Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#744736April 30, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
TWO BOXES (ABOUT 30-40 LBS EACH) IN TRUNK SLID FORWARD UPON HARD, EMERGENCY BRAKING FROM ABOUT 25 MPH. BOXES SLAMMED INTO RIGHT REAR FOLD DOWN SEAT BACK, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO OPEN. BOXES ENTERED INTO RIGHT REAR SEATING AREA. TODDLER IN CHILD SEAT ON LEFT REAR SIDE. NO INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744744April 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
REPEATED FAILURE OF ICM/TFI IGNITION MODULE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE DIES AT IDLE OR VERY LOW SPEEDS. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD AND LETTING ENGINE COOL , CAR WILL START. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744708April 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD THE HEAD GASKETS FIXED IN MARCH 2000, AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT MALFUNCTION ON THIS VEHICLE, I SPOKE WITH FORD MOTOR CO. AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE WARNED ME OF POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING FROM THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND FORD MOTOR SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE AND REPAIR THEREFORE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886929April 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
CV JOINT WHICH IS A PART OF AXLE ASSEMBLY BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886958April 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS WHEN VEHICLE IMPACTED A CONCRETE EMBANKMENT, SLOPING CONCRETE UNDER AN OVERPASS. FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND NO DETERMINATION FOR THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN MADE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560918April 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (00M09) FOR PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS GOING OUT AND IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE WAS A SALVAGE TITLE, THEREFORE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER ADVISED THEM IT WAS SALVAGED DUE TO THEFT NOT AN ACCIDENT, DEALERSHIP ADVISED CONSUMER THAT RECALL NOTICE WAS VOIDED BY THE STATE NOT THE MANUFACTURER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886592April 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND APPLYING BRAKES, ENGINE REVVS, CONSUMER HIT BUILDING ON ONE OCCASION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886597April 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTS GEARS RPMS STAY AT 1800-2000, WILL NOT GO DOWN, CONSUMER HAS TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. TO DEALER WHO REPLACED AIR BYPASS VALVE, THEN THROTTLE POSITIONER, COERRECTED PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY.*AK AIR BYPASS VALVE AND THROTTLE POSITIONER SENSOR WERE REPLACED ON WARRANTY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560873April 23, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL 01V-078, THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886483April 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS BACKFIRING DUE TO AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT WHICH CONSUMER FELT COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A FIRE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF BACKFIRING. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 75% OF TIME DURING START UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886529April 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR INTERMITTENTLY / MOMENTARILY WHILE TRAVELING. THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS WITHIN 2 1/2 YEARS. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM.. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744401April 23, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
I HAVE A NUMBER OF WORRIES WITH MY VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING ARE: WHEN PLAYING THE RADIO/TAPE DECK, YOU HEAR A LOUD BUZZING NOISE COMING THROUGH THE SPEAKERS EVEN IF THE RADIO IS TURNED DOWN; WHEN STEERING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT YOU'LL HEAR A CRANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF CAR; CAR DOES NOT ABSORB BUMPS AT ALL, IT ROCKS, MAKES KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE NEAR WHEELS; WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 50-70 MPH, CAR WILL SWAY, LIKE A WIND IS BLOWING IT AWAY; FEUL SENSOR WILL FLOAT, YOU CAN NOT COUNT ON IT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE; TRUNK HOOD FLIPS UP IN THE AIR SO FAST AND HARD, I HAVE STUNTED MY FINGERS BEFORE ON IT; THE DOORS ON THE CAR HAVE A SHARP EDGE TO IT, IF YOU DON'T STAND BACK WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, IT CAN GASH YOUR LEG; WIND SHIELD ARE A BLIND SPOT, TO LONG, WIPERS ARE SO STRONG THEY VIBRATE THE CAR, UNUSUALLY STRONG; BACK WINDOW ON LEFT SIDE (PASSENGER) WILL NOT ROLL UP, OR ROLL DOWN SOMETIMES; ASSEMBLY OF LIGHT MOLDINGS/FIXTURES IN BACK OF CAR ARE OFF(NOT EVENLY LINED UP), SO IS THE LEVELING OF TRUNK LID; CAR JUMPS WHEN STARTING IT UP, LIKE IT'S READY TO PULL OFF, EVEN WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE; WHEN MOVING THE GEARS THE CAR MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE, AND JUMPS ALSO; BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT TIMES; CAR LOSES POWER AT TIMES, EVEN AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY, 2001; KEYLESS ALARM SYSTEM IS SENSITIVE, SOMETIMES A INCONVIENCE, IF YOU PICK KEYS UP AND TOUCH THE PANIC, OR TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON IT CAN BE SET OFF IN THE HOUSE, BEHIND A BRICK WALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744361April 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING UP A GRADE, CAR OVERHEATED. BELIEVE THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744357April 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 9 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION LEAKS AND RECALLS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. IN DECEMBER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. TODAY 4/21/00, WHILE CROSSING A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAR STOPPED! I HAD MYSELF AND TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. WE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE CARS TRAVELING IN EITHER DIRECTION HAD BEEN GOING ANY FASTER THEN THEY WERE. THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS TERRIFYING. I WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BEFORE SOME IS KILLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886358April 20, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, INDICTATING A DEFECT. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886170April 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. ANTI-FREEZE HAD BACKED UP AND LEAKED OUT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE HAD SOME COMPLAINTS, BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. SENSOR ASSEMBLY, TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET, CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS RESPONDSIBLE FOR $1700. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886261April 18, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE, CAUSING FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP. *AK LOWER REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT PLATE NUT HAS BEEN REPLACED. FLUCTUATING SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED. STARTER AND WIRE HARNESS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. MUFFLER AND TAIL PIPE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 2 FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND STRUT BEARING PLATES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886127April 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR,/OWN SHIFT AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN DRIVING AT OR ABOVE 65 MPH. DEALERSHIP REPLACED VSS SENSOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED FIRST TIME. WHEN CONSUMER STARTS OUT, VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWN SHIFT INTO NEXT LOWEST GEAR, REGARDLESS OF SPEED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON. A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST STATED THAT EXTREME TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE STEEL PISTON TO CRACK CAUSING THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886141April 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE,THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING ENGINE TO BLOW UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886155April 17, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE SITTING ON DRIVER'S SIDE WITH CHILDREN SITTING IN REAR SEAT, A PERSON ALERTED CONSUMER THAT ONE OF THE CHILDREN GOT STUCK BETWEEN WINDOW OF VEHICLE, WHERE POWER WINDOW COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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