Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#505215June 5, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE TWICE. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985203June 4, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR WA SPARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AREA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985139June 3, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH BURNED OUT INTERNALLY, CAUSING WIRE IN STEERING COLUMN TO BURN; DIAGNOSED BY MECHANIC PERFORMING OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985029May 30, 1996
STEERING:LINKAGES
AFTER A CURSORY LOOK THROUGH THE NHTSA LIST OF COMPLAINTS FOR 1990 SABLES, I NOTICED MANY TIE ROD FAILURES & WONDERAT WHAT POINT FAILURE CONSTITUTES GROUND. *
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984960May 29, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE HAS CHARACTERISTICS FOR SURGING BUT MOSTLY RESULTS IN VEHICLE STALLING, W/DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DETECT CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#504990May 27, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ENGINE PROBLEMS. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984797May 23, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER IT HAD JUST BEEN PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#504816May 22, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TRANMISSION FAILED. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984723May 21, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
305 621 3969: WHILE PARKED, SMOKE/FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM UNDERHOOD; CAUSE UNKOWN; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984628May 20, 1996
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE SUB-FRAME MOUNTS RUSTED AND DROPPED THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984631May 20, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DROVE THE VEHCILE AND PARKED, AFTER FEW SECONDS SAW SMOKE COMING INTO THE VENTS, ELECTRICAL SHORT, ALSO LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984697May 20, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY IS TAKEN OUT OF IGNITION IN ON POSITION AND CAR WILL STILL RUN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#504539May 17, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE SURGES INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984616May 17, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, DUE TO FIRE. *AK *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#504435May 16, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION WIRES MELTS DUE TO SHORT. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984470May 16, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHILE DRIVING, TURN SIGNALS, HEATER FAN AND REAR DEFROSTER ALL WENT OUT AT ONCE, HEARD POPPING NOISE; IGNITION SWITCH AND HARNESS MELTED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#505118May 15, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, MELTING WIRES, CAUSING DASH LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONER, AND TURN SIGNALS TO FAIL. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984439May 14, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLE PARKED IN PARKING LOT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PROGNOSIS: FIRE ORIGINATED IN STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984311May 13, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ELECTRICAL SHORT, LOSS ALL ELECTRICAL DEVICES, SMEEL WIRING BURNING, *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#504370May 11, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STEERING FAILED 8 TIMES. *SD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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