Mercury Sable Complaints (1991)

221 consumer complaints on file.

#886358April 20, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, INDICTATING A DEFECT. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884438March 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND CURRENT TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881694February 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER REGARDING TRANSMISSION ,AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON "TRANSMISSIONS" FOR THIS VEHICLE... VEHICLE REGISTERED IN NEBRASKA WHERE THERE WAS RECALL 98V323000 REGARDING SUBFRAME CORROSION WHICH COULD EFFECT TRANSMISSION/ENGINE. CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740895February 14, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS AFTER ADDING OIL TO THE ENGINE OF THIS VEHICLE YESTERDAY I MADE SURE THE HOOD WAS SECURLY LATCHED ( BECAUSE IT HAS COME OPEN ON ME PREVIOUSLY WHILE IN MOTION ) I PULLED UP ON THE HOOD AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I LEFT THE GAS STATION AND GOT ON THE INTERSTATE. WHILE IN THE FAST LANE DOING APPROXAMATLY 70 MPH THE HOOD CAME COMPLETELY OPEN BENT BACK AND SMASHED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOTALY BLINDED BY IT. I WAS LUKY TO GET THE CAR STOPED WITH OUT GETTING KILLED IN THE PROCESS. I WOULD LIKE THIS CHECKED OUT TO SEE IF IT IS A DEFAULT. I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANYONE DYE OVER THIS TYPE OF THING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877440January 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WAS NO HEAT AND ENGINE OVERHEATED, CAUSING TEMPARATURE TO RISE. CONSUMER HADTO TURN OFF CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO AVOID OVER HEATING. WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF TAIL PIPE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558289December 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO SERVICE PROGRAM #94M84 IN SEPT OF 1994, IN 2000 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN, CONSUMER BELIEVES FORD REPLACED THE INITIAL TRANSMISSION WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION CONTAINING THE SAME INHERENT DEFECT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557333November 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, TIRES
REAR BRAKES RUSTED THROUGH THE DRUMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736219November 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAD GASKETS ARE PREMATURELY FAILING ON THE 3.8 LITRE ENGINES MANUFACTURED BY FORD ON MODELS 1988 TO PRESENT. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN TSB #98-4-9 EXPLAINING THE COMPLAINT BUT HAVE FAILED TO REPAIR THIS KNOW PROBLEM OR MAKE RESOLUTION TO THE COMPLAINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736083November 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKETS FAILED WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON CAR. VEHICLE IS A 1991 MERCURY SABLE WAGON WITH A 3.8 L 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. CAR HAS ALLWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I THINK FORDS WARRANTY SHOULD BE FOR ANY 3.8 LITER 6 CYL. VEHICLE PERIOD!!!!!!!. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557173November 9, 2000
AIR BAGS
BEFORE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE THEY NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY COULD NOT FIX THE LIGHT DUE TO A FEDERAL LAW AND NEVER SAID THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT AND 2 OF THE OCCUPANTS INJURIES WERE SORENESS. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#556425October 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE TRANSAXLE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON DESIGN IS MADE OF ALUMINUM WHICH FAILS (CRACKS), THE REPLACEMENT IS MADE OF STEEL, CONSUMER FEELS A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735057October 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1991 SABLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BOLT FELL-OUT, OR BREAKAGE. AFTER REPAIRS WAS MADE THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BOLT CAME OUT OR BREAK OUT TWO OTHER TIMES AS OF 23 OCTOBER 2000. MY SABLE WAS PURCHASED IN WASHINGTON STATE AND REGISTERED IN ALASKA, HOWEVER IT IS LOCATED IN MARYLAND WHERE I LIVE FOR THE PASSED TWO YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734931October 23, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734502October 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND O2 SENSORS. THIS IS THE SAME FLAWED ENGINE DESIGN AS THOSE THAT FORD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON FORD HAS NOT INCLUDED THE '91 ENGINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731826September 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE POWER WAS SUDDENLY LOST. CAR WAS RESTARTED AFTER A TEN MINUTE COOL DOWN. DROVE FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES WHEN ENGINE POWER WAS LOST FOR A SECOND TIME. CAR WAS UNABLE TO START AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE. ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS A CORRODED GROUND CONNECT, ITENTIFIED AS C112 (FORD #). THIS CONNECTOR PROVIDES THE GROUND (NEGATIVE) FOR MAJOR ENGINE AND INSTRUMENTATION COMPONENTS (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE, POWER STEERING MODULE, COOLING FAN, ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, OXYGEN SENSORS). THE LOCATION OF THIS GROUND CONNECTOR NEXT TO THE BATTERY, INCREASES ITS SUSCEPTABILITY TO ACCELERATED CORROSION. THE GROUND PLUG IS NOT A WATER TIGHT DESIGN. SEVERE CORROSION OF THE CONNECTOR BLADES WERE FOUND UPON DISASSEMBLY . CONNECTOR SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A TYPE LESS SUSCEPTABLE TO CORROSION. FAILURES ARE MORE LIKELY WHEN THE CAR IS OPERATING IN HOT DRY WEATHER AND WITH HIGHER ELECTRICAL LOADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868471August 23, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUBFRAME IS DETACHING FROM MOTOR, AND IS CORRODED. CONSUMER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER ON SEPT 20, 1999, FOR RECALL ON SUBFRAME. HOW COULD IT BE CORRODED SO FAST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866776August 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING, AND NO GEAR AT ALL. A TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784050July 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RECALL FOR THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS WAS ISSUED, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE THERE IS HEAVY SALTING OF THE ROADS IN THE WINTER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721684April 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MERCURY/FORD TOLD ME 4-19-00 THAT ONLY '93 & '94 3.8 LITER ENGINES WITH HEADGASKET FAILURES WOULD BE FIXED IF LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I HAD PLANNED TO KEEP THE CAR FOR 2-3 MORE YEARS BASED ON LOW USAGE AS I COMMUTE TO DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS VIA BUS--BUT NOW THE CAR DOESN'T APPEAR WORTH FIXING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720250March 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY ENGINE FAILED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, AS A RESULT OF FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. MY FORD DEALER TOLD ME WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN THAT FORD HAD INSTALLED DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS IN CERTAIN MODELS, INCLUDING MINE, IN THE EARLY 1990S, AND THAT THESE GASKETS FAILED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE OIL, WHICH IN TURN DAMAGED THE BEARINGS AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. MY FORD DEALER ALSO TOLD ME THAT FORD HAD A PROGRAM TO HELP THOSE WITH 1994 AND 1995 CARS. I WROTE FORD TO ASK IT TO REIMBURSE ME, BUT FORD WAS RUDE AND ENTIRELY UNHELPFUL. WHY SHOULD IT RECOMPENSE ONLY THE OWNERS OF THE 1994 AND 1995 CARS, IF THE OLDER MODELS (1991-1993) ALSO HAD THESE DEFECTIVE GASKETS? MY DEALER TOLD ME I WAS AMAZINGLY LUCKY THAT THE ENGINE HADN'T FAILED EARLIER, AND THAT NO ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. PLEASE HELP ME GET FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR BUYING A NEW ENGINE AS A RESULT OF ITS PRODUCT DEFECT. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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