Mercury Sable Complaints (1990)
166 consumer complaints on file.
- #830021November 3, 1998SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS HARNESS LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS ARE LOOSE, THEY WILL NOT TIGHTEN ALL THE WAY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPAIR WORK WAS, DONE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND OFF. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #830022November 3, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE PANEL LIGHT WIRING IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/AIR BAG LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT, AND SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT LIGHTS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON AND WON'T GO OFF. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #830023November 3, 1998EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
RECALL 89V171000. THE INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS GET DIM, AND INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #830026November 3, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WHEN WAS IN PARK, THE KEY WAS RELEASED AND PUT BACK INTO THE IGNITION, BEFORE CONSUMER COULD GET BACK INTO THE CAR, IT ROLLED BACKWARD AND HIT A TREE. WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, OCCURRENCE ON LEVEL PAVEMENT, NO INJURIES INVOLVED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #542360October 30, 1998STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNTS CAME UNATTACHED ALLOWING MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL ONTO THE GROUND WITH NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGING OTHER COMPONENTS. COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED PRIOR DUE TO RECALL HOWEVER RECALL REPAIR FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829723October 29, 1998STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING THE BODY MOUNTS SUPPORTING TRANSMISSION & ENGINE BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE TO FALL. THE ENGINE FELL ON THE STEERING BINDING. HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #781254October 15, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. *ET
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #781253October 15, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MOTOR MOUNTS/CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #541118September 29, 1998STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RECALL SERVICE ON SUBFRAME MOUNTS DENIED, MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING STEERING LOCK UP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #828068September 21, 1998STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35MPH, STARTED TO TURNING LEFT, WAS UNABLE TO RETURN STEERING WHEEL TO ORIGINAL POSITION. HAD TO BE FORCED BACK. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #537561July 10, 1998SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT LATCHES BROKE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #538129July 10, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENT FUNCTION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WIPERS STOPPED PARTWAY OR FULLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #538757June 30, 1998SEAT BELTS:FRONT
PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #604710June 22, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823741May 28, 1998STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WAS INFORMED OF RECALL ALREADY PERFORMED ON VEHICLE BY MANUFACTURER. DID NOT OWN VEHICLE AT TIME OF RECALL. REPAIR SHOP SAID NO WORK, RECALL OR OTHERWISE, DONE ON VEHICLE. COULD NOT RECALL REPAIR ON VEHICLE SINCE RECALL WORK WAS ALREADY DONE BY DEALER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535074May 3, 1998AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING OFF/ON CONTINUOUSLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #531165February 24, 1998AIR BAGS
AIR BAG HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES (UNSPECIFIED REASONS).
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #528281January 12, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
VEHICLE MAKES CLUNKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A FULL STOP. BRAKES HAVE BEEN RELACED THREE TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #523321December 19, 1997STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
OUTER TIE ROD FAILED. ALSO, FUEL LEAK. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #817434October 23, 1997STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
IN REFERENCE TO 93V106, THE VEHICLE'S DEFECTIVE REAR SUBFRAME CORRODED, CAUSING THE SUBFRAME TO DROP AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD EXACT PROBLEM AS THE RECALL, BUT NOT INCLUDED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0