Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#549696November 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
IN WARM WEATHER THE VEHICLE STALLS FREQUENTLY BUT RESTARTS AFTER AN HOUR STOPPING. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853255November 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR HEATER PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE HEAD GASKET. IT LEAKS AIR INTO THE RADIATOR OR COOLING SYSTEM, AND THE WATER DOES CIRCULATE IN ORDER FOR THE HEATER TO WORK. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853265November 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE MOTOR. WIPER MOTOR REPLACED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849904November 22, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE A LOUD POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HOOD WAS RAISED AND A FIRE BROKE OUT AGAINST FIRE WALL IN CENTER AREA OF VEHCLE. BELIEVED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL LEAKAGE FROM INJECTOR RAIL. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851259November 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, SUSPENSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. ALSO, THERE WAS VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION,SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERHOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852380November 22, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO DECELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715066November 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853138November 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE PULLING FROM A PARKING SPACE, A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE GEARS TO LOCK UP AND ALSO THE TRANSFER CASE CRACK FROM THE INSIDE OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852960November 16, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRONT CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME ARE RUSTING. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE REAR CORNERS ONLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549510November 15, 1999
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839146November 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
KEY WAS OUT OF IGNITION AND VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714778November 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING, REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE TOWED. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP (NOT A DEALERSHIP).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714779November 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LEFT AND RIGHT MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT BROKE. THIS REPRESENTS THE THIRD TIME THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED. ALL THREE REPAIRS USED ORIGINAL FORD REPLACEMENT PARTS. ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY INDEPENDENT SHOPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#714622November 11, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE SYMPTOM IS THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. IT CONSUMES MUCH MORE GAS THAN BEFORE DURING IDLING AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE TENDS TO BE HIGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852762November 10, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HOUSING BROKE INTO TWO, EXPOSING THE METAL, AND CAUSING THE RESTRAINT TO DISCONNECT . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *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
#714499November 8, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
HONORABLE MENTION IS THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF 2 TIMES / ENGINE SEALS WERE PRELACED AT 69000 MILES /
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714353November 5, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT SPRING BROKE WHILE GOING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR WAS COMPLETLY UNDRIVABLE AND IF IT WAS GOING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED COULD HAVE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS. THIS HAPPENED 113 MILES AFTER THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALERS FOR A RECALL THAT REPLACED THE SUB FRAME MOUNTS FOR THE PART THAT SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT WHILE MAKING REPAIRS THEY CRACKED THE SPRING, OR THAT SPRINGS ARE MADE OF SUB STANDARD MATERAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714384November 5, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES, CAN NOT KEEP FRONT END ALIGNMENT CORRECT, TIRES WEAR ON INNER SIDES, VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE ALSO SHUDDERS FOR NO REASON WHEN DRIVING , THIS COMES AND GOS . TIRES REPLACED AT 33,000, 85,000 MILES AND AS OF THIS WRITING NEW TIRES NEED( 110,000) NEW TIRES PUT ON 7/98 85,000 MILES, RECALL DONE 12/98 FOR FRONT SHIELDS TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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