Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#8002683January 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NHTSA RECALL 01V390000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE COOLING FAN MOTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002702January 23, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. ALSO, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS ACTIVATED OR NOT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002574January 22, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGHER SPEED. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS ERRATIC. CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757134January 21, 2002
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH DOORS SHUT, INHIBITS VISUAL ACUITY. FIXED JANUARY 2002, FOR 290 DOLLARS. SAME DAY AT MERCURY EIGHT OTHER VEHICLES IN WITH SIMILAR FAILURE DUE TO A RECENT MECHANICS ARTICLE IN THE PAPER. PROBLEM, SET OFF FACTORY INSTALLED ALARM, AND WAS INTERMITTENT FOR THE LAST 6MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757138January 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD EMISSION, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS . THIS IS PRIMARILY EMISSION ISSUES BETWEEN THE CHECK ENGINE'S AND THE GAS TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757150January 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HARD UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR PULLING AWAY. ONCE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IT WOULD HAVE A TENDENCY AT TIMES TO LURCH FORWARD WHILE BRAKE WAS ON.. UPON TAKING THE TRANSMISSION DOWN, THE DEALER FOUND CLUTCH MATERIAL IN TRANSMISSION THE SS3 WAS STICKING, THE ACCUMULATOR O-RING WAS CUT THE FORWARD DRUM CK.VALL STICINT OVERDRIVE BAND BURNED AND NEEDED TO EXCHANGE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THANKFULLY THE TRANY WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, NOW THE REPAIRED ASSY IS ONLY COVERED FOR 12000 MILES OR 12 MONTHS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST AND WE ARE NATURALLY CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT BE A DEFECT AS THE FORD TAURES SEEMED TO HAVE TRANY PROBLEMS IN THE 1197 TO 1999 RANGE WHICH IS WHY WE DID NOT BUY ONE BUT WENT WITH THE SABLE AFTER CHECKING NHTSA REPORTS RE: THE VEHICLE ITSELF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757155January 21, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE GAS TANK LEAKED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE "0" RING AND FUEL PUMP. I WAS TOLD THIS AUTOMOBILE COULD BLOW UP.*AK
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
#8002419January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756961January 16, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON, FOR 1 TO 3 SWIPES THEN SHUT BACK OFF, STARTLING THE DRIVER. SOON TO HAVE YOUNG DRIVER IN HOUSEHOLD. I HOPE THIS DOESN'T END IN ACCIDENT FROM DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756893January 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HIT SAND THAT IS ON THE ROAD TO HELP YOU FROM SLIDING ON BLACK ICE,BUT IN MY CASE IT MADE MY CAR GO SLIDING AND I HIT CURB ON RIGHT SIDE OF ME,WHICH KNOCKED MY HANDS OFF STEERING WHEEL.BY THE TIME I HAD MY HANDS BACK ON THE WHEEL AND BRAKING I WAS ON LEFT SIDE OF ROAD.AT THIS POINT I WAS OFF THE ROAD AND ON THE MUD, WHICH MY BRAKES DIDN'T DO ME ANY GOOD I JUST KEEP GOING UP AND OVER INTO THE CANYON WHERE I WENT DOWN ABOUT 15-20 WHERE I HIT AN OAK TREE HEAD ON.THE BACK OF MY CAR WENT UP IN THE AIR AND WENT SIDE WAYS SLAMMED DOWN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR.DURING ALL THIS NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.I RECEIVED 31 STITCHES IN FACE AND SEPARATED RIBS AND BRUISED WREST AND BUMPS AND BRUISES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8002230January 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
ON RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE WHEEL BEARING HAS GONE BAD, VEHICLE IS NOT MAKING NOISES, AND STEERING HAS BECOME HARDER TO CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002243January 15, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE FOR THE VENTILATION SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES SINCE DECEMBER OF 1999. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM, AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAS BEEN PERFORMING THE REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002106January 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHENE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ABOVE 60 MPH SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. OPERATON IS VERY ERRATIC, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756754January 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF APPROACHING FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ME. THE CAR FROM PARKED POSITION COULD BE BACKED IN REVERSE GEAR TO THE STREET, BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD IN "D" IT DOES GO FORWARD, BUT TAKES UP TOO MUCH ENGINE RPM - SLIPPAGE?- TO PICK UP SPEED. THEN YOU CAN SWITCH GEARS TO 2ND AND 3RD (D WITH OVERDRIVE OFF) AND 4TH (WITH OD ENGAGED) GEAR. I HAVEN'T RISKED TOPPING 45 MPH IN MY TEST RUN. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW IT TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN PUT IN "D" AND SEEMS LIKE TAKING TOO MUCH RPM TO PICK UP LOAD WHEN GEARS ARE CHANGED MANUALLY. I HAVE BROWSED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE FOR COMPLAINTS LAUNCHED BY OTHER '97 SABLE OWNERS, BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANY ONE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756696January 11, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE BECAME INOPERABLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES. WE DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THEY WERE INOPERABLE, ONLY THAT THE BELTS WOULD CATCH IN THE DOOR WHEN WE SHUT THE DOOR. AFTER A WHILE, AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, WE REALIZED THAT THE REASON THAT THE BELTS WERE GETTING CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WALSER LINCOLN-MERCURY AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS. THE SEAT BELTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE REPLACED ON 1/8/02. THE PASSENGER SEAT IS USED FOR LESS THAN HALF OF THE MILES DRIVEN. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF ONE OF THE BELTS FAILED BUT DON'T THINK THAT BOTH BELTS SHOULD FAIL. THAT SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS LIKELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001919January 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR AT 55MPH AND ENGINE MOVED UPWARD. WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED, ENGINE DROPPED DOWN WHICH CAUSED STEERING TO BECOME VERY HARD. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATED MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. *AK
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
#8001790January 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER HAVING HEAD GASKET REPLACED FOR $900.00 ONE YEAR LATER A RECALL CAME OUT FOR HEAD GASKET. DEALER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING THE MANUFACTURER TO REFUND HIM THE COST OF REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET FOR THE SECOND TIME. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001798January 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMEN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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