Mercury Sable Complaints (1997)

228 consumer complaints on file.

#726384August 1, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE FAILURE OF THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS NOT TO DO WITH A FUSE OR WINDOW IN LOCKED POSITION AND REMEDIED ITSELF A FEW DAYS AFTER PROBLEM. NO MECHANICAL REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER WINDOW. THE DRIVER WINDOW IS NOT FUNCTIONING AND IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL OTHER OPTIONS THE DIAGNOSIS IS THE MOTOR AS BEING THE CULPRIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866160July 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE CUT OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. THIS WAS WHEN DRIVER AND FAMILY NOTICED VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. VEHCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. CV BOOT EXPLODED AND THREW GREASE ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH STARTED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725624July 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE IDLE SPEED DOES NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. ENGINE IS RACING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN AT 30 PLUS MILE PER HOUR WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, REQUIRING CONSTANT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN VARIOUS WEATHER, HAS HAPPENED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AS MUCH AS 100 MILES ON FREEWAYS AND AFTER DRIVING AS LITTLE AS 5 MILES IN THE CITY. PROBLEM WAS OCCURING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO THE CREST LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, DEALER STATED THAT DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724638June 27, 2000
SEAT BELTS
ON MY 1997 MERCURY SABLE THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONSTANTLY JAMS AND TAKES FOREVER TO DISENGAGE. I AM GUESSING THE JAM IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE PLASTIC OF THE CAR. WHERE THE SEAT BELT LOCKS THE BELT IN PLACE NEAR THE DOOR. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864201June 23, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
ON TWO OCCASIONS DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT 40 MPH. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 20, 1998 WHEN DRIVING OVER A STRIP. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUN 21, 2 000 WHEN VEHICLE DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON BOTH INSTANCES. DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED BRUISES TO DRIVER'S LEFT ARM AND STOMACH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#863106June 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FUEL PUMP WIRE WITHIN FUEL TANK WHICH WAS RUBBING ON THE OUTGOING METAL SUPPLY LINE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING A FUSE TO BLOW OUT. ALSO, COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE FUEL TANK FIRE/EXPLOSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862343May 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING A HOT OIL SMELL WAS COMING FROM VEHICLE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING, CONTACTING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722586May 12, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722526May 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE EXHIBITS AN INTERMITTENT NEUTRAL CONDITION AFTER DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP (I FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 983112 ON NSTHA WEB SITE) ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN BRAKE WAS RELEASED VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO BUSY HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ALMOST STRUCK BY SEMI. MERCURY DEALER DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I CAN NEVER TELL WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722034April 28, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT SEATS THREE--THERE ARE TWO SEATBELTS WITH SHOULDER RESTRAINTS ON EACH SIDE AND A LAP RESTRAINT IN THE MIDDLE. THE BUCKLE ON THE LAP RESTRAINT CAME OFF WHEN A 7-YEAR OLD GIRL WAS ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE UP. THE OTHER TWO SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT-THEY ARE USELESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860941April 25, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AUTOMATIC LOCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOES NOT STAY LOCKED. CONSUMER ENTERS THE AUTOMOBILE AND LOCKS ALL FOUR DOORS. ONCE THE ENGINE STARTS, DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK POPS OPEN. THIS OCCURS ABOUT 70% OF THE TIME WHEN CONSUMER STARTS THE AUTOMOBILE. ALSO, AREA DEALER HAVE BEEN RECEIVING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME AUTOMOBILE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860243April 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AUTOMATIC POWER LOCKS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING. APPOINTMENT BEING MADE AT THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859474March 30, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AT 13,000 MILES DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CORE. DEALERR REPLACED IT ANOTHER PUMP WHICH ALSO BECAME DEFECTIVE WITHIN 2 DAYS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858740March 17, 2000
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY. FUSE WAS CHECKED. AFTER CHECKING FUSE BOX EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK FINE. SUBSEQUENTLY, SAMETHING HAPPENED AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS CONTACTING DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783774March 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
A LOOSE GROUND WIRE WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IDLE ROUGH. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551260March 8, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
UPON DRIVING DURING RAIN OR DAMP WEATHER STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHES AND THE FAN BELT MAKES NOISE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718956February 19, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTERIOR LIGHTING
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD DURING DECELERATION/ACCELERATION, PARTICULARY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. TURNING TO THE RIGHT RESULTS IN GROWLING NOISE FROM UNDER HOOD. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AS DOES DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND WARNING CHIME FOR LEAVING KEYS IN IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857033February 16, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ONTO THE RAMP OF A HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 8MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BARELY TAPPED THE BUMPER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED BECAYSE A PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD COVER, WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE HIDDEN, HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND SHATTERED IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549677February 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMER EXHAUST SYSTEM FAULTY CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING CONSUMER TO BECOME ILL (HEADACHE, FATIQUE ECT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#718480February 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TRANSMISSION CASE HAD 6" CRACK , DIFFERENTIAL JOINT DISINTERGRATED, AND FLUID LEAKED ON TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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