Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#550926February 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN
CONSUMERS SPEEDOMETER HEAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARREANTY, FAILED AGAIN AND DEALER REFUSE TO REPLACE BECAUSE SPEEDOMETER HEAD WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856831February 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISES, NO WARNING LIGHTS, CONSUMER STOPS CAR AND RELEASES THE CAP ON THE RADIATOR TO RELEASE SOME OF THE PRESSURE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE CONSUMER IS ON THE INTERSTATE, AND HAS TO QUICKLY GET OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718667February 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FIRST OCCURRED IN 1998 AT 20,000 MILES. PART WAS REPLACED, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED AT 30,000 MILES AND DEALER STATES THAT COSTUMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FULL COST OF REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855141February 11, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
HEAD RESTS BLOCK TOO MUCH OF REAR VIEW WHEN TURNING HEAD TO SEE REAR OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856764February 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65MPH ODOMETER JUMPS UP AND DOWN SO THAT DRIVER IS UNABLE TO TELL WHAT SPEED HE IS DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPEEDOMETER, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS,, FUEL LINE FAILURE AT 13,000 MILES CAUSING GAS FUMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855038February 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. A MECHANIC SAID IT MAY BE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856712February 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 STARTED RAIN/DOWNPOUR TRIED TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK, THEN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON/AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF, AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE UNTIL RAIN STOPPED, THEN DROVE TO A NEAR BY MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK THE SYSTEM OUT. THEN THEY TEST DROVE VEHICLE, AND SAID IT WAS OKAY. CONSUMER WAS PETRIFIED TO DRIVE ON I-95, ESPECIALLY WHEN NEEDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856639February 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 35 MPH SPEEDOMETER JUMPS UP TO 80 MPH. SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718538February 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON HIGHWAY - STEAM AND SMOKE CLOUDS DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549677February 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMER EXHAUST SYSTEM FAULTY CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING CONSUMER TO BECOME ILL (HEADACHE, FATIQUE ECT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#856466February 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEAT AND DEFOGGER DO NOT WORK DUE TO A FAULTY HEATER CORE. DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO SEE IN WET CONDITIONS. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856469February 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAS BLOWN OUT, RESULTING IN A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND TIMING CAP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856500February 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY AND BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. OWNER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME AT A SLOW SPEED. AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHERE THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856512February 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856542February 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN
WHEN VEHICLE REACHES SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718480February 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TRANSMISSION CASE HAD 6" CRACK , DIFFERENTIAL JOINT DISINTERGRATED, AND FLUID LEAKED ON TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718491February 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY RECALLS WITHIN THE LAST 2 YRS ON THE COOLING SYSTEM OF THE 1995 MERCURY SABLE. WE WERE TOLD THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM HOWEVER, WE NEVER RECEIVED AND BULLETINS. WE HAVE THE HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP, PLATE ABOVE WATER PUMP GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 73,000 MILES .WE NEED SOME HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783866February 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OUT OF PARK AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 30 MPH BECAUSE THE HIGH GEARS WERE BROKEN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856385February 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AS RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT.ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856406February 7, 2000
SUSPENSION, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
WHEN TURNING CAR TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE PRESENT. VEHICLE DOES NOT FULLY TURN ALSO, DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID STEERING RACK WAS SENDING FLUID INTO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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