Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#559140January 24, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739900January 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST AND FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ON START UP AND WHILE DRIVING, THE SMELL IS SO STRONG YOU MUST DRIVE WITH THE WINDOW OPEN NOT TO GET A HEADACHE. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER TWICE AND STILL THEY CAN NOT FIX THE SMELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878947January 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED VEHICLE SMOKING. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION OF OTHER DAMAGES. WATER PUMP FAILED AND THE RADIATOR DEVELOPED HOLE DUE TO PRESSURE BUILD UP. THE TIMING CASE CAVER WAS LEAKING. HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE THE TWO COMMON PROBLEMS WITH LINCOLN MERCURY VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878954January 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK DEALER STATED ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE, ANTI-FREEZE IS COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878781January 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559088January 22, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL SMELL PROMBLEM IN VEHICLE, O RINGS AND SOME GASKETS REPLACED, PROBLEM OF FUEL SMELL STILL EXISTS, PROBLEM CAUSED APPREHENSION AND ILLNESS. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739779January 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHECLE WAS PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. FIRE/SMOLDERING DETECTED AT ABOUT 0130. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE CAR A TOTAL LOST. VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP BY THE INSUANCE COMPANY, HOWEVER WE DO HAVE A VIDEO SHOWING THE DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739783January 22, 2001
SEATS
UNABLE TO INSTALL 2 CHILD SAFETY SEATS IN REAR DUE TO LEATHER BEING TO SLIPPERY TO SECURE SAFETY SEATS. DEALER NOTIFIED ON DATE OF DELIVERY ABOUT THE PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR WAS CONTACTED AND AN ENGINEER WAS SENT OUT AND DETERMINED THAT THE LEATHER WAS TOO SLIPPERY. SUGGESTED DEALERSHIP ORDER US A NEW CLOTH SEAT AS A REPLACEMENT. ALMOST FOUR MONTHS LATER AND WE ARE STILL WAITING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739701January 21, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878561January 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE WAS NO HEAT AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID CONSUMER HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739588January 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739607January 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878469January 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DISC BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED OUT DUE TO LACK OF CORROSION PROTECTION ON 2 PIECES OF METAL, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK THE COMPOSITE DISK BRAKES ROTOR'S BOND BETWEEN THE DISK BRAKE PAD CONTACT AREA FRACTURED FROM THE SHEET METAL HUB CAUSEING THE BRAKE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878476January 18, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RECALL 97I003000/ ABS BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, MANUFACTURER SAID THEY NEED TO KNOW DATE OF MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SAID TO TAKE IT TO DEALER. DEAELR SAID IT WAS PART OF RECALL, BUT COULD NOT ORDER PARTS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE PART NUMBER. SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS BROKEN WHICH WON'T PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878320January 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE IN FRONT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A TECHNICIAN WHERE HE TOLD CONSUMER THAT NOISE WAS COMING FROM MOTOR MOUNTS THAT WERE BROKEN. MANUFACTURER HAD TAKEN CARE OFF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. *AK THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559005January 16, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GENERAL G4S TIRES (P205/65R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878220January 16, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON & THEN GO OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. DOOR/ DOME & FLOOR LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON AT SAME TIME. DO NOT GO OUT. RAN DOWN BATTERY. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878245January 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER'S CAR FROM TIME TO TIME CAN SHUT OFF NO MATTER HOW FAST CONSUMER IS GOING, OR HOW LONG CONSUMER HAS BEEN DRIVING. THE PART IS T.F.I (THICK FIXTURE IGNITION. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE PART AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739307January 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
ODOR OF HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID / OIL ENTERING INTERIOR AT VENTS, VEHICLE AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE. MOST NOTICABLE AT COMPLETE STOP. NO LEAKS VISIBLE, SUSPECT FUMES FROM TRANSMISSION VENT BEING DRAWN INTO AIR INTAKE FOR AC SYSTEM PAST THE OPENING OF THE HOOD HINGES AT COWL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878137January 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING. NEEDLE WAS SHAKING . IF VEHICLE WOULD HIT A BUMP NEEDLE WOULD GO TO MAXIMUM SPEED AND NOT MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER HAD FAILED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. IT WAS REPLACED ONCE AND REPAIRED ONCE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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