Mercury Sable Complaints
5,381 consumer complaints on file.
- #10381392February 10, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLATTENED. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO PUNCTURE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE COIL SPRING FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 1999-2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: SPRINGS: COIL SPRINGS). THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10380946February 7, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE FRONT STRUT BROKE ON BOTH SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL 94E036000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: SHOCK ABSORBER). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 139,500. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FRONT STRUT HAD BROKEN IN HALF. THE REMAINING STRUTS CONTAINED STRESS CRACKS. UPDATED 07/20/11
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10380182February 4, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED, DROPPING THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR AND CAUSING IT TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE END OF THE BROKEN SPRING ALSO PIERCED THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE ALMOST NEW MICHELIN TIRE AND INSTANTLY DEFLATED IT. [XXX] SUFFERED SPRAINED WRISTS AND A SPRAINED BACK FROM THE SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE 2000 MERCURY SABLE GS WAGON. IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MOVING AT A HIGHER SPEED OR ON AN INTERSTATE ROAD, SERIOUS INJURY AND SEVERE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE SPRING FAILURE AND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS CENTER, HEATHER NABB, FORD SUPERVISOR. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN RECALL 04S17. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD ON THIS RECALL AND I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2001. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN REGISTERED IN NH. THE FORD CRC IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE! THE CAR WAS FIRST REGISTERED AND DRIVEN IN MARCH OF 2001 AND THE ORIGINAL NH TITLE IS DATED APRIL 4, 2001. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10380728February 4, 2011SUSPENSION
THE LEFT FRONT SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE AS THE CAR WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF A GARAGE. ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V332000, A PROTECTIVE DEVICE WAS TO BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE TIRE FROM BEING PUNCTURED BECAUSE OF SPRING FRACTURE AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED ON THE SPRING. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THE LATEST DATE APPLIED TO THE RECALL AS NOTED ABOVE. SINCE, THE FAILURE IS THE SAME AS EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL DESCRIPTION; I CLAIM THE MANUFACTURER IS OBLIGATED TO COVER THE REPAIRS BASED ON PAST HISTORY. PLUS, THE "FIX" WAS NOT INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE THEREFORE EXPOSING THE TIRE TO THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF BEING PUNCTURED BY THE BROKEN SPRING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10380095February 3, 2011POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2004 MERCURY SABLE SL PREM WAGON WITH A 4F50N TRANSMISSION. IT HAS APPROX 18500 MILES. WHILE DRIVING CLOSE TO HOME, THE DASH 'TRANSMISSION' LIGHT CAME ON, BUT ALMOST INSTANTLY WENT OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER, WHO I USE FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. THEY ADVISED IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FLUKE OR NOTHING, TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT TIME. THE NEXT DAY I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY,NO LIGHT CAME ON. I STARTED TO DRIVE, THE HILL, THE LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, THAT IT MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST TO US OF OVER $3,000. THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT EXPECTATION AND SUDDENLY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER. THIS SEEMS TO FIT IN WITH THE PROBLEMS INDICATED IN NHTSA ACTION NO. EA09016. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10379209January 26, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT FUEL SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OVER PAST YEAR AND A HALF. HAD IT CHECKED AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED AS THE FUEL SMELL WOULD NOT BE PRESENT WHEN BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE CHECK. IN DECEMBER OF 2010, FUEL BEGAN POURING OUT FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK AND ONTO GROUND WHEN ENGINE WAS RUNNING. PROBLEM DISCOVERED IN PLASTIC CONNECTION ELBOW AT TOP OF FUEL PUMP WHICH CONNECTS TO FUEL LINE ABOVE FUEL TANK AT THE PUMP. ELBOW HAD A FINE CRACK ALONG THE TOP AND FUEL WOULD SPRAY OUT WHEN FUEL PUMP WAS RUNNING. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PUMP. CAR WAS ORIGINAL WITH NO HISTORY OF COLLISION OR REPAIRS IN THIS AREA. I HAVE RETAINED THE PUMP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10378681January 25, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT, WHEELS, SUSPENSION
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE, THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT BROKE AND SHOT INTO MY FRONT TIRE, PUNCTURING AND IMMEDIATELY FLATTENING MY TIRE. THE SPRING WAS EMBEDDED IN THE TIRE SO FAR THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE TO PUT ON THE SPARE. THE CAR HAD TO BE FORCED IN REVERSE FAR ENOUGH BACK TO BE ABLE TO HOOK IT ONTO THE TOW TRUCK WHICH SHREDDED THE FRONT TIRE. HAD TO HAVE FRONT SPRINGS, STRUTS, ABS SPEED SENSOR, ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRE PUT ON THE VEHICLE. VERY LUCKY THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MY GARAGE AND NOT OUT ON THE ROADWAY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10378342January 23, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT
2003 SABLE WAGON WAS DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. WHEN WE WENT TO MOVE IT AGAIN A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END, SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING SCRAPING ON THE DRIVEWAY OR CAUGHT IN WHEEL WELL. CAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PARKED. WHEN IT WAS LIGHT AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A PIECE OF THE FRONT END COIL SPRING WAS FOUND LYING UNDER THE CAR, APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT LONG THAT IS SHEARED OFF FROM THE REST OF THE SPRING. NO VISIBLE RUST ON THE PART, JUST APPARENTLY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT BROKE. NOW THE CAR HAS TO BE TOWED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE REST OF THE SPRING IS EMBEDDED IN THE TIRE, WEDGED BETWEEN IT AND THE WHEEL WELL. