Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#725524July 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS CHARGED $1155.18 FOR REPAIR TO GASKETS. HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED 100,000 MILE/6 YEAR WARRANTY ON VEHICLE IN MAY 1993 (NEW VEHICLE). BECAUSE CAR HAD BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR SIX MONTHS DEALER DID NOT LOOK INTO PARTIAL REDUCTION OF COST EVEN THOUGH SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865392July 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR WENT FROM 55MPH TO 20 ON THE HIGHWAY, NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET.*AK HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE RADIATOR AND VALVE TO FAILE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865403July 14, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-45 MPH, VEHICLE JUST DIED AND THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. AFTER ABOUT 25-30 MINUTES, VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. POWER STEERING LINES WERE LEAKING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DIE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865359July 13, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WOULD START TO SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATE ON ITS ON POWER. AFTER ENGINE WAS TURNED ON AND THE GEAR CHANGED TO DRIVE, VEHICLE WOULD JUMP ON ITS OWN. WHILE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, BRAKES STARTED TO MALFUNCTION, AND VEHICLE COULD ONLY STOP WHEN THE COMPLETE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER HAD ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN "PERFECT CONDITION". DEFECT CAN CAUSE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.*AK THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS ENGAGE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE PEDALS ARE SET UNUSUALLY CLOSE TOGETHER. THE DRIVER HAS NO MEANS TO KNOW THE STATE OF PEDAL ADJUSTMENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725353July 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE EXITING RAMP FROM A HIGHWAY ONTO A MAIN STREET, THE EXPLORER IN FRONT OF US STOPPED BEFORE ENTERING THE MAIN STREET. WE WERE DRIVING SLOWLY WHEN WE TRIED TO STOP BEHIND THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE CONTINUED A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT COULD NOT STOP OR EVEN SLOW DOWN. WE KNEW WE WOULD HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US, WHICH PREVENTED OUR CAR FROM GOING ONTO THE MAIN STREET OF TRAFFIC. FROM TRYING TO STOP MANY TIMES, MY HUSBAND SUFFERED A SIATICA INJURY, WHICH HE CURRENTLY BEING TREATED BY AN ORTHOPEDIST, CHIROPRACTER, PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#725358July 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD MOTOR CO. IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE WHEN HUNDREDS OF CARS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FROM THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552988July 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAS RUSTED AND CORRODED FROM COOLANT LEAKING. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725324July 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2ND OWNER OF VEHICLE. CONFIRMED 65,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY COVERS 1994 MODELS. I FOUND THIS ABSOLUTELY UN-ACCEPTABLE. THE HEAD GASKET BLEW LONG BEFORE IT'S LIFE EXPECTANCY AND THE COVERAGE MILEAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865147July 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
REPORTING DESIGN FLAW WITH ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE TWO PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT SIT HIGH ENOUGH, THIS CONDITION CAUSES A PROBLEM WHEN APPLYING THE THE BRAKE--ALSO APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT SAME TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MADE, AND NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE AT THIS TIME. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865197July 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHEN THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, IT CAN SLIDE TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER NOTIFIED, SAID MOVEMENT IS NORMAL FOR THE DESIGN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725127July 8, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING CRASH INTO TELEPHONE POLE & TREE, OCCUPANT BODILY INJURY, CAR TOTALLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#552931July 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE ONTO THE MOTOR. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725049July 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS HEAD GASKET AND CYLINDER HEAD WERE REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO UNDER WARRANTY. NOW FORD ARE SAYING THAT IT IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY, AND SO THEY WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864994July 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE BLOWN. DEALER REFUSES TO COVER ANY COST OF REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THEY COVER REPAIRS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN 94 MODELS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725001July 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725018July 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING INTO THE FUEL TANK. IT CONTINUALLY SHUTS OFF AND/OR SPILLS GAS ON THE GROUND. I DID TAKE THE TIME TO FIGHT IT ONCE TO GET IT FILLED UP, BUT THAT TOOK APPROX. 15 MINUTES. OTHERWISE, I CAN ONLY PUMP ENOUGH GAS IN TO REGISTER 1/2 TO 3/4 FULL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724973July 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR MADE A LURCHING MOTION-TWICE. WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT INTO NUTERAL AND COASTED TO A PARKING SPOT, IT WOULDN'T MOVE WHEN PUT IN GEAR. MY MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FROZEN BETWEEN TWO GEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552888July 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN CAUSING LEAKAGE.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724843July 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COST OF REPAIR WAS $1,309.94. HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN 3.8L ENGINE. THIS HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL ON 1994 MODEL AND SHOULD INCLUDE THE 1993. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724826July 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLOWN. CAR OVERHEATED. HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR CAR TO COOL DOWN IN TRAFFIC. HAD TO DRIVE CAR CAREFULLY TO NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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