Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#747636July 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION
THE ENGINE HAS A HEAVY SPARK KNOCK AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES. THE DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT. WHEN CAR IS FIRST PUT IN REVERSE, IT WILL ROLL FORWARD. WHEN SLOWING FROM 60+ MPH, THE CAR SHAKES REALLY BAD AND ALSO RIDES VERY ROUGH WHEN SPEEDING UP FROM 65+MPH. THESE CARS SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF ENGINE, TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS. MAYBE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. MY CAR HAS BEEN INT HE SHOP 60 OUT OF 290 DAYS. I HAVE DEALT WITH RENTAL CARS AND REPAIRS IN EXCESS OF $20K. PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747649July 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAD CAR IN GARAGE SEVERAL TIMES OVER 1 1/2 YEAR FOR ENGINE LIGHT, ALWAYS CODE PO3O3-MISFIRE CYLINDER 3, DEALER ALWAYS FOUND SOMETHING WRONG SO IT SEEMED, LIGHT CONTINED TO COME ON. FINALLY, AT 81,000 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES, LOSE ALL POWER, PULL OVER, COOLANT BLOWN ALL OVER ENGINE, CAR TOWED TO DEALER, FIND IT IS BLOWN HEAD GASKET, ENGINE DAMAGE, NEED NEW ENGINE. TOLD VEHICLE OVERHEATED SEVERAL TIMES, NEVER ONCE DID IT OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING IT. FIND NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS AND HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS, ASKE QUESTIONS OF DEALER AND FORD MOTOR CO. NEVER A STRAIGHT ANSWER, JUST "NOT YOUR CAR" AND "IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY, WE CAN'T HELP YOU" NOW OWNER MUST PAY 3200 + TO REPLACE ENGINE AND ADD COOLANT BYPASS SYSTEM TO NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM. FORD MOTOR CO. TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL. READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF BLOWN HEADS, BLOWN ENGINES, COOLANT PROBLEMS. NEED ANWERS, PLEASE!!!! NO ONE IS COOPERATING AT ALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747607June 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THE CAR WILL NOT START ALTHOUGH THE BATTERY IS CHARGED. THE ANT-THEFT DEVICE APPEARS TO BE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THE FORD TOWING SERVICE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891668June 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC GOING DOWNHILL VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMER. ALSO, VEHICLE SHOOK SO HARD THAT IT PULLED STEERING WHEEL OUT OF DRIVER'S HANDS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE.*AK CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED AND NOW EVERYTHING OPERATES AS NORMAL, AS THE ROTORS WOULD HEAT UP, THE PULSATION WOULD INCREASE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891625June 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS NO POWER/ LIGHTS OR ELECTRIC POWER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT STARTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002916June 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE BLEW HEAD GASKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891510June 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 66MPH ON HIGHWAY, APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO BRAKE POWER. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747493June 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED, RESULTING IN SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE TO CRANKSHAFT AND BEARINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747503June 27, 2001
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES, RETURNED TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITHIN THREE MONTH PERIOD, DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, GETTING ERROR CODES,SIDE CRASH SENSOR COMMUNICATION ERROR. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER NOW, HAS BEEN THERE FOR 11 DAYS NOW, NO RESOLUTION. HAVE REQUESTED BUY BACK OF VEHICLE UNDER LEMON LAW. DISC BRAKES ON FRONT CONTINUALLY PULSE DO TO WARPING, REPAIRED 1 TIME, AND NOW DOING THE SAME AGAIN. CLIMATE CONTROL FAILED, HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561758June 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN
TWO WIRES HAD BEEN PLACED TOGETHER AT THE FACTORY CAUSING A RESISTANCE AND WIRES TO BURN, WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE AND BURNING RUBBER AND THEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747302June 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I HAVE LOCATED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A REPETITIVE SEVERE PROBLEMWHERE THE WIRE HARNESS IS RUBBING AGAINST A SHARP BENT METAL EDGE NEXT TO THE FUSE BOX AND AFTER TRYING TO LOCATE PARTS TO REPAIR I OBSERVED SEVERAL BURNED OUT TAURUS AND SABLE VEHICLES WHERE IT APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED AT OR UNDER THE DASH. ALSO A SIMILAR YEAR MK 7 BURNED THE SAME WAY. QUITE UNNERVING. ALSO HAVE A SECOND TAURUS WAGON I'VE HAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND EXAMINED IT WIRING AND SAME PROBLEM CHAFFED WIRE HARNESS APPROXIMATELY 