Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#10026450July 2, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE RECALL REMEDY FOR RECALL 01 V 078 000 FOR BRAKE LIGHT HAS FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026270June 30, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER HAD RECALL 98V009000 REMEDIED ON 6/30/02 FOR HEADLIGHT SWITCH. PICKED VEHICLE UP FROM DEALER AND IT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING FLICKER ON/OFF OF HEADLIGHTS DURING OPERATION. DEALER ADVISED, INSTALLED NEW SWITCH ACCORDING TO REMEDY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025203June 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN JULY '1996, PURCHASED A BRAND NEW MERCURY SABLE WAGON FROM RISING SUN, MD DEALER. THE CAR HAD ONLY ACCRUED 52,000 MILES IN 2000 AT WHICH POINT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FIRST MANIFESTED WITH PROGRESSIVELY ROUGHER DISENGAGE UPON BRAKING FOR GRADUAL LURCHING STOP. TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD/LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER IN NEWARK, DE AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS "NORMAL FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION". NOW, WITH 63,100 MILES, THERE IS HESITATION IN ENGAGING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WHIT DOES ENGAGE, IT CATCHES WITH A CHIRP OF THE TIRES ON THE DRIVE WHEELS. ALTHOUGH UNPREDICTIBLE IN OCCURRENCE, IT IS HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, REGARDLESS OF BEING WARM OR COLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025142June 29, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
I OWN A 1999 MERCURY SABLE WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES. FOR THE PAST YEAR MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE I'M DRIVING. MY HANDS ARE ON THE WHEEL SO IT'S NOT AS IF I'M SETTING THEM OFF. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE? WHAT IS THE CAUSE? IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CONDITION? THANK YOU. D THANK YOU . DONNA O. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023902June 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2001 MERCURY SABLE 39K MILES. DRIVING ON NYS THRUWAY WHEN I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WITH MY CAR. FORD MOTOR ADMITTED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE BUT SAID MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. DID GET ME DISCOUNT ON REPAIRS. FORD REFUSED TO TELL ME IF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME WITH THIS ENGINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020149June 26, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. *NLM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND/OR CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AFTER THE ENGINE WAS CUT OFF. DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE AT 76 MPH. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024944June 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 019 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024519June 19, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ALL FOUR SEATBELTS WILL NOT CLICK IN/ RETRACT AND WILL NOT HOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024210June 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING INSIDE DASH LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND THEN WENT OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023181June 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL. STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO REV UP QUITE HIGH WHILE STILL STAYING IN NEUTRAL UNTIL, SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION WILL KICK INTO GEAR AND "BURN RUBBER" CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD IN AN "UNCONTROLLED" WAY AT HIGH SPEED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022921June 12, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022981June 12, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE WARRANTY PROGRAM ON THE SEAT BELTS HAS EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024091June 9, 2003
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE. *MR WHEN PUSHED INTO THE SOCKET TO SECURE THE DRIVER, IT WOULD POP OUT AND WOULD NOT REMAIN UNLESS FORCED. THE BELT WOULD ALSO TIGHTEN AND FIT SNUG TO THE POINT WHERE THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO LEAN FORWARD. (THE CONSUMER WOULD BE UNABLE TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS COMING) THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017740June 9, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *NLM THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES WHICH ONE OUT OF THE 4 REPAIRS WAS RECALL RELATED. ALSO THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ONCE THE SWITCH FAILED THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK POSITION. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE SUN ROOF WAS INOPERATIVE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021241June 8, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE SMELL WHILE USING THE HEATER OR THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SO HORRIBLE IT'S ALMOST A HEALTH HAZARD TO USE IT. THE HEATER IS SO HOT IT DRIED OUT OUR EYES AND NOSES WITH EVEN A SHORT TRIP IN THE CAR. THE AIR CONDITIONING WORKED GREAT AND FELT WONDERFUL BUT THE SMELL WAS UNBEARABLE. LINCOLN MERCURY IN DEARBORN, MI COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING AND SAID THEY DIDN'T SMELL ANYTHING EITHER. IT SMELLS OF URINE AND AN OLD WET RAG COMBO. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022501June 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO GEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020410June 4, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE AND CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. MR *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021022June 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY 2001 MERCURY SABLE HAS NOW FAILED ON ME AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT ON NOV. 15,2002. WITHOUT WARNING, I WOULD TURN MY CAR OFF, COME BACK TO IT AND IT WOULDN'T START. NOTHING, COMPLETELY DEAD. THE ONLY THING THAT DID WORK WAS THE THEFT LIGHT WOULD FLASH. AT FIRST, YOU COULD WAIT FOR 15 TO 30 MINUTES AND IT WOULD SUDDENLY START AGAIN. THIS LAST TIME, THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. I HAD IT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NEVER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T DO IT TO THEM. AFTER MY THIRD TIME OF BEING STRANDED I TOLD THEM TO KEEP THE CAR UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. AFTER THREE DAYS, THEY DECIDED THEY WOULD GO AHEAD AND MAKE NEW KEYS AND REPLACE THE THEFT SYSTEM ALTHOUGH THEY STILL HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THIS TO BE THE PROBLEM. IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND GUESS WHAT, HERE I AM AGAIN WITHOUT A CAR. KEEP IN MIND, THE THREE TIMES I HAD THE CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; IT NO LONGER IS, IT HAS EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022034June 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020772May 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE, SLICED RIGHT FRONT TIRE WHILE STILL IN DRIVEWAY AFTER PUTTING IN DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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