Mercury Sable Complaints (1994)

387 consumer complaints on file.

#714703November 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI- LOCK BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY THE SERVICING DEALER AND WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE ABS COMPUTER AT A COST OF $1,500. FAILURE TO DO SO, REPORTED THE SERVICE MANAGER, WOULD RESULT IN CONTINUING DEGRADATION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE FAILURE. I WILL PROVIDE VIN INFORMATION IF REQUIRED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES ON A WELL MAINTAINED CAR, FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS SHOCKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849277November 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE DUE TO THE THREE OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS BREAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714320November 4, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REBUILD THE ENGINE. I ONLY HAD THE LAST TRANSMISSION REPLACED 14 MONTHS AGO. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG TO HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION SO MANY TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714111October 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY A SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A PROBLEM BY FORD. IT IS A BIG SAFTEY ISSUE TO ME WHEN A CAR CAN CRASH OR INJURE/KILL A PEDESTRIAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851732October 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AT 30,000 MILES, CAUSING OIL TO GET INTO ENGINE, AND RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549793October 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET WAS RECALLED BUT CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549175October 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, STICKS PRIOR TO ENGAGEMENT INTO GEAR AND WILL NOT MOVE/PAUSES. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851510October 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SYSTEM EXPERIENCING FAILURE WHICH IS CAUSING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851278October 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW UP AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847344October 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN
THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR IS ERRATIC. IT SHOWS A SPEED HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED. ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED ON JULY 2,1996 BY DEALERSHIP AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE CURRENT PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850417October 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, SUCH AS A REDLIGHT, AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM IT, THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP INTO NEUTRAL, AND OWNER HAS TO APPLY GAS UNTIL THE VEHICLE KICKS BACK INTO GEAR AND JERKS SUDDENLY FORWARD. DEALER CLAIMS THAT MANUFACTURER INSTALLED WRONG PISTONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849946October 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE IS STALLED /JERKED AND LOST POWER. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THIS WAS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION PUT INTO VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712859October 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD STAY IN NEUTRAL FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN JERK INTO GEAR. BOTH FORWARD OR REVERSE. ONCE IN GEAR, IT WOULD BE OKAY UNTIL COMING TO A STOP, THEN IT WOULD SLIP FOR A FEW SECONDS. QUIT USING OVERDRIVE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE SHOP COULD WORK ON IT. SHOP FOUND BROKEN SPRAGS AND OTHER PROBLEMS. REBUILT AND INSTALLED ALL UPDATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548858October 4, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH DEALERSHIP WHILE OBTAINING RECALL REPAIR (98V-323). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849096September 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848903September 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER TOOK CAR IN FOR MOTOR PROBLEMS. DEALER REPLACED REAR MOUNTS. PRESENTLY, FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS ARE GOING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848752September 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGIN EHEAD GASKETS ARE RELEASING WATER FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. MANUFCTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712030September 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. LOST COOLANT, HEAD CRACKED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON THIS 3.8 ENGINE. FORD REFUSE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE CAR IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS 56,123 MILES ON IT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711718September 21, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
SINCE THE DAY THE CAR WAS BOUGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY...AS IF THERE IS A SHORT. THEY WILL RESTART ONLY IF THEY ARE MANUALLY ASSISTED. NON-RELATED, THE CAR WILL STOP DEAD AND WILL NOT RESTART FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 MIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SUMMER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 95 F AND THE CAR HAS DRIVEN 100 CONSECUTIVE MILES. THIS IS USUALLY A HIGHWAY DRIVING SITUATION AND HAS OFTEN LEFT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847223September 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
VEHICLE WILL NOT START. PROBLEM OCCURS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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