Mercury Sable Complaints (1999)

258 consumer complaints on file.

#726158July 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE OIL PUMP WENT WIDE OPEN, LOSS OF ENTIRE ENGINE OIL INVENTORY. MOTOR SEIZED, CRANK BROKE. LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725018July 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING INTO THE FUEL TANK. IT CONTINUALLY SHUTS OFF AND/OR SPILLS GAS ON THE GROUND. I DID TAKE THE TIME TO FIGHT IT ONCE TO GET IT FILLED UP, BUT THAT TOOK APPROX. 15 MINUTES. OTHERWISE, I CAN ONLY PUMP ENOUGH GAS IN TO REGISTER 1/2 TO 3/4 FULL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864032June 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE SMELLED UNDER DASH SMOKE. SOON, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863476June 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH CONSUMER RAN INTO A DUMP TRUCK, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#863392June 12, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, CRASHING INTO A DUMP TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#862786May 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH KEYS IN IGNITION. WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. NEIGHBOR CHECKED UNDER HOOD & FOUND TRANSMISSION WIRES FOR SHIFT LEVER HAD SNAPPED. WIRES WERE UNHOOKED BEFORE LEVER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & SERVICE TRUCK TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862704May 30, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH TURN SIGNAL AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID WOULD AUTOMATICALLY COME OUT. VISIBLITY WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT SINCE THE FLUID CAME OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, AND CONSUMER COULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722153May 1, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE DOOR CAME OPEN BY ITSELF. AFTER THE DOOR WAS SHUT THE LOCKS "LOCKED " AGAIN. THE DOOR AND OTHERS WERE ALREADY "LOCKED". THE SAME THING HAPPEND THIS MORNING EXCEPT THE DOOR WAS JUST AJAR IT DIDN'T COMPLETELY OPEN. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED TODAY. WHEN I STOPPED AND SHUT THE DOOR, THE LOCKS DIDN'T RESET OR CLICK AS THEY DID LAST NIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551578March 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED, DEALER PUT AN EXTENSION ON THE SEAT BELT BUT IT COMES LOOSE ALSO. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720128March 15, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I REPORTED THIS OVER TWO WEEKS AGO AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM A NHTSA REPRESENTATIVE. PLEASE CALL 937-890-2110. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#720091March 14, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN USING THE ROMOTE CONTROL TO OPEN THE TRUNK, IT ALSO UNLOCKS THE CAR DOORS. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU PUT PACKAGES IN THE TRUNK THAT THE CAR DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858358March 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEICLE INVOLVED IN FRONT COLLISION WITH A 35-40 MPH IMPACT DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719623March 3, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE DEALER TRIED 3 TIMES TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BUT TWICE THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ALSO BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856712February 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 STARTED RAIN/DOWNPOUR TRIED TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK, THEN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON/AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF, AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE UNTIL RAIN STOPPED, THEN DROVE TO A NEAR BY MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK THE SYSTEM OUT. THEN THEY TEST DROVE VEHICLE, AND SAID IT WAS OKAY. CONSUMER WAS PETRIFIED TO DRIVE ON I-95, ESPECIALLY WHEN NEEDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718124January 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE IT WOULD HESITATE AND WOULD EVENTUALLY SHIFT AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE FROM PARK BUT WOULD IF IT WAS FIRST PUT INTO DRIVE AND THEN REVERSE. THEN IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND WOULD FREELY COAST ON AN INCLINE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED ON A FLATBED FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD IT FOR 5 DAYS, DID NOT FIX IT CORRECTLY AND I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN FOR SERVICE. THE SHIFT CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854814January 10, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR HEAD-ON. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558407January 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
THE TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN THE WEATHER IS BELOW 20 DEGREES, HOWEVER, ONCE THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP THE SIGNALS WILL WORK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715674December 6, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HIGHBEAM ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED; PREVIOUSLY THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS EXTREMELY HOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546109December 1, 1999
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD CLUNK WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852380November 22, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO DECELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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