Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#8021898October 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE HAVING THE AIR CONDITIONING SERVICED THE ENGINE OVER HEATED DUE TO THE FAN NOT RESPONDING TO TEMPERATURE RAISING. A SERVICE CAMPAIGN WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURE BUT THE FAILURE OCCURED (2) WEEKS AFTER THE DEADLINE. THE MANUFACTURE IS NOT ASSISTING WITH THIS CAMPAIGN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 01I011 ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021932October 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND BLEW AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021611October 25, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE NEW BRAKE PEDAL THAT WAS INSTALL DUE TO A RECALL IS NOW TO BIG AND TO HIGH FOR THE CONSUMER TO REACH CAUSING THEIR FOOT TO GO UNDER THE PEDAL. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768804October 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BOTH COIL SPRINGS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. PIECES OF SPRING ALMOST FELL OUT AND CONTACTED TIRE. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN PUNCTURE AT HIGH SPEED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567941October 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE IN MOTION, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY JOLTED AS IF CONSUMER HAD PLACED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS DURING WHICH THE VEHICLE HAD SLOWED CONSIDERABLY, IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR SUDDENLY AND RESUMED HIGHWAY SPEED. WHEN CONSUMER CHECKED BENEATH THE HOOD, THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE TRASNMISSION WAS REPLACED. TEH NEW TRANSMISSION IS WARRANTED FOR 24 MONTHS OR 24,000 MILES. CONSUMER REQUESTS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR A FULL 36 MONTHS OR 36,000 MILES OR TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021470October 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND MAKING A TURN THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE. WHICH RESULTED IN THE BRAKES FAILING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021327October 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THE IGNITION MODULE WAS DEFECTED. DEALER STATED THERE IS NO FIX. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021377October 22, 2002
TIRES
PLEASE ADD DETAILS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768670October 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE, NHTSA GRAPH OF GASKET FAILURES SHOWS THOUSANDS FOR 1993 3.8L SABLES/TAURUS. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE? HELP!! DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768585October 18, 2002
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
OWNER'S MANUAL INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIES FUSES IN PWR DIST. BOX PAGE 311. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021174October 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
CONSUMER STATED ON 2 SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING, THE ALTERNATOR OVERCHARGED AND BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *MR *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021175October 18, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED W/O WARNING WHILE PARKING VEHICLE. DRIVER'S BAG DID NOT DEPLOY COMPLETELY. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020995October 17, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE GOES THROW A PUDDLE OFF WATER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. DEALER CONTACTED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020921October 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND BRAKING DOWN HILL THERES A VERY BAD SHIMMY IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER STATES 20,000 MILES LATER PROBLEM REOCCURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768437October 14, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AUTO WAS PARKED. APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF LATER, ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT, A FIRE WAS REPORTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE GUTTED OUT THE ENTIRE MOTOR AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020741October 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE 30 MPH, THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020520October 9, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATE WHILE DRIVING WITH SPEED CONTROL ON WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE SPEEDED UP CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSS CONTROL IN RESULT OF A VEHICLE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020521October 9, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATE WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING OUT OF CONTROL AT 115 MPH IN RESULT OF VEHICLE CRASH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020320October 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED IN 1999 WHICH HAS FAILED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE OWNER HEARD SOMETHING DROP/BREAK. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020236October 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE FREEZE PLUGS CONTINUOUSLY RUST OUT CAUSING THE COOLANT TO BE BROWN MAKING THE ENGINE OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS WORKED ON (2) MONTHS AGO WITH THE PROBLEM REOCCURING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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