safety defect in the design of the windshiel d. The front and rear windows leaves water on the windshield. The front window is particularily dangerous because when the windshield wippers it brings the water to the drivers side. At times you can not see out of the window. That minute the vision is blurred there could be an accident. I would like to know how many accidents there have been as a result of this design flaw. The rear window is not as bad because you can turn-on the rear defogger. I purchased a new set of wippers

Filed Feb 1, 1999 · Transmission, Visibility · CA

Transmission failed. Yh

Filed Feb 1, 1999 · Visibility · CA

Windshield failed. Mjs

Filed Sep 28, 1998 · Visibility · NJ

Rear left window explodes and satters and falls into car while traveling at 25 MPH. Police report states no evidence of anything causing window to break. Ford refuses to take responsibility.

Questions about the 1998 Mercury Sable visibility

Does the 1998 Mercury Sable have visibility problems?

Owners have filed 10 complaints about the visibility of the 1998 Mercury Sable, 5% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1998 Mercury Sable visibility problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 1998 Mercury Sable visibility?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Mercury Sable have the most visibility problems?

The Mercury Sable model years with the most visibility complaints are 1993 (46 complaints), 2002 (27 complaints) and 1996 (26 complaints).