2002 Mercury Sable: water leaks into the cabin

10 of the 440 complaints about the 2002 Mercury Sable describe water leaks into the cabin.

owner complaints: 10
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 68,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Water leaks into the cabin by model year

2005
1
2003
15
2002
10
2001
1
2000
1
1999
3
1997
1
1996
1
1995
1
1993
5

What owners say

Filed Oct 2, 2009 · Body, Visibility · 140,000 miles · WA

Leaking connection between windshield water and blowing motor of heating/ventilation causing windows to fog up after starting and beginning driving. When opening the blower motor compartment you can actually water see dripping out. Also a soaking wet floor will occur right after a severe rainstorm. This is a mayor safety issue due to bad visibility!

Filed Aug 29, 2009 · Engine · 95,000 miles · IL

This is a recurring problem with my 2002 mercury sable. Water leaks into the interior blower motor and shorts it out. I've replaced the motor and switch 3 times each over the last year and it keeps happening. Ford wants about $400 to repair. I discovered that a lot of people have this problem with this make and model and the taurus.

Filed Oct 31, 2008 · Visibility · 77,000 miles · NJ

2002 mercury sable water leaks into the passenger side compartment of vehicle. The heater blower motor gets water and has to be replaced. Botor works on and off. Reference complaint # 101840014. Also ford related recall 03v087000.

Filed Apr 29, 2007 · Electrical, Visibility · 54,000 miles · PA · 1 injury

Water leaked through windshield cowl onto the passenger floor board and causing blower fan motor to short out. Ford admits this manufacturing defect in tsb 04-15-3. Has caused me respiratory issues due to build up of mold in dash and carpeting.

Filed Apr 2, 2007 · 40,000 miles · MN

I have a mercury sable 2002 which leaks water out of the blower motor onto the passenger floor board, also making the blower motor squeal.

Filed Mar 12, 2007 · Visibility · 68,000 miles · AL

I have a 2002 mercury sable that when ever it rained started to get water leakage on the passenger side. As a result of the leak my fan blower burnt out costing $180.00. After doing some research I found out there was a silent recall. They claimed the fix was free under the bumper to bumper warranty coverage under tsb-03-15-6. I took my vehicle to into the dealer and he did a water leak test and it showed that I needed a "rain hat assembly and weather strips" at a cost to me of $289.00 and it would not be covered under the bulletins. I disagreed with him, however what choice would I have if it rained again I would be out another $180.00 for a blower motor. Reference recall number 03v087000 and complaints also reported william ford, 10184014 and jim collins, 10184756.

Filed Oct 28, 2005 · Body · MA

Had burnt out blower motor replaced on my 2002 mercury sable aug 30, 2005. I was told by dealer that they just go sometimes. On october 26, 2005 I brought car back to dealer due to water leaking onto floor on the passenger side below the blower motor. I was then told they had a "service bulletin" on that and it was caused by a design defect in the cabin air filter and water channels into the blower motor which causes them to burn out. They then said they have to install a rain hat and reseal the area for a cost of about 300.00. While replacing the rain hat , the tech. Pulled out the new blower motor (which was full of water) to blow the water out of it and then replaced it. Obviously this is what caused the first blower motor to go which cost 270.00 to replace. I'm sure the dealer knew what caused the blower motor to burn out because they had that "service bulletin" and should of told me about the design defect then and fixed the problem then. I ended up paying double for labor. This problem should be a recall and the manufacturer should be responsible. It's a defect in the design of the vehicle and the consumer should not have to pay. How many other sable/taurus owners have this problem?

Filed Oct 21, 2005 · Body · NY

Water leak onto the pass side floor. Was told by the service person that this was an on going problem with ford taurus and mercury sables. That it appears to be the way the vehicles were put together in the factory.

Filed Oct 21, 2004 · Body · 43,000 miles · NY

Water leaked into the A/C fan motor, causing failure to the A/C unit. Please provide more information.

Filed Apr 6, 2004 · Visibility · 58,021 miles · MA

Cowl at base of windshield leaked water into blower motor resulting in a loss of heat and front defrost capability leading to visibility issues, fogging of windows and inability to drive vehicle safely.