Mercury Sable Complaints (1996)

304 consumer complaints on file.

#530888February 13, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVER LOSES ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED. VEHICLE GOES 40 MPH WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, LURCHES AFTER STOPS AND IDLES OVER 2000 RPMS. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE AND VALVE-AIR BY PASS. (PARTS NUMBER 9715, 9F715)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530697February 13, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVER LOSES ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED. VEHICLE GOES 40 MPH WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, LURCHES AFTER STOPS AND IDLES OVER 2000 RPMS. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE AND VALVE-AIR BY PASS. (PARTS NUMBER 9715, 9F715)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819830February 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN THE RAIN DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE'S DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529126January 18, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE USED, THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPS A FILM THAT GREATLY REDUCES DRIVING VISIBILTY WHEN RAINING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527793January 5, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WIND NOISE OCCURS BY THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND ABOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526430December 5, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE JUMPS AND LURCHES OUT OF GEARS WHILE IN MOTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523619December 4, 1997
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHENEVER DRIVING OVER A BUMP, SUCH AS REPAIRED POTHOLE OR BEFORE A BRIDGE, REAR SUSPENSION JUMPS JUMPS TO THE SIDE AND GETS OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524721November 12, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WIPER FLUID BOTTLE HAS NO CHECK POINT TO SEE THE LEVEL OF WASHER FLUID IN BOTTLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816601September 23, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN IT RAINS AND WATER GETS INTO THE ENGINE THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND ADVISED THE OWNER NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINS. OWNER ALSO NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER BY MAIL OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605137September 22, 1997
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TRANSMISSION IS IN THE PARK POSITION, IT WILL SOMETIMES ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605181September 19, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY
ROOF MOLDING FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606089September 10, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605361September 9, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD NOT SEALED PROPERLY CREATES WIND NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606043September 9, 1997
STEERING
STEERING FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817002September 3, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. OPENED DOORS TO PUT CHILDREN IN. OPENED HATCHBACK & PLACED ITEMS INSIDE. SUDDENLY THE ALL DOORS LOCKED, WOULD NOT OPEN W/CODE OR KEYS. FINALLY GOT DOORS OPEN & TOOK IT TO DEALER. HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603816September 3, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT UPON OPENING DOOR RIGHT SHARP CORNER EDGE OF DOOR STRIKES SHIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815863August 29, 1997
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING THE SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518479August 25, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWER STEERING COMPONENTS EMITTING A GROANING NOISE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FIVE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION ROUGHLY DOWNSHIFTS IN FIRST GEAR, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE JERKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815122August 6, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SPEEDS UP WHEN COMING TO A STOP . PROBLEM IS SPORADICALLY. MANUFACTURER IS UNABLE TO FIX VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#519545July 18, 1997
SUSPENSION:REAR, STEERING
FAILED SWAY BAR LINKS CAUSED CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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