Mercury Sable Complaints (2000)

464 consumer complaints on file.

#10160650June 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE RIGHT REAR SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159028June 5, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE BRAKE PADS A GROOVE WAS FOUND ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE THAT WAS CAUSED BY A FRACTURED COIL SPRING. THERE IS A RECALL #04V332000 CONCERNING THE FRONT COIL SPRING. THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE REAR COIL SPRINGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159489June 5, 2006
TIRES
2000 SABLE'S LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. *TS THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LF BUMPER, FENDER, TIRE WELL, LF DOOR AND MIRROR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158106May 23, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, AND DAMAGED MY STRUT ALSO. I WAS VERY LUCKY AS THE TIRE WAS NOT DAMAGED. I HAD TO RUSH THE CAR TO MONROE TO FIX IT ASAP. COST ME $800. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO RECALL THIS PART AND PAY OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY FIXED IT ON THEIR OWN EXPENSE. I BELIEVE ODI HAS A OPEN CASE ON THIS PE05-054. THE SPRING WAS BROKEN WHEN THE DEALER SOLD ME TO CAR, BUT NEVER INFORMED ME. WHEN I CALLED THEM THE GENERAL MANAGER WANTED ME TO SHOW HIM BUT I WAS NOT GOING TO DRIVE 30 MILES AND PUT MY LIFE AND OTHERS AT RISK. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NICK MAYER LINCOLN MERCURY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157838May 18, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
2000 MERCURY SABLE LS WAGON REAR ROOF BRAKE LIGHT REFLECTOR. THIS BRAKE LAMP REFLECTOR LENS HAS COME APART BECAUSE OF A POOR SEALANT USED TO GLUE THE REFLECTOR LENS TO THE BODY OF THE ASSEMBLY. THIS LEAVES THE TOP REAR BRAKE LAMP EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND NO RED REFLECTIVE LIGHT FOR VEHICLES BEHIND TO SEE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157650May 16, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE. UPON TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 2 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. AFTER PUTTING THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR SPRINGS PUNCTURED THE TIRE AFTER IT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT SPRINGS FRACTURING, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING FOR THE REAR SPRINGS. THEY REPLACED THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. UPDATED 05/30/06. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156907May 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE (TURN OFF) WHILE IN MOTION UNLESS YOU TAP THE BRAKES, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CAR CRASH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156910May 6, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS (DRIVER & PASSENGER) LOCK-UP ON THE ROTATION AND PREVENT YOU TO PUT ON SEAT BELT, WHICH CAN RESULT TO SEVERE INJURY IN A CRASH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156795May 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF ALONG WITH HE ABS LIGHT -BOTH SENSOR HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF SINCE BROUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2000 - I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THEY KEEP SAYING THERE WAS NOT THING WRONG - NOW I HAVE TAKEN TO MY OWN MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE ABS COMPUTER HAS BLOWN AND G IT WILL COST $2000.00 TO FIX. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156807May 4, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 10-45 MPH, THERE WAS A DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THIS CAUSED AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH GROOVE IN THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155712April 19, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 SABLE SEDAN VIN [XXX]. ON APRIL 7, 2006 THE LEFT REAR STRUT SPRING BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE. ( A 2" DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT BETWEEN THE GARAGE FLOOR AND THE DRIVEWAY) MY INSPECTION REVEALED A RUBBING NOISE CAUSED BY THE BROKEN SPRING COIL GOUGING INTO THE TIRE!! FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 100 FT AND THE TIRE WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY SCRAPED. IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY!! THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT HINES PARK LINCOLN MERCURY ON 4/10/06 AT A COST OF $413.38. I BELIEVE A CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT ACTION SHOULD BE THE MINIMUM AND A RECALL OF THE AFFECTED SPRINGS MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155718April 19, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHILE COMPLETING THE TURN, I HEARD A LOUD THUMP IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND EXAMINED THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELLS WERE NEARLY RUBBING ON THE TIRES. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN AT THE FIRST COIL. AFTER 3 DAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. AT THE BREAK, THE ENTIRE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF ONE SPRING AND ONE QUARTER OF THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF THE OTHER ARE RUSTED. I HAVE THE SPRINGS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153970March 29, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CAR WAS IN WITH MY MECHANIC FOR YEARLY SAFETY/EMISSIONS INSPECTION. MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT A REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR VEHICLE TO PASS INSPECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153993March 29, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SWERVING TO THE LEFT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152549March 13, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
