Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#512537December 11, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512150December 10, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806042December 9, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. RECALL #96V176000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806052December 9, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE WHEN NOTICED BURNING SMELL, FOUND WIRING HAD MELTED UNDER DASH, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATES BOTH FAILURES INVOLVED THE IDENTICAL PARTS, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE PLASTIC HARNESS CONNECTOR THAT PLUGS INTO THE SWITCH ALONG WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF 10 OR 8 WIRE, CONSUMER STATES IT IS OBVIOUSLY AN INTERNAL RESISTANCE PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCHES AS THERE IS NO DRAW (CURRENT) THAT WOULD INDICATE A SHORT CIRCUIT AND NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512456December 4, 1996
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING TWO MAJOR COLLISIONS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#512193December 4, 1996
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD SNAPPED, CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805033December 4, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, HIT A FENCE THEN A TREE HEAD-ON, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED; ALSO, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 1/26/96 AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PRIOR TO RECALL (90E-043). *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805834December 3, 1996
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GIVES OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. HAD THE POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED 6 TIMES BUT VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512084December 2, 1996
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DESIGN OF WINDSHIELD CREATES A DANGEROUS VISIBILITY PROBLEM FOR DRIVERS DUE TO THE LARGE SLOPING WINDSHIELD AND WIDE DASHBOARD THAT REFLECTS IN THE SUNLIGHT ONTO WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512082December 2, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512079December 2, 1996
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
SLOPED WINDSHIELD DESIGN CAUSES DASHBOARD TO REFLECT IN WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805778December 2, 1996
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511826November 29, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER COUPLING FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511827November 27, 1996
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS GO OFF/ON WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511844November 27, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804198November 27, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JUST DIES AND AFTER WAITING 15 MINS. THE CAR WILL RESTART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805581November 26, 1996
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RECALL RELATED, 93V106, STRUCTURE MOTOR MOUNTS/REAR SUB-FRAME, BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805615November 26, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGH SPEED THERE WAS A SLIGHT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. AT 48,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PITS ARE TOO DEEP TO MACHINE OUT. *AK CONSUER WAS ADVISED THAT ROTORS WERE CORRODED TO TURN DOWN AND WOULD BE TO THIN FOR SAFE BRAKING BEYOND LIMIT, ALSO BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 48,000.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805618November 26, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING ALONG AND TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE DRIVER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES HARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602278November 22, 1996
AIR BAGS
OTHER: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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