3" FROM FUSE BOX. ALSO MY WIRES INTO BOX LOOSE ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN VEHICLE ELECTRICAL FUNCTION, FIRST TIME HAPPENED GOING 65 ON FREEWAY. ALSO SHIFT LEVER ON COLUMN POORLY DESIGNED TILL 93 WHEN IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO CORRECT PROBLEM I HAD WHERE SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR BECAUSE OF SLOP AND WEAR. PREVIOUS OWNER SPENT FORTUNE REPLACING TRANS AND IT WASN'T PROBLEM LINKAGE COULDN'T BE PROPERLY LOCATED BECAUSE OF SLOP IN SHIFT LEVER DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR. OTHERWISE MY CARS CANNOT BE TOLD FROM NEAR NE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747311June 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTICAL IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE REAR CALIPERS ON THOSE TWO OCCASIONS FAILED TO FULLY RELEASE RESULTING IN RAPID AND PREMATURE PAD WEAR. ON BOTH OCCASSIONS THE PROBLEM WAS NOT NOTICABLE UNTIL THERE WAS METAL TO METAL CONTACT. AT THAT POINT THE FAILURE CAUSED EXTREME HEAT TO BE GENERATED TO THE POINT OF SCORCHING THE WHEEL . THE SHOP THAT DID THE LAST REPAIR , THEY ARE VERY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO, CHECKED THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE ONLY WORK DONE WAS TO MACHINE THE THE ROTORS TO ELIMINATE A SLIGHT SHIMMY. I AM VERY EASY ON MY CAR AND THAT I DID NOT NEED FRONT PADS AT 75000 MI SEEMS TO INDICATE SO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890988June 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. COOLING SYSTEM BROKE DOWN TO SOON AND CAUSED EROSION. FORD DEVELOPED A REPAIR KIT FOR COOLING SYSTEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER PAID HALF OF THE COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891031June 22, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ALL STEERING CONTROL IN VEHICLE WAS LOST. PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED REAR SUBFRAME BOLTS ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE HAD CORRODED/ BROKE/AND DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V323000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561717June 21, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL TIRES FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL BELT SEPARATION, TIRE MODEL AND SIZE GENERAL AMERITECH P205/65R/S. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890882June 21, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FRONT END SPRINGS BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. ALSO SPRING HAS BROKEN ON OPPOSITE SIDE, WHICH SMASHED STRUT INSIDE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FALL ON THE WHEEL ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. CAR COULD NOT BE MOVED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747223June 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTED IN REPAIR BILL OF $1336.18, PLUS $399.51 FOR RENTAL CAR FOR EIGHT DAYS (CAR WAS AT MECHANIC'S FROM 5/20/01 THROUGH 6/13/01, BUT I WAS ABLE TO BORROW A CAR FOR TWO WEEKS), PLUS $45 FOR TOW TO MECHANICS SHOP. MY MECHANIC HAD WARNED THAT CAR MIGHT HAVE TO STAY IN HIS SHOP FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BECAUSE OF SCARCITY OF PARTS DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. AFTER HEARING THAT PARTS WERE SCARCE, I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT HEAD-GASKET FAILURE/VULNERABILITY ON ALL 1988-95 TAURUS/SABLES (AS WELL AS OTHER FORD MODELS) SINCE 1998 (TSB 98-4-9). FORD ISSUED A LIMITED RECALL, THE COVERAGE OF WHICH INCLUDED SABLES, BUT ONLY 1994-95 MODEL YEARS, EVEN THOUGH HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AFFECTS ALL 1988-95 FORD CARS WITH 3.8L V6 ENGINES. MY CAR HAD ONLY 51,244 MILES ON IT AT TIME THAT HEAD GASKET BLEW; FURTHERMORE, MY CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED, AND I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. MY MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED ME THAT ALTHOUGH THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED, MY CAR IS NOT GUARANTEED AGAINST FUTURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A FULL RECALL, ONE THAT COVERS ALL 1988-95 FORD CARS WITH 3.8L V6 ENGINES IVE LEARNED THROUGH RESEARCH THAT HEAD GASKETS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A NONMAINTENANCE ITEM AND ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR (OR AT LEAST 120,000 MILES). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890749June 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENIGNE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS NON DRIVEABLE. HEAD GASKET COULD BE ONE OF REASONS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890816June 20, 2001
SEATS
WHEN A MOOSE IMPACTED FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH REAR SEAT EXPERIENCED STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE IN FRAME OF BACK OF THE SEAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562095June 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE STARTED TO GO BACKWARDS WHILE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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