Mercury Sable Complaints (1993)

674 consumer complaints on file.

#710910September 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEALER REPAIRED BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS TWO YEARS AGO, NOW BROKEN AGAIN SECOND TIME. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR A SECOND TIME. "OUT OF WARRENTY."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844169September 2, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. MECHANIC REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS, BUT PROBLEM GOT WORSE. SAME DAY TOOK VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. LATER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SUB-FRAME REAR PLATE NUT, WHICH CAN RUIN THE TRANSMISSION OR MOTOR IF LOOSE OR DEFECTIVE. RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED, BUT OWNER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUS REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710602August 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I AM TERRIBLY ANGRY THAT A CAR WITH 59,500 MILES SHOULD HAVE A HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTING IN $1131 IN DAMAGES TO REPAIR AND THEN 5 MONTHS LATER THROW A ROD RESULTING IN $3500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THANK GOD MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND CALLED FOR A RIDE. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE WO MANY HEAD GASKET FAILURES REPORTED AND WOULD ASK THAT YOU INCLUDE A MILEAGE COMPONENT IN YOUR COMPLAINT SUMMARIES. FORD OF COURSE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS, THEY JUST WANT MORE MONEY. I CURRENTLY OWN 3 FORDS AND YOU CN BET THAT THE NEXT CAR I BUY WILL NOT BE A FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845928August 26, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
RECALL 98V-009 000 / HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER: ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF/ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845803August 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS AT STOP SIGN, STARTED TO TAKE OFF, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE & THEN BACK & NOTHING HAPPENED. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THE PLANETARY GEAR/ FRONT AND REAR, PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING. HAD TO REPLACE THE SUNSHELF OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782041August 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM "FAN" EXPERIENCED FAILURE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (97V019000). *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845467August 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547984August 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE GASKET CYLINDER HEAD BLEW AND REPLACED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547979August 18, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL BRAKE AND OFF BUTTON WAS PRESSED REPEATEDLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845362August 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR SPEEDMETER REPLACEMENTS WITHIN EVERY 30,000 MILES OR LESS. ALL REPLACEMENTS / REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING FOR THE FIFTH TIME AND DEALER / MFR. REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GO TO CONSUMER. WOULD LIKE NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER; THIS IS A MFR. DEFECTED PARTS THAT CONTINUALLY REOCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709984August 14, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY 1993 MERCURY SABLE STALLED ON FOUR SEPARATE INSTANCES IN HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS; (1) IN AUG98 ON RT97 IN MD AFTER A TRIP OF 340 MILES IN HOT WEATHER NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE REPLACED O2 SENSORS. (2) IN JUN99 CAR STALLED ON RT 3 MD AFTER TRIP OF APPROX 50 MILES FROM BALTIMORE CITY; (3) ON 31JUL99 CAR STALLED IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC ON RT 17 NY AFTER TRIP FROM MD. MERCURY DEALER DID COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. HE REPLACED FUEL FILTER. (4) CAR STALLED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC ON 7AUG99 ON RETURN TRIP FROM NY STATE. AFTER RESEARCHING YOUR SITE AND OTHERS I CALLED THE FORD CAC HOTLINE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM ASKING IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE NUMEROUSLY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH SABLE/TAURUS TFI IGNITION MODULES BEING MOUNTED CLOSTE TO THE ENGINE AND SUBJECT TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CLASS ACTION SUITS PENDING ON THIS ISSUE AND THAT NHTSA HAS INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM. FORD CAC HAD NO RESPONSE AND STATED THAT ANY FURTHER COSTS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE BORNE BY ME AND THAT THERE COULD BE NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE APPARENT MISDIAGNOSIS PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I WISH TO MAKE THREE POINTS: ONE, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME WITHIN THE FORD COMMUNITY, YET A MERCURY DEALER DID NOTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, DID BOGUS REPAIR, AND SENT ME AND MY FAMILY ON A RETURN TRIP TO MD IN HOT WEATHER WHILE APPARENTLY KNOWING THAT THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT; TWO, THIS APPARENTLY IS AN ONGOING UNRESOLVED SAFETY DEFECT THAT, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, IS A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR OWNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE UNAWARE THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN TO THEM; THREE, IF FORD IS IN A STONE-WALL MODE BECAUSE OF THE SUITS AND REFUSES A RECALL THEN NHTSA SHOULD GET OFF THE SIDELINE AND GET IN THE GAME. IT IS DISCONCERTING TO ME THAT THERE IS SO LITTLE INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE AVAILABLE FROM NHTSA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709910August 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844612August 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE TAKEN TO BE SERVICED, DUE TO AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. MECHANIC AT THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE AND SAID THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709737August 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PAN LEAK DUE TO CORROSION AT 47K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838735August 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AT APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES, THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. THE ACTUATOR RODS BROKE, AND THE OTHER ONE CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STAY ON, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843947July 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MANIFOLD ANTI-FREEZE FLUID LEAK. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT LEAK IN ENGINE MANIFOLD COULD BE LINKED TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE GASKET. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709245July 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE WIRING PROBLEM IS THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EVENTUAL BURN OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING, BECAUSE THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS MALFUNCTIONING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547484July 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LOWER ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT CRACKED CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SURGE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843307July 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. REPAIRWORK WAS DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843318July 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2 ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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