Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#867698August 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A PART INSIDE TRANSMISSION BOX IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING DAMAGE. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 50,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727745August 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS CAR STALLS OUT WHEN HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727601August 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
CAR STALLED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HAD TO BE TOWED. UPON INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WIRES LEADING FROM THE FUEL PUMP HAD BECOME FRAYED DUE TO RUBBING AGAINST THE PUMP HOUSING ITSELF. A NEW PUMP WAS ORDERED FROM THE FORD DEALER AND THE NEW PUMP WAS NOTED TO HAVE A THICK PROTECTIVE SLEEVE AROUND THE WIRES TO PREVENT THEM FROM FRAYING. THE BARE WIRES ON MY PUMP COULD EASILY CAUSE A SPARK AND EXPLOSION SO I WROTE TO FORD TO APPRISE THEM OF THE SITUATION. I HEARD FROM THEM ABOUT A WEEK LATER AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME TO GET LOST, AND THAT SINCE I DID NOT BRING MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. I ALSO SUGGESTED THEY RECALL THE PART TO PREVENT INJURY DUE TO POSSIBLE EXPLOSION DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP DESIGN, BUT AGAIN THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM ME. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727538August 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. COMPLAINDED TO DEALER SAID THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRENTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867419August 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE AND ENGINE LEAKING. DEALER STATED IT WAS CAUSED BY A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK THE HEADGASKET CAUSED CRANK CASE DAMAGE, FORD REFUSS TO PAY FOR DAMAGES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867436August 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY THEY WERE GOING UP A HILL, ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726964August 8, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
PLEASE HELP ME I AM MENTALLY DISABLED WITH A FAMILY AND THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME -PLEASE HELP ME. THE FRAME ON MY CAR BROKE AND FELL DOWN WHILE MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK. THE DEALER VERIFIED THE RECALL AND GOT US A LOANER BUT SAID IT WOULD COST 25.00 A DAY ITS BEEN 10 DAYS AND MONDAY AUGUST 7TH I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WASN'T FIXABLE BECAUSE OF THE EXCESS CORROSION AND IT WAS FIFTY FIFTY THAT I WOULD HAVE NO CAR AND A RENTAL BILL PLEASE HELP ME IM AT THE POINT WHERE I JUST CAN'T STAND EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE SAT BY THE PHONE FOUR NINE DAYS AND CALLED OURSELVES AFTER THAT LONG THEY SAY I MAY GET NOTHIN, NO CAR AND A RENTAL BILL PLEASE HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727023August 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR I HAVE HAD OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALSO HAS COME ON MANY TIMES. TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM I BOUGHT A NEW RADIATOR, TUNE-UP,AND TWO CASES OF ANTI-FREEZE . FINALLY I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS MY HEAD GASKET THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE DAMAGE IT CAUSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867224August 8, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553542August 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON TWO OCCASIONS DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. WHEN VEHICLE DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP. (REFER TO ODI # 864201) *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#866934August 7, 2000
TIRES:BEAD
VEHICLE HAS A FIRESTONE TOURING T3 TIRES, TIRE SIZE P21560R16, AND DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. WHEN DRIVING LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, TIRE ONLY HAS 3700 MILES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553460August 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE PARKING, VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING SUDDENLY ACCELERATED 10-20 MPH, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866716August 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. THIS HAPPENED TWO HUNDRED MILES AFTER TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THIS WAS NOTICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866776August 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING, AND NO GEAR AT ALL. A TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553366August 2, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON, DURING INSTALLATION AT THE DEALER THEY HAD BOLTED & DRILLED INTO WIRES, WHICH CAUSED PROBLEMS. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726423August 2, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL. HOWEVER FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE/ZONE REP. WAS NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN THIS PROBLEM. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN THE TRIM OFF TO CLEAN, I WOULD HAVE NEVER SEEN THE FAILURE. THIS STRIKER IS NEEDED TO KEEP THE DOOR/TAILGATE CLOSED. CHILDEN CAN RIDE IN THE REAR FACING SEAT OF THIS VEHICLE. IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO CAUSE THIS TAILGATE TO OPEN SUDDENLY, THE FAILED METAL THAT HOLDS THE STRIKER IN PLACE WOIULD BE VIRTUALLY USELESS. THE TAILGATE WOULD LIKELY FLY OPEN. THE STRUCTURE OF THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN COMPRIMISED, BY THE WAY. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS SORT OF FAILURE. FORD'S LACK OF INTEREST IS CERAINLY ALARMING FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726480August 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE FOR THIS SIZE ENGINE FOR CARS BUILT IN ATLANTA, MY CAR WAS BUILT IN CHICAGO. WHY WOULD IT ONLY APPLY TO THAT PLANT?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726335August 1, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED. WE WERE HAVING A DROUGHT HERE WHEN THE CARE WAS BOUGHT AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM SHOWED UP AS SOON AS THE FIRST RAINS HIT. THEY WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH AND SOMETIMES THEY STICK IN THE UP POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726384August 1, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE FAILURE OF THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS NOT TO DO WITH A FUSE OR WINDOW IN LOCKED POSITION AND REMEDIED ITSELF A FEW DAYS AFTER PROBLEM. NO MECHANICAL REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER WINDOW. THE DRIVER WINDOW IS NOT FUNCTIONING AND IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL OTHER OPTIONS THE DIAGNOSIS IS THE MOTOR AS BEING THE CULPRIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866470August 1, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING OR MANUAL OPERATION, CAUSE UNKNOWN, VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHCILE HAS BEEN TO SERVICE EIGHT TIMES. CRUISE CONTROL DUMP VALVE AND BRAKE BOOSTER RETURN SPRING WAS POINTED OUT BY THE MANUFACTURES TO BE THE CAUSE FOR THIS FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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