Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#537098June 17, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WIRING HARNESS FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. REPAIR FACILITY STATES THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823556June 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-45MPH, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 56,000 MILES. IT STARTED TO VIBRATE & RUNNING ROUGH. SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAS A LOT OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS & WILL TRY TO REPAIR IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536908June 17, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED RESULTING IN FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824335June 16, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824337June 16, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, SPINNED AROUND, HITTING THE MEDIA DIVIDER, DAMAGING THE ENTIRE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPOLY. 537251 DUP OF 824337; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#824281June 15, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND PROBLEM RETURNED, FUEL PUMP GASKET DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824248June 12, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824257June 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATE, WHICH IS CAUSED BY WARPED ROTORS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824214June 11, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF ROTORS BEING REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS, BUT CONDITION STILL OCCURS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED DUE TO PADS OVERHEATING. ROTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER, AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK VEHICLE HAS WIND NOISE AROUND DOORS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824040June 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
MOTOR MOUNTS ARE FAULTY. ALSO THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER ON VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS LIGHTS ARE ON BRIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824045June 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO VEHICLE WILL COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALERS RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NO FAULT CODE WAS FOUND. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536725June 8, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CLUNKING AND POPPING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING UNIT DURING RIGHT TURNS, AT ANY SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536712June 8, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
COIL SPRING BROKE WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND A SHARP EDGE PUNCTURED THE TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536706June 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED BUT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM UNDER TSB#92M77, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823962June 4, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97I003000), SEAT BELT BUCKLES. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. LEFT IT 1 FULL DAY. WENT BACK & WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS & DOES NOT KNOW IF PARTS WERE ORDERED. DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536820June 4, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY DROP OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. WILL REENGAGE WITHIN A FEW SECONDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536644June 4, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823872June 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS ARE WARPED, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED TWO TIMES. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE PADS MAY BE OVERHEATING, AND CANNOT TAKE THE HEAT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823878June 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING THE SABLE IN HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DECELERATING THE VEHICLE SEEMS DIE WHEN DOWN TO 10-15 MPH. THE DEALER WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823835June 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT, AND CONSUMER DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE S VEHICLE FELT LIKE JUMPING. DROVE TO NEAREST SERVICE SHOP WHERE THEY HAD TOLD CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS WITH A PART ON THE VEHICLE WHICH CONSUMER DID NOT RECALL AT THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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