Mercury Sable Complaints (1992)

364 consumer complaints on file.

#10022501June 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO GEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005939January 29, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
HEADLIGHTS BLINKING ON AND OFF WHEN HE TURNS THEM ON. TOOK THE AUTO TO HIS PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HAD THIS REPAIRED. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS LISTED AS A RECALL # 8105 98V 00 9000 FOR THE 93 MERCURY SABLE. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001051December 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING HOT, OVERHEATING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE WATER PUMP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PUMP, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED 3 TIMES WITHIN A SMALL PERIOD OF TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768804October 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BOTH COIL SPRINGS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. PIECES OF SPRING ALMOST FELL OUT AND CONTACTED TIRE. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN PUNCTURE AT HIGH SPEED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020320October 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED IN 1999 WHICH HAS FAILED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE OWNER HEARD SOMETHING DROP/BREAK. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767782September 26, 2002
TIRES, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES AND DRIVER SEAT. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766127August 23, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED. FLUID POURED OUT ON TO VERY HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER, PRODUCING FIRE IN REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY BUT DAMAGE TO WIRING, VACUUM LINE. VERY DANGEROUS FOR POWER STEERING LINE WITH FLAMMABLE FLUID TO PASS DIRECTLY OVER CATALYT CONVERTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015913August 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING RPMS REVVED TO 4700, AND VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN ON ITS OWN,SMOKE CAME OUT OF TRANSMISSION AND VEHICLE STALLED. TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013560July 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING IN A VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE, VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011377June 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO GET RECALL DONE ON VEHICLE, REMEDY DID NOT WORK, AND CONSUMER STILL HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761072April 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REVERSED OUT OF DRIVEWAY THEN PUT IN DRIVE. HEARD KNOCKING NOISE. CAR DID NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN ECCELERATOR WAS PUSHED. HAD TO BE PUSHED BACK INTO CARPORT. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761074April 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 NORTH IN S. FLORIDA A KNOCKING NOISE STARTED TO OCCUR. THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF. THE CAR COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE OVER 55 M.P.H. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005443March 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS LOSING COOLANT AND OVE HEATING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED DEALER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564361February 19, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE BODY MOUNTS ON THE REAR CORNERS OF THE SUB-FRAME, CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED, HOWEVER ALSO STATED THAT WITHOUT REPLACING ALL OF THE BODY MOUNTS AT THE SAME TIME THERE WILL BE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005867February 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIME IN HOT WEATHER AND HEAVY TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758137February 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR WAS RUNNING FINE ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO HEAT THOUGHT NEEDED A THERMOSTAT BUT DEALER SAID I NEEDED A HEAD GASKET THAT THIS HAS BEEN A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ON FORD 3.8 V6 CARS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY ME AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO IS MY FATHER A RETIRED FORD EMPLOYEE. THE CAR WAS ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF AT A DEALER. I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD SORRY CAN'T HELP SO NOW I HAVE A$1600.00 BILL TO PAY. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING A LETTER TOFORD. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003790February 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR YEARS. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REMEDIED. WHILE DRIVNG 40 MPH THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM TAILPIPE, AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, A BLOWN HEADGASKET WAS DIAGNOSED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757750February 4, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, TIRES
STEERING FAILED. EACH FRONT TIRE POINTED DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757709February 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THIS SENSOR BURNT UP (I.E. CAUGHT ON FIRE BUT DID NOT SPREAD) AND CAUSED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756587January 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AT 40 MPH NO PRIOR WARNING OF FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT.REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLES TRANSMISSION SEEM TO BE WAY ABOVE AVERAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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