Mercury Sable Complaints (1993)

674 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#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
#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
#865974July 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. REPAIRED HEAD GASKET, COSTING CONSUMER $1,300. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725524July 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS CHARGED $1155.18 FOR REPAIR TO GASKETS. HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED 100,000 MILE/6 YEAR WARRANTY ON VEHICLE IN MAY 1993 (NEW VEHICLE). BECAUSE CAR HAD BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR SIX MONTHS DEALER DID NOT LOOK INTO PARTIAL REDUCTION OF COST EVEN THOUGH SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865403July 14, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-45 MPH, VEHICLE JUST DIED AND THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. AFTER ABOUT 25-30 MINUTES, VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. POWER STEERING LINES WERE LEAKING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DIE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725358July 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD MOTOR CO. IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE WHEN HUNDREDS OF CARS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FROM THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552988July 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAS RUSTED AND CORRODED FROM COOLANT LEAKING. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552931July 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE ONTO THE MOTOR. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864994July 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE BLOWN. DEALER REFUSES TO COVER ANY COST OF REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THEY COVER REPAIRS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN 94 MODELS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724843July 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COST OF REPAIR WAS $1,309.94. HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN 3.8L ENGINE. THIS HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL ON 1994 MODEL AND SHOULD INCLUDE THE 1993. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724826July 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLOWN. CAR OVERHEATED. HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR CAR TO COOL DOWN IN TRAFFIC. HAD TO DRIVE CAR CAREFULLY TO NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864609June 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOWER SHORT BLOCK IN ENGINE HAS FAILED DUE TO HEAD GASKET LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864529June 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HAS BEEN OPERATING POORLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK WHILE HAVING RECALL (98V-323) PERFORMED ADDITIONAL REPAIR CHARGES FOR THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. *Y HAD TO REPLACE WATERPUMP AND RADIATOR IN OCTOBER OF 2000, $ 925.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864418June 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE LEVEL WAS VERY LOW, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. IT WAS CAUSED BY BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSED SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO TIMING COVER GASKET/WATER PUMP GASKET, WATER PUMP, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, O2 SENSORS, AND CREATED NEED FOR OIL CHANGE. FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS EVEN THOUGH MILEAGE IS LOW . *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552807June 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724647June 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THE OIL PAN ROTTED B/C THE ENGINE RUNS TOO HOT, AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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