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE CAR EVEN TO ALLOW FOR A TOW TRUCK TO GET UNDER IT. THE TIRES WERE ALSO JUST PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO AND THIS CERTAINLY HAS RUINED AT LEAST ONE OF THEM. *LN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10377898January 19, 2011STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE HORN WOULD SOUND INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A BUILDUP OF CORROSION FOUND ON AN UNKNOWN PIN INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CORROSION OF THE STEERING COLUMN COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10377003January 18, 2011VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE WAGON. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH USING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND TRIED TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BUT IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT A FASTER SPEED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS HE PULLED TO THE SIDE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. HE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE FORCING HIM TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF A SECOND TIME. HE CALLED A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE FOR HALF AN HOUR HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM TO CALL NHTSA AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO ADVISED HIM TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,980. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF UPDATED 05/05/11
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10376982January 17, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT
AROUND 7 MONTHS AGO JULY,2010 MY WIFE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP HER 2002 MERCURY SABLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKE AN WENT TROUGH THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. TODAY JAN. 2011. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK THAT SAME CAR AN THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING BROKE AND RUINED THE TIRE AN BUSTED ANOTHER PART ON THE STEERING LINK. WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375455January 10, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE TIRE SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 ( SUSPENSION: FRONT: SPRINGS: COIL SPRINGS). BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT COULD NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE REPAIR SHOP REPAIRED ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS INCLUDING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 05/26/11
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10374886January 6, 2011AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH STRUCK A DEER DEAD CENTER OF THE FRONT END. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAR IMMEDIATELY CUT OFF BUT COASTED. DRIVER HAS MINOR BACK DISCOMFORT. STILL WAITING TO HEAR IF THE CAR WILL BE TOTALED OUT OR REPAIRED. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10374761January 5, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE LEAVING A PARKING SPACE THE SPRING COIL BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO A LOCAL SHOP AND ITS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000. PM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10374079January 4, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE 1 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BURST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE COIL SPRING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10374071January 4, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE GS . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND IT PULLED TO THE LEFT. ALSO THERE WAS A BURNING RUBBER ODOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS BROKEN. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THAT FAILURE (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08018). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE AND SAVE RECEIPTS IF IN THE FUTURE THERE WAS RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,409. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRUTS, BEARING PLATES AND LEFT LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/22/11
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10374107January 4, 2011STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE RUST CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO SNAP WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME HAD NOT BEEN COATED CORRECTLY AT PRODUCTION. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE FRAME AND STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,700. UPDATED 2/22/11 *CN UPDATED 12/06/2011 *LN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10373832January 3, 2011SUSPENSION:REAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I AM WRITING THE NHTSA IN ORDER TO WARN OF A DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY FATAL, HAZARDOUS CONDITION ON A MERCURY AUTOMOBILE. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY A PREVIOUS RECALL NOTICE ON EARLIER YEAR MODELS OF THE MERCURY SABLE BUT NOT ON THE YEAR MODEL THAT I OWN. I OWN A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. IN FEBRUARY OF 2010 I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON MY DRIVER'S REAR SIDE WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. WHEN I REMOVED THE TIRE I FOUND THAT A SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND HAD CUT THE TIRE IN A CIRCULAR MOTION CAUSING A RAPID EXPULSION OF AIR. ON JANUARY 1 OF 2011 THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE FLATTENED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR INFORMATION TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 EXACTLY DESCRIBES THE CONDITIONS THAT I HAVE ON MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE AND THE RECALL COVERS 1999-2001 AND DOES NOT ADDRESS THE REAR SPRINGS. WERE THESE TO OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES OR FATALITIES. THIS CONDITION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO WARN THE PUBLIC OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. EXPANSION OF THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE THE LATER YEAR MODELS AND THE REAR SPRINGS OF ALL VEHICLES THAT UTILIZE THESE SPRINGS AND ENGINEERING DESIGN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AT A FORD/MERCURY DEALERSHIP AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE, RECALL OR OTHERWISE, CONCERNING THIS CONDITION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10373944January 3, 2011SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY COLLAPSED IN A TILED POSITION TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED RATE TO THE NEAREST DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED, AND WAS REPLACED. MOST RECENTLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO EXPLODE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN UPDATED 12/14/11 *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10373703January 1, 2011STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUBFRAME OF VEHICLE IS SEVERELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND. MOST OF THE BODY ROT IS COVERED BY THE PLASTIC MOLDING UNDER THE DOORS, AND IS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL THE MOLDING IS REMOVED. IT SEEMS THAT WATER AND ROAD SALT MUST GET TRAPPED BETWEEN THE MOLDING AND METAL LEADING TO THE EXTENSIVE RUST. THE FRAME BREAKING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WOULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0