Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#10015498April 9, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION IS VERY HARD TO TURN. SOMETIME A PAIR OF PLIERS HAD TO BE USE TO TURN IT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015443April 8, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING FLUID. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CRACKED STEERING RACK AND WAS REPLACED. *JB *SCC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015461April 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, AND COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015122April 3, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE FRONT SPRING BROKE. THE DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, DUE TO A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015062April 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR. SCC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015032April 1, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NAR 04/01/2003. THE SPEED SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES WITHIN 6 YEARS. WHEN THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED, IT CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE TO GO TO ZERO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING. THE GEARS CHANGED RANDOMLY AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013755April 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ABOUT A YEAR BACK I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON MY SABLE AT 70,000 MILES. IT WOULD MOVE IN REVERSE BUT NO FORWARD MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT COTTMAN TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF OVER $2000 AND LOSS OF VEHICLE USE FOR A WEEK. A MONTH LATER, IT FAILED WITH EXACTLY SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. IT WAS TOWED TO THE SAME FACILITY AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY IN FOUR DAYS. SIX MONTHS LATER, AND EXACTLY A MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY ON REPAIR WORK EXPIRED (74,000 MILES), THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO VISIBLY DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING (AT ALL SPEEDS). TOOK IT BACK TO REPAIR FACILITY - WAS TOLD IT'S INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - ONCE AGAIN! I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO WASTE 4,000 ON TRANSMISSION JOBS ON THIS CAR WHEN IT'S NOT EVEN WORTH THAT MUCH. I SCANNED THROUGH THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND SOME OTHER INSTANCES WHEN THIS TRANSMISSION HAD GIVEN PROBLEMS TO OWNERS. JUST WONDERING HOW MANY DISSATISFIED OWNERS WOULD IT TAKE FOR FORD TO REALIZE THAT THERE IS A "REAL" PROBLEM WITH THEIR SABLE/MERCURY TRANSMISSIONS! I HAD TWO FORD TAURUS'S IN THE PAST, AND THIS IS THIRD FROM FORD FAMILY. I AM GOING TO STOP SPENDING MONEY ON FORD CARS IF THIS IS THE LEVEL OF QUALITY THAT I GET FOR MY MONEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014719March 31, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS RUINED THE STRUTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013658March 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1999 MERCURY SABLE HEAD GASKET BLOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING. DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT IN TOWN. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, SMELL OF COOLANT, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STOPPED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014667March 28, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. *JB. REPLACED WIRE LINE THAT CONNECTED BRAKE CONTROL SWITCH AT PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011855March 27, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHEN THE REAR DOOR WAS CLOSED. *NLM *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014598March 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014601March 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011437March 26, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION STEERING CAUSED NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012268March 24, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, VISIBILITY
WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE SWITCH BUTTON CAME OFF. *NLM BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010722March 19, 2003
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT BE ABLE TO LOCK WHEN I PULL IT REALLY FAST. I TRIED ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR NONE OF THEM WERE BE ABLE TO LOCK WHEN I PULLED THEM VERY FAST. I ASKED A CAR SHOP GUY TO CHECK THEM FOR ME HE SAID ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012009March 18, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010607March 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY COMPLAINING ABOUT A FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN MY 1995 MERCURY SABLE THAT SUDDENLY WENT OUT ON ME WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME IN DECEMBER OF 2002. THE CAR HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST DAY I GOT IT AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OKAY, THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. MY CAR HAD BEEN SKIPPING FOR A WHILE, THEN IT WOULD STOP, SO I THOUGHT NO MORE OF IT. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FROM A CAR DEALER (NOT A FORD DEALERSHIP) AND PRINTED A CARFAX JUST TO DOUBLE CHECK FOR ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS. I FOUND NONE. AFTER REPLACING THE RADIATOR, FIXING THE ALTERNATOR, AND REPLACING THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE THREE YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD MY CAR, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT ONLY HAS 123,000 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED YOUR WEB SITE AND DISCOVERED 19 OTHER COMPLAINTS BESIDES MINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL CAR. AS A MATTER OF FACT, ONE MAN REPLACED HIS SIX TIMES!!! THEN, TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THEY CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME TO GO LOOK AT ANOTHER CAR AT FAIRWAY. WELL, THERE'S A FAIRWAY FORD HERE IN ANDERSON, SC. I GO UP THERE AT 10 LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I CALL THE BRANCH BACK AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY DON'T OWN ANY FORD PLACES IN SC, THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO ALBANY, GA. THAT IS A GRAND TOTAL OF 600+ MILES AND 10 HRS AWAY ROUND TRIP. I GO ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE FOR THE MANAGER TO TELL ME BASICALLY THAT I WENT DOWN THERE TO TRADE IN A CAR. I HAD TOLD THEM THAT MY CAR IS NOT RUNNING, BUT APPARENTLY, THEY DON'T LISTEN VERY WELL. SO, I'M STILL OUT OF A CAR AND THE ONE I HAVE IS NOT TRADABLE IN THE CONDITION ITS IN. I STILL OWE $1700 AND ITS GOING TO COST ME AT LEAST THAT MUCH IF NOT MORE TO FIX IT. ALL I WANT IS FOR THEM TO FIX THIS PART THAT THEY KNOW IS FAULTY, BECAUSE OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS PART QUITS ON THEM BEFORE FORD WILL RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010509March 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 1995 MERCURY SABLE THAT HAS A BAD HEAD GASKET. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BY FORD, BUT AFTER CALLING AND LEAVING MESSAGES, I AM UNABLE TO CONFIRM THIS. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU! I AM ALSO LISTING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE SUSPENSION AND BRAKES IN THE LAST YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010477March 14, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
HIGH BRAKE LIGHT LENS ON 97 MERCURY SABLE STATION WAGON CAME OFF. IN DISCUSSION WITH CO-WORKER HE MENTIONED THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL. HE THOUGHT THE LENS WAS GLUED ON THE ASSEMBLY. ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $150.00. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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