Mercury Sable Complaints (1989)

238 consumer complaints on file.

#808777February 10, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE PARKING, SUDDENLY HEARD LOAD NOISE, THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, PASSERBY SAW THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, MOMENTS LATER FLAMES SHUT UP FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FIRE DEPT SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FRONT WIRING HARNESS AS CULPRIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807956January 22, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURED BUMPER TO BUMPER. FIRE DEPT. TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS AN ELETRICAL FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807589January 14, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CAR WAS PARKED AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE DASH . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513206January 2, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE DISC CAME LOOSE FROM ITS HUB AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806926December 31, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN WENT UP IN FLAMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805071December 27, 1996
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. THE HOOD DOES NOT STAY OPEN. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806605December 20, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS DIFFICULT TO LATCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806332December 13, 1996
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE LINE, THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE IS LEAKING FLUID, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. CONSUMER ALSO CONTACTED THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE PRESSURE LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511826November 29, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER COUPLING FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511372November 15, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511354November 15, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511358November 15, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SUBFRAME REAR MOUNTS FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL ABOUT 4 OR 5 INCHES WHICH IN TURN JAMMED THE STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511134November 6, 1996
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
YELLOW-WHITE POWDER ESCAPING FROM INSIDE DASHBOARD, CAUSING IRRITATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511009November 5, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING SMOKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804581November 5, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SHORT, STEERING COLUMN COMPARTMENT FIRE, IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510839October 30, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510690October 30, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE FORCED TO START, SHORTLY AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START, SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH, A BLACK WIRE CONNECTOR ATTACHED TO THE STEERING COLUMN BURNED OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804174October 28, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE CRANKSHAFT HAS RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF 6 STARTERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510464October 22, 1996
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER COIL LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510324October 21, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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