Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#848176September 21, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON STARTING VEHICLE, IT WILL SURGE ABOUT 6 INCH MOVEMENT WHILE STILL IN PARK, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848204September 21, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE HOOD LATCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848022September 20, 1999
TIRES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 50MPH A TIRE HAD BLOWNOUT, VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL TWICE. FRONT END SMASHED. DUAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. DRIVER RECEIVED 6 BROKEN RIBS & SOME BRUSIES. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#848076September 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN RAINY WEATHER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848112September 20, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME AND VEHICLE STARTED T0 SMOKE. CONSUMER LEFT THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ANOTHER VEHICLE ASSISTED HER IN A CAR JUMP. THE GENTLEMAN OPENED UP HOOD AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD HER OIL CHANGED TWICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO, THE OIL FILTER WAS JUST HANGING THERE, NO OIL WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711626September 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
BLOWN HEAD GASKET, FAILED MOTOR MOUNTS, FAILED TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET, TRANSMISSION GASKET FAILURE, RADIATOR LEAK, COOLONG FAN FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711603September 19, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT FUNCTION ON COMMAND BUT MAY WORK OR NOT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE STOPPED THE ENGINE AND BURNT OFF THE BELT CAUSING A SMALL FIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847916September 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND TAKING OFF AGAIN THE CAR TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO MOVE. WHEN IT DOES MOVE, VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE WHIPLASH. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847888September 16, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN. VEHICLE WILL GO ANY OTHER WAY BESIDES THE WAY CONSUMER IS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, AND THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION, AND SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847808September 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE HEATER CORE HAD BLOWN OUT 6 TIMES SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. WOULD START BLOWING ANT-IFREEZE INSIDE OF VEHICLE, EVEN WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847615September 14, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
UPON ENTERING THE CAR CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR HAD FALLEN OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711326September 14, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED X2 AND MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHY THEY FAIL FORD HAS RECALLED A REAR FRAME BRACKET IN WHICH I THINK HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH FAILED MOTOR MOUNTS,IN TTHE RECALL ON THE REAR FRAME MOUNTS IT SAID THERE WOULD BE A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR AND THIS CAR HAS HAD IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT ALSO WHEN THESE MOUNTS HAVE FAILED THE POWER STEERING HOSE COMES OUT AND NO POWER STEERING THE FLUID SPRAYS EVERWHERE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THE REAR FRAME BRACKETS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILING THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF DEFECT WITH THE DESIGN OF THE MOTOR OR THE MOUNTS THEM SELFS THEY HAVE FAILED X2 WITHOUT MORE THAN 5 MI DRIVEN BECAUSE I COULD FEEL IT WHEN I DROVE NO MORE THAN 1MI.I SPOKE WITH A FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THE FAILURE OF THE MOTOR MOUNT IS VERY COMMON ON THESE CARS WHEN ASKED IF THEY THOUGHT THE REAR BRACKET HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILING THEY TOLD ME TO CALL FORD MANUFACTURER NO COMMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548456September 10, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT SL0W SPEEDS / COMING TO A STOP. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548408September 9, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE INTO GEARS EASILY AND IS DELAYED ON OCCASIONS, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847391September 9, 1999
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKS, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING. THE SENSOR WAS CHANGED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847408September 9, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
PARKING BRAKE RELEASE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548372September 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RECALL (98V-323) FAILED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, FINAL FAILURE RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRE WHEN THE MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING STRESS AND BREAKAGE OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE WHICH LEAKED ONTO HOT ENGINE (FIRE). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847120September 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS/CUT OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS SHIFTING HARD AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609786September 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ELECTRONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY. F6DZ-964444-EA. FUEL GAUGE ASSEMBLY. F7DZ-93055-AA. PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609115September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
WINDSHIELD--LINES IN GLASS. DASHBOARD--COVERING IS BUBBLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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