Mercury Sable Complaints
5,381 consumer complaints on file.
- #10107365January 13, 2005SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
RECALL CAMPAIGN: NHTSA 04V332000 ON THE FRONT COIL SPRING. NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *NM
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- #10106163January 12, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FAULTY DESIGN OF CAM SENSOR AND ACTUATOR ON 1997 MERUCRY SABLE. MY CAR FAILED. PROOF OF MULTIPLE FAILURES: HTTP://AUTOS.MSN.COM/RESEARCH/VIP/RELIABILITY.ASPX?MODELID=2008&SRC=VIP I REQUEST RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART ON ALL CARS. *AK
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- #10106170January 12, 2005POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
GEAR SHIFT LOCK STICKS AND DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE ALLOWING SHIFT LEVER TO MOVE THE FULL RANGE OF TRANSMISSION POSITIONS WHILE DRIVING. THE ORANGE POSITION INDICATOR IS LOOSE AND FLOATS FREELY SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT POSITION THE TRANSIMSSION IS IN.*AK
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- #10107267January 12, 2005SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
" NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000" CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING SHIELD. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING SHIELD. TO DATE NO PARTS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS.*AK
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- #10110921January 11, 2005SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN:04V332000 THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE. THE PARTS WILL NOT BE IN FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE COIL SPRING DESTROYED THE NEW FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. *TC *JB
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- #10107217January 11, 2005SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE COIL SPRING SHIELD, AND TO DATE NO FURTHER NOTIFICATION FOR THE PART WAS MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER. COIL SPRING SHIELD NHTSA RECALL 04V332000. *AK
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- #10106056January 10, 2005STEERING:RACK AND PINION
REPORT OF CATASROPIC FAILURE OF STERING SYSTEM ON 1999 MECURY SABLE / RACK AND PINION GEAR FRACTURE/ SEEMS THERE IS MAJOR DEFALT WITH STERING SYSTEM, TOTAL CRACK IN FRAME /GEAR SYSTEM, ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED, DIDNT SEE ANY RECALLS, MECHANIC WHO FIXED SAY THIS NEED TO BE REPORTED TO MANAFUTURE, MILAGE IS 100K, NO ACCIDENTS IN VEHICLE, JUST FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
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- #10109622January 7, 2005SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
RECALL CAMPAIGN: THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL (04S17) REPAIRS BECAUSE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE FACTORY TIRES AND SPRINGS. *NM *SC *JB
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- #10106899January 6, 2005SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
RECALL 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. CONSUMER RECEIVED THIS RECALL NOTICE SINCE OCTOBER 2004, AND DEALER KEPT TELLING THE CONSUMER THAT THEY DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RECALL. *AK
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- #10106837January 5, 2005SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V332000; FORD ISSUED A FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO REPAIR.*AK
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- #10105829January 5, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, EQUIPMENT
I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE TIME OF YEAR. THE VEHICLE DI NOT HAVE HEAT DUE TO A THE FAILURE OF THE HEATER FAN. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A YEAR OLD AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR AND THE FACT THAT THIS COMPONENT SHOULD BE COVERED AT NO CHARGE.*AK
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- #10103674January 5, 2005STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PART MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01517. HOWEVER, SHE CONTACTED FORD REGARDING RECALL NUMBER 01S17. FORD INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN AS OF YET. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE AUGUST. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN *TC
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- #10103119January 5, 2005VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
A BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TURNING ON THE HEATER THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FORD PUT THE WRONG FLUID INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM CAUSING CORE TO FAIL. *TC
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- #10106760January 4, 2005SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, DAMAGING THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING SHIELD.04V332000/FRONT COIL SPRING. CURRENTLY, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO URGED CONSUMER TO KEEP CONTACTING HIM FOR AVAILABILITY OF PARTS. *AK
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- #10106766January 4, 2005SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, AND TO DATE THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT MADE CONTACT TO ADVISE THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE IN AS THE LETTER STATED.*AK
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- #10105749January 4, 2005VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I FOUND ON YOUR SITE RECALL #03V087000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELDS IN THE 2002 MERCURY SABLES. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY 2002 SABLE SO I CALLED FORD AND TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY SEARCHED BY MY VIN #[XXX] AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLES RECALLED ON THAT PROBLEM. MY WINDSHIELD HAS A LOT OF AIR NOISE COMING IN WHILE DRIVING AND IT LEAKS AND AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE WINDSHIELD BUZZES AND VIBRATES. I DID NOT OWN THE CAR WHEN THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF MORE OF THEM SHOULD OF BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES WITH MY PROBLEM BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE NHTSA AWARE OF THE PROBLEM INCASE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND THEIR SABLES WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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- #10106659January 3, 2005SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
NHTSA 04V332000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK
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- #10105572December 30, 2004SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V332000; FORD ISSUED A FRONT COIL RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO DO REPAIRS.*AK
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- #10105487December 29, 2004SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V332000; MERCURY ISSUED A FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JB
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- #10104707December 29, 2004SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
MY 2001 SABLE LS HAD THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLOW OUT THIS MORNING. I TOOK IT TO THE TIRE SHOP AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. I TOOK THE CAR TO STU EVAN LINC MERC IN GARDEN CITY, MI AND I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE COVERED BY THE RECALL, NOT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. IT'S THE SAME PART, JUST AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION ON THE VEHICLE - AND IT HAD THE SAME EXACT FAILURE AS THAT DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. SEEMS THAT THE REAR SPRINGS SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE REAR COIL SPRING AND PERFORM THE RECALL ON THE FRONT - I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY COULD RECALL JUST THE FRONT AND NOT THE REAR. *NM
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