Mercury Sable Complaints (2002)

440 consumer complaints on file.

#10241272September 8, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP. AIR RELEASED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED TO THE GROUND. THE FRONT TIRE WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING FAILED AND RUPTURED THE TIRE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2001 MERCURY SABLE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,026. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241057September 5, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
2002 MERCURY SABLE WITH 51,000 MILES - TOOK CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE; DEALER INFORMED ME THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKE, ALMOST TOUCHING THE REAR TIRES. REPLACED THOSE BUT THEN HEARD & FELT THUMP IN BACK; DEALER SAID THE STRUT WAS BROKE ON THE RIGHT REAR & LEFT REAR WAS ALMOST BROKE. NOW BOTH STRUTS ARE BEING REPLACED. TOLD BY DEALER THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SABLE FRONT AND REAR SPRINGS BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET FOR THE REAR. HOW CAN THAT BE IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? CAN THIS BE RESEARCHED - THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS. I AM A SENIOR WITH LIMITED INCOME! I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT! PLEASE HELP!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240834September 3, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
2002 MERCURY SABLE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS IN SUSPENSION ARE BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239760August 26, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE UNTIL HE HEARD ANOTHER LOUD BANG. THE TIRE FLATTENED IMMEDIATELY AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE YEAR WAS EXEMPT. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE SPRING DAMAGED THE SWAY BAR LINKAGE AND TIRE WHICH CAUSED IT TO FLATTEN. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V332000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS) RECALL ENDED FOR THE 2001 SABLES. FORD ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT HE HAVE THE FRONT SPRINGS REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000. UPDATED 092308 *BF UPDATED 09/26/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238797August 18, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
2002 MERCURY SABLE. REAR SPRINGS AND STRUTS SAGGING CAUSING LOW/UNSTABLE RIDE AND CRUNCHING NOISE. SERVICE ATTENDANT SAID CONDITION COULD BE DANGEROUS AND IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH SABLE/TAURUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238546August 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING- CAR JERKED, DASH LIGHTS LIT, ENGINE STOPPED. CAR TOWED TO CLOVIS FORD DEALER- DEFECTIVE ENGINE CAM POSITION SENSOR (P/N 1F1Z6B288 BA) AND CAM POSITION SENSOR DRIVE (DA 2089). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237738August 11, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD AIR COMING OUT OF HER FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LANDED ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SHOCK SPRING HAD PUNCTURED HER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233860July 11, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE CAR AT REST AND TOOK OUT THE STRUT. NEEDED TO BE TOWED IN FOR REPAIR. RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE A FEW WEEKS EARLIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233871July 11, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
OWN A 2002 MERCURY SABLE SEDAN AND ON 2-11-08 HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRING/STRUTS AT A COST OF APROX. $ 1200. NOW ON 7-9-08 WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACED BOTH THE REAR COIL/SPRING ASSEMBLIES. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL UP TO 2001 FOR THE FRONT. NOTHING FOR 2002. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233259July 5, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT LEFT STRUT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232766June 30, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR
FRONT COIL SPRINGS WENT OUT IN JANUARY 2008. CAR HAD SET FOR A FEW DAYS AND WHEN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE CAR, THE CAR HAD A FLAT TIRE. UPON INSPECTION, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE COIL SPRINGS IN THE FRONT WERE REPLACED AND A NEW TIRE WAS BOUGHT. IN MARCH 2008, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUBBED A RING INTO THE TIRE. AGAIN, THE BACK COIL SPRINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND A NEW TIRE BOUGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232341June 26, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SPRING BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232157June 24, 2008
TIRES
I BOUGHT THESE TIRES AND THEY ONLY HAVE A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. THEY WERE 60,000 MILES TIRES. WITH MY ALZHEIMER'S HUSBAND UNDER THE CARE OF HOSPICE I WENT TO RUN ERRANDS. I ALSO RECENTLY BOUGHT 2 NEW FRONT TIRES. WHEN PUTTING THEM ON THE TOLD ME THEY LOOKED DRY ROTTED AND TO TAKE THEM BACK. MERCHANTS TIRES HAS MOVED. IT COST MONEY TO DRIVE AROUND TRYING TO FIND WHERE THEY MOVED TO. HOSPICE ONLY GIVES ME 1 HR. TELL ME HOW I AM SUPPOSE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232040June 23, 2008
SUSPENSION
MY HUSBAND MERELY SAT IN OUR CAR AND WE HEARD A TERRIBLE NOISE FROM THE BACK - IT WAS THE SPRINGS BREAKING. WE SPENT $400.00 TO REPAIR BOTH REAR SPRINGS. A MONTH LATER, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR NEW TIRES AND THE DRIVERS-SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKE. WE ENDED UP REPLACING SPRINGS, SHOCKS, AND MOUNTING HARDWARE FOR A TOTAL OF $650. FORD HAS RECALLED THE 1998-2001, BUT THIS PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY IS STILL NOT FIXED AND THE 2002 SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231171June 16, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. ON JUNE 16, 2008, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING ALIGNED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS FAILED. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR WOULD BE $500. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230820June 12, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THEN A RUBBING NOISE. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC ARRIVED AT THE SCENE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE SWAY BAR FAILED, WHICH RUINED THE STRUTS AND CV BOOT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SWAY BAR, STRUTS, AND CV BOOT. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD TO BE REALIGNED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 07/15/08. *LJ THE MECHANIC STATED THE SWAY BAR WAS MADE OF PLASITC INSTEAD OF METAL. UPDATED 07/15/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230348June 9, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2002 MERCURY SABLE NOT EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL "PERSONAL SAFETY SYSTEM" (NO SIDE AIRBAGS OR OCCUPANT SENSORS ON THIS VEHICLE) WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION. FRONT END DAMAGE APPEARS MINIMAL, MICHIGAN STATE POLICE ESTIMATED VEHICLE SPEED AT COLLISION APPROX. 25 MPG. PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT. THE VEHICLE DID PROTECT THE DRIVER (ME) AND THE SEATBELT SYSTEM WORKED FLAWLESSLY. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED BUT WAS NOT. BASED ON EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE, IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED THEN THE DRIVERS SHOULD HAVE AS WELL AS IT DOES NOT HAVE THE OCCUPANT SENSORS, ETC. MAIN CONCERN IS IN REPAIR, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS SOMEWHAT FREQUENTLY AND I AM CONCERNED THE DRIVERS AIRBAG WILL NOT BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230368June 9, 2008
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:REAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
REGULAR DRIVING. BOTH OF THE REAR SUSPENSION COILS SNAPPED AND THE FRONT COILS APPEAR TO BE ON THEIR WAY AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229869June 4, 2008
SUSPENSION
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE. THE BROKEN SPRING CUT A 4 INCH GASH IN THE TIRE AND CAUSED A FLAT. THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE WE WERE DRIVING SO SLOWLY IN THE GARAGE BUT THE TIRE BLEW SUDDENLY AND COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE SPRINGS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK HOWEVER THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER, TIRE SALESMAN, AND SEVERAL DEALERS ALL REPORTED IT AS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL CARE I WAS DRIVING. REPLACED BOTH SPRINGS & STRUTS IN THE FRONT AND TIRE $730.00. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS SHOULD BE SAFE BECAUSE I HAVE A WAGON AND THEY ARE A DIFFERENT PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229746June 3, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
NOISE IN REAR SUSPENSION. STRUT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUBBED HOLE IN REAR TIRE. REPLACED REAR STRUTS AND REPLACED TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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