LEFT REAR SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING. TAKING OUT THE STRUTS, LEFT REAR TIRE, AND DISABLING THE AUTO. AUTO WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. BOTH REAR SPRINGS, STRUTS, AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER REPAIRING WAS CAUSEWAY FORD, LINCOLN MERCURY IN MANAHAWKIN NEW JERSEY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151448February 28, 2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY REAR SEAT BELTS, I USED THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT FROM 2003 UNTIL IT BROKE IN 2004. THE MIDDLE IS WHERE I PUT MY SON'S CAR SEAT. I ALWAYS MADE SURE IT WAS IN RIGHT, IT MOVED NO MORE THEN AN INCH AND I ALWAYS LOCKED THE SEAT BELT. I DIDN'T TAKE THE CAR SEAT OUT MUCH SO THAT IS WHY I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT COULD BREAK SO FAST. I HAD TO MOVE MY SON TO A DIFFERENT SEAT UNTIL I COULD GET IT FIXED, AND THEN THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTED TO ACT UP, WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT IT WOULDN'T YOU HAD YOU USE YOUR FINGERS AND PUSH IT IN. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED YET. I CANT AFFORD TO AND FORD WONT PAY FOR IT. BOTH TIMES I HAD FORD TAKE A LOOK AT THE SEAT BELTS, AND THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. MY THOUGHTS ON THIS IS THE SEAT BELT SHOULD LAST LONGER THEN THE CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150054February 12, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
DIAGNOSTIC FROM DEALER; RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKEN; TIRE BRUISED SIDEWALL (TIRES WERE JUST INSTALLED ON 10/21/05). REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND REPLACE BOTH REAR STABILIZER LINKS. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED ON A FLAT BED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE FIXED. HAD TO HAVE FRONT SPRINGS FIXED (7/25/05) AS THEY BROKE ALSO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148590January 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. THOUGHT THAT HIT SOMETHING, BUT WHEN LOOKING DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. THEN STARTED HEARING A NOISE IN REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. DROVE CAR TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY SHOWED HER THE BROKEN COIL AND THE INSIDE OF TIRE THAT HAD BEEN GOUGED OUT DOWN TO THE STEEL BELT. HAD TO HAVE THE COIL REPLACED ON BOTH WHEELS BECAUSE THE OTHER SIDE WAS ABOUT TO SNAP ALSO. HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE TO REPLACE THE RUINED ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145738December 20, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
ON 12/15/2005, I WAS DRIVING MY TWO KIDS TO SCHOOL IN MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE WHEN MY LEFT REAR TIRE (ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD) BLEW OUT. I SWERVED AND CAME TO REST ON A GRASSY MEDIAN. MY KIDS AND I WERE PRETTY SHAKEN UP BUT I MANAGED TO COMPOSE MYSELF TO GET OUT AND CHANGE THE TIRE. AS CARS DROVE RELATIVELY CLOSE TO ME, I MANAGED TO GET THE SPARE ON AND NOTICED THAT MY TIRE HAD A GROOVE CARVED ON THE INSIDE WITH A DEEP PUNCTURE. I SEARCHED TO SEE WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS AND NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN THE SHARP BROKEN EDGE PROTRUDED OUT. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT INTERFERE WITH THE SMALL SPARE TIRE. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER (REEDMAN/TOLL) AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE REAR SPRINGS AND THAT IT WOULD BE A FEW DAYS BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIR. I AM CURRENTLY SHOPPING AROUND TO GET THE BEST PRICE (SO FAR $505.00 TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS) I HAVE JUST RESEARCHED THE NHTSA SITE AND WAS APPALLED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED AND FORD'S UNWILLINGNESS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THEIR COST. WILL IT TAKE A DEATH OR TWO BEFORE A RECALL WILL BE MADE TO CORRECT THIS? I NOTICED THAT A FORMAL NHTSA INVESTIGATION WAS UNDERWAY AS OF OCTOBER 2005 ON THE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURES BASED ON 131 COMPLAINTS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE OUTCOME OF STUDY. IS IT ONGOING OR HAS A CONCLUSION BEEN REACHED? I WILL SAVE MY OLD PARTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144251November 9, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR BROKEN REAR SPRING AND NEW TIRE INSTALLED ON 2000 MERCURY SABLE. *TS THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BOTH SPRINGS HAD CRACKS IN THEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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