Mercury Sable Complaints (1987)

76 consumer complaints on file.

#10159162June 6, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA 98V323000. SUBFRAME BUSHINGS BROKE LOOSE CAUSE NEAR ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF STEERING. LOCAL FORD MOTOR COMPANY DENIED TO FIX BECAUSE OF VIN NUMBER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083215July 19, 2004
SEAT BELTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10068472May 7, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
DRIVERS SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM MOUNT. SEAT ROCKS FORWARD AND BACK. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. DOORS ARE CLOSED. FUEL GAUGE INACCURATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763866July 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHILE ON VACATION IN FLORDIA, I WHEN TO A AUTO SHOP AND BROUGHT A PUSH PULL 50 AMP SWITCH AND BY PASSED THE PARTS OF THE SWITCH THAT HAD MELTED. I REPLACED THE PUSH SWITCH A NUMBER OF TIMES, CHEAPER THEN GOING TO A DEALER AND GETTING ROBBED FOR PART THAT WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003302January 31, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE DRIVING LIGHT FOR DRIVER'S DOOR WILL ILLUMINATE. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL THEN UNLOCK ON ITS OWN. CAUSE OF PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562435August 9, 2001
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE, WHICH WAS NEVER USED, WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD/BELT SEPARATION, THE TIRE MAKE/MODEL WAS NOT GIVEN BECAUSE THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS UNREADABLE, THE TIRE HAD UNDER 300 MILES ON IT, SPECIFIC INJURY INFORMATION WAS NOT GIVEN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#874670November 8, 2000
WHEELS:HUB, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE GOING 30-35 MPH SMELLED SMOKE. AFTER PULLING OVER CONSUMER NOTICED FRONT LEFT WHEEL HUB BASE COVER MELTED. CONTACTED DEALER. PROBLEM MAY BE LINKED TO BRAKE VACUUM PLATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552522June 6, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL RIM AND TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHILCLE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859607April 3, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
BOLT THAT HOLDS STEERING RACK PULLED THOUGHT THE FRAME. VEHICLE WAS NOT STEERABLE, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549957December 14, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF RECALL (98S36) SUB-FRAME MOUNTS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707663June 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE STALLING PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE DEALER SAID THEY SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S ENGINEER, BUT, HE TOO WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERS WASHED HIS HANDS. THE MANUFACTURER TOO WOULDN'T RESPONSE. SO WE GAVE UP. BUT HEARD OF A RECENT LAW SUIT IN CALIFORNIA. WOULD LIKE YOUR ADVICE. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS A LOT OF MILEAGE BUT WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN NEAR MISSES SEVERAL TIMES. WE TRY TO AVOID CONGESTED RAODS AND ROADS WHERE WE COULD GET TRAPPED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED PROMPT RESPONSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839917June 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839951June 16, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELT BUCKLES BROKE OFF, CAUSING NO PROTECTION TO THE OCCUPANTS IN EVENT OF A CRASH. REPLACED BUCKLES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834293April 7, 1999
STEERING, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN FLUID LEAKS FROM RACK AND PINION. ALSO MAKES NOIS EIN POWER STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704729March 22, 1999
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT MOUNT BROKE WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. IF MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY AND THE MOUNT BROKE, WE COULD HAVE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT AND THE MOUNT BROKE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSY INJURED BECAUSE THE SEAT IS THE ANCHOR. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WELDED THE MOUNT TO THE FRAME. WHEN THE SEAT MOUNT BREAKS THE SEAT MOVES ALL OVER THE PLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544365March 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
REPLACEMENT OF THREE FAILED RADIATORS SINCE PURCHASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834024February 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UPHILL AND APPLYING GAS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SUDDENLY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. DEALER SAID THE TRANSAXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835145February 22, 1999
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST ITS STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543897February 16, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RECALL REPAIR WORK NOT COMPLETED ON THE SUB-FRAME BODY MOUNTS (#93V106000), DUE TO DEALERSHIP SCHEDULING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834774February 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND VEHICLE STALLS. ALSO, THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE VEHICLE, AND THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR SERVICE, AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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