Mercury Sable Complaints (1992)

364 consumer complaints on file.

#835661March 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704267March 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ALL 4 BRAKE ROTORS CUT BY DISC BRAKE PADS, ALTHOUGH PAD LINING STILL EXCEEDS STATE INSPECION REQUIREMENTS. REPLACED ALL BRAKE PADS AND 1 ROTOR, RESURFACED OTHER 3 ROTORS. DEFECTS CAUSED STEERING AND HANDLING PROBLEMS DURING BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544352March 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL DUE TO DETERIORATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704085March 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HEARD THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINEST FORD ON THIS CAR. ALSO WONDERING IF FRONT MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE RELATED TO BACK RECALL. I NOTICED MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT PROBLEM. ALSO, MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CAR - STILL LESS THAN 100,000 MILES! THANK YOU, SAMA MESHEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704041March 4, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE, SPRINGS RUBBED INTO TIRES ON BOTH SIDES MAKING IT HARD TO STEER RUINING BOTH TIRES, SURPRISED THAT THE TIRES ON BOTH SIDES WERE NOT PUNCTURED DUE TO THE SPRINGS. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT FRACTURES IN THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THE SABLE, WOULD HAVE HATED TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AT A GREATER SPEED OR I AM AFRAID THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE THAN TWO RUINED TIRES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544209March 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703818February 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTS IN ENGINE BEARING DAMAGE. REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE NECESSARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544041February 24, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702842February 2, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
DAMAGED BUMPER ISOLATORS DUE TO CRASH, INSURANCE CO. SAYS THEY'RE MADE AS A MULTI- CRASH DEVICE. ARE THEY CONFIGURED ONLY AS IN A ONE TIME CRASH? *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#702428January 21, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENT SWITCH. WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE IN RECENT SNOWSTORM, WIPER/WASHER WOULD NOT WORK. SAME PROBLEM TWICE ON ANOTHER, 1994, VEHICLE OF SAME TYPE. DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE REGULAR FAILURE/COMPLAINTS ON THESE SWITCHES. DEALER, REGIONAL OFFICE, AND FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER REFUSE TO REPLACE SWITCH EXCEPT AT FULL CHARGE OF NEARLY $200. SUDDEN LOSS OF VISIBILITY DUE TO POOR DESIGN/DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702215January 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED. ANTIFREEZE ENTERING ENTERING THE CYLINDERS ALSO RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE OXYGEN SENSORS, NECESSITATING THEIR REPLACEMENT ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701567December 23, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701512December 21, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILED. THEY BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. FORD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB # 92M77) ON THIS PROBLEM STATING THAT THEY WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM ONLY IF THE MOUNTS WERE TO BREAK AND ONLY UP UNTIL JULY 31ST, 1996 OR 60,000 MILES/6 YEARS. LUCKILY THE FAILURE WAS CAUGHT IN TIME, OTHERWISE AN ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. I THINK THAT IF A DEFECTIVE PART WAS INSTALLED AND A DEFINITE OUTCOME WAS KNOWN, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. ALL NORTHERN U.S. STATES THAT USE ROAD SALT WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS TSB. I THINK A FAILED MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION MOUNT IS DEFINITELY A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. THERE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A JUST TSB GIVING THE OWNER ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE DEFECTIVE PART WERE TO FAIL. IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT ANY PROLONGED CONTACT WITH ROAD SALT WOULD CAUSE FAILURE. THERE IS NO WAY A MOTOR MOUNT SHOULD FAIL ON THAT NEW OF A CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701222December 9, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831875December 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE SUPPORT MOUNTS BROKE OFF, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED 2 ENGINE MOUNTS WHICH BROKE. OWNER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR COST OF REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE PARTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831670December 3, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TURNS ON HEADLIGHTS, CAN SMELL ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542847December 3, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET VALVE COVER FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542668November 18, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO DETERIORATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700684November 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS AND EXTENDED REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERTELLS US THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICES, HOWEVER, REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ON MOTOR MOUNTS, STRUTS, BRACKETS, AS WELL AS OTHER SITUATIONS. FORD CORP. WILL NOT ASSIST US. WE TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF OUR VEHICLES AND PARTS JUST SEEM TO CORRODE AND FALL OFF. WE FEEL WE ARE ENTITLED TO SOME FORM OF COMPENSATION. $4,000 IN REPAIRS ALONE IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. PRIOR WE HAVE HAD MAJOR BRAKE REPAIRS INCLUDING SEIZED CALIPERS ON BOTH SETS AND BRAKE BOOSTER CABLE, COOLING SYSTEM FAILURES, HEAD GASKET FAILURES, BALL JOINTS, SPRINGS/COILS, STRUTS, ETC. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL NOTICES, WHEN ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO THE FACT THAT IT IS AND WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN THOSE AREAS. PLEASE ASSIST US IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. WE DID GO THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS WITH FORD AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST US. THE DEALER FELT THEY COULD HAVE GIVEN US SOMETHING TOWARDS A NEW PURCHASE. HE ALSO SAID OUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO GO THROUGH THE LEGAL CHANNELS. WE ARE AT A POINT THAT WE HAVE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE THAT OUR RESOURCES ARE LIMITING IN THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829687October 28, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END, AND WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP DUE TO THE BODY MOUNTS BEING DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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