Mercury Sable Complaints (1993)

674 consumer complaints on file.

#757945February 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
A FRIEND TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE FOR THEIR CAR AND RECEIVED A LETTER. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFO ON THIS CAR, HOW DOES THAT GET DETERMINED? SEEMS THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD AS THIS ENGINE/S OBVIOUSLY IS DEFECTIVE! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! NO MORE FORD PRODUCTS HERE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003206January 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN 1998 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE, ON 15-DEC-2001, REAR ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE WITH APPROXIMATELY 130,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF 50,000 MILE SERVICE PROGRAM, AND ANY SERVICE WORK WILL BE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003004January 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT AND WHITE SMOKE WOULD COME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005825January 25, 2002
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING HAS BINDING NOISE, FRONT END SUSPENSION RATTLES AND VIBRATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564109January 17, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE STUCK AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER FORD WILL NOT ASSIST CONSUMER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001878January 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION TO HAVE VEHICLE EVALUATED. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754211November 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FORD CLAIMS THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR NHTSA RECALL # 98V009000/ HEADLIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER, EVEN THOUGH IT IS EXACTLY THAT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898396October 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES HALFWAY AND IT HESITATES. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751862September 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895828September 6, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF THE STOP IN THE UP POSITION DOESN'T WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562891September 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895413August 29, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES ON AND OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT A CONTROL MODULE IN STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006453August 23, 2001
SUSPENSION
ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. DEALER DENIED PROBLEM. AK SCC ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****751026
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751027August 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RECEIVED ABRASIONS/BURNS FROM AIRBAG.SEATBELT NOT SECURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#750821August 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE CAR STALLS BOTH WHEN BEING DRIVEN AND WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC OR AT A STOP LIGHT. THERE IS NO ADVANCED WARNING AND THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO BE OVERHEATING WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, BUT IT OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY ON HOT DAYS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750745August 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE OVERHEATED..HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER.THEY FINALLY FOUND A LEAK IN THE HEADGASKET.THEY DID NOT MENTION THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE. I LATER WROTE TO FORD MOTOR CO. DIRECTOR OF VEHICLE SERVICE,STATING THE PROBLEM I HAD WITH THE ENGINE REFERED TO A NEWS ITEM THAT SAID FORD WAS EXTENDING THE ENGINE WARRANTY ON THE 3.8 ENGINES TO INCLUDE THE 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE 1993 MODELS WERE NOT INCLUDED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE READ THE LONG LIST OF COMPLAINTS FROM 1993 MERCURY OWNERS ON YOUR WEBSITE....THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE 1993 3.8 ENGINE! A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE BELIEVED THAT FORD (MERCURY) WAS NOW TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM(REIMBURSING REAIR COSTS)......IS THIS TRUE? I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY UPDATED INFORMATION YOU COULD SEND ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749802August 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A MERCURY DEALERSHIP AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS OVER 30 TIMES. THE ENGINE HAS ALWAYS RAN HOT WITH THE TEMPERATURE NEAR OR AT THE RED LINE. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AND NOT A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CONSTANTLY BOILS OUT THE ENGINE COOLANT AND HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR INSIDE THE COOLANT LINES WITH FAILIURES ABOVE THE THERMOSTAT, AND ABOVE THE ENGINE AT THE FIREWALL, AND OF THE UPPER AND LOWER HOSES, AS WELL AS TWO THERMOSTATS. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS ALSO PREVENTED PROPER COOLING OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH HAS RESULTED IN SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 8 TIMES (WE HAVE AN INTERNAL LETTER FROM FORD THAT INDICATES THEY KNOW THE MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND WILL REPLACE THEM FOR FREE IF THE OWNER HAS THIS LETTER). THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT IS NOW BEGINNING TO FLICKER AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, AGAIN. THE VALVE COVER AND TIMING COVER GASKETS WERE REPLACED 5,000 MILES AGO BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING OIL ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED CONSTANT BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE, AND ALL MODELS OF IT WITH THE SAME ENGINE, POSES A SERIOUS FIRE AND ACCIDENT HAZARD DUE TO THE CONSTANT HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE NOT NORMAL, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE MANUFACTURER SAYS. THE HIGH TEMPS ARE CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURES, GASKET FAILURES, COOLANT LINE FAILURES, AND SENSOR FAILURES (SEVERAL HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON OUR CAR). YOUR DATABASE SHOWS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE SABLE/TAURUS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR ALL VERSIONS WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE, NOT JUST A FEW SELECT YEARS, AND FORD NEEDS TO REIMBURSE ALL EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE OWNERS FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPONENT REPAIRS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD WATER PUMP FAILURES, COMPUTER FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, STRUT FAILURE, REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE, CRUISE CONTROL LOCKUP WHICH PLACED THE ENGINE IN HIGH SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892615July 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE, IT WOULD JERK AND THEN STALL OUT WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THIS CAUSED POWER STEERING TO LOCK UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, SO CONSUMER HAD THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND PAID FOR REPAIRS. TRANSMISSION IS NOW GOING OUT. RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END REPLACED, WAS CAUSING A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED AND CAUSED A LEAK. HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747851July 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SOMETIMES THE ABS BRAKES SEEM TO ACTUATE EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD IS DRY AND THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED HARD. THE RATE OF ABS APPLICATION SEEMS MUCH LESS THAN NORMAL, 2-3/SEC RATHER THAN THE NORMAL 10/SEC. THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED SO THAT THERE IS AN INCREASE IN CHANCE FOR AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE DISCONNECTED THE ABS SO THAT THE BRAKES ACT NORMALLY BUT WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF ABS WHICH MAY BE OK FOR THE SUMMER BUT HAVING ABS ON ICY WINTER ROADS WILL BE CRUCIAL TO AVOIDING ACCIDENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002916June 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE BLEW HEAD GASKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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