Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#737844December 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737849December 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DUE TO COOLING PROBLEMS THE HEAD WAS REMOVED FROM THIS VEHICLE IN 1998 BUT NO WARRANTY CLAIM, NOR DID WE EVER RECEIVE NOTICE OF EXTENDED 100,000/7-YEAR COVERAGE ON THE FORD 3.8 ENGINE PRIOR TO, DURING OR SINCE, DESPITE FORD APPARENTLY KNOWING THERE WAS HEAD GASKET FAILURE PROBLEMS IN THESE ENGINES, DATING BACK TO 1988. AS SUCH, WE NOW MUST PAY $1300 FOR THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRS OR ELSE DISPOSE OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE AT AN EQUALLY UNATTRACTIVE LOSS. I'M ESPECIALLY UPSET BECAUSE WE NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM FORD OR ANYONE ELSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE STILL FELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. AND U.S. VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WONDER WHY MORE OF US ARE PURCHASING FOREIGN-BUILT VEHICLES? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737864December 15, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING.AFTER PUMP REPLACED HOSES BLEW.2000 MILES LATER,HEAD GASKET BLEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558601December 14, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER CAN SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO FEEL ILL, DEALER TRIED TO FIND PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558484December 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLED, A GARAGE MAN FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY IGNITION MODULE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876503December 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING, POWER WINDOWS, AND RADIO WILL QUIT WORKING , CONSUMER CAN HEAR A CLICKING SOUND UNDER DASH, EVERYTHING COMES BACK ON WITHOUT NOTICE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876521December 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION CONSUMER HIT BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876456December 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER LOST ALL BRAKES AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER FOUND LEAK IN REAR CYLINDER AND REPLACED BOTH CYLINDERS, CONSUMER FELT LUCKY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND NO INJURIES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558470December 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 98V-323, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737725December 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR A HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT ON 94 & 95 TARUS & SABLES WITH 3.8 L ENGINES, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 92 3.8L SABLE, THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED BY A MECHANIC THIS PAST SUMMER. FORD REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND OR SERVICE PROBLEM WHEN NOTIFY. WHAT RECOURSE AS A CONSUMER DO I HAVE ? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737727December 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE MOTOR FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS TAKING LIMITED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES. INFORMATION OBTAINED OFF OF THE INTERNET SUGGEST FORD NEEDS TO TAKE TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILED COMPONENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737625December 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE, A STRONG "BURNING OIL" SMELL IS EMITTED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (THE SMELL IS STRONGEST AT SLOW SPEEDS AND DURING IDLING). ALSO, A GREASY FILM BUILDS UP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE WINDSHIELD DURING THIS TIME. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DEALERS (INCLUDING MORANDE FORD AND TOWN & COUNTRY AUTO GROUP) AND NON-DEALER MECHANICS TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS DURING 1997 - 2000). NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876295December 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876305December 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE 3.8L, V-6 ENGINE EXPERIENCED PRESSURE LOSS/ WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE/ LOSS OF COOLANT, AND ENGINE OVERHEATING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK THE RECALL COVERED 1994 AND 1995 MODELS, NOT 1993. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737505December 8, 2000
SEAT BELTS
THE FAILURE OF THE FIVE POINT HARNESS (MAKER: COSTCO, MODEL: 20448BNG, MADE: 03-03-00) FAILS IN THE REGARD THAT THE CHEST CLIP IS EASILY SLID DOWN BY THE CHILD ENABLING THEM TO FREE THEIR ARMS. THIS CREATES ENOUGH SLACK IN THE STRAPS THAT THEY CAN CONCEIVABLY FREE THEIR LEGS FROM THE RESTRAINT AND, INDEED, THEIR ENIRE BODY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737524December 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING COOLANT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737513December 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ANTI FREEZE LEAKED OUT AFTER SAFETY RECALL # 98S36 WAS DONE ON 12/5/00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737464December 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE IS A RECALL ON 1994 AND 1995 SABLES AND TAURES EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE THE 1993 IS EQUIPPED WITH IDENTICAL ENGINE,YET THERE IS NO RECALL CAN THIS BE AN OVERSITE. SAME ENGINE, SAME PROBLEM, DIFFERET YEAR, YET NO RECALL ? I AM ANGRY AND OUT $1500. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876128December 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
IN HOT WEATHER AT 60 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED, HAPPENED TWICE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO INDICATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737401December 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
3.8L V6 ENGINE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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