Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#8003729February 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED ANTI-COOLANT IS LEAKING ON ENGINE AND ON EXHAUST SYSTEM, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE GASKET HAD BLOWN, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THER WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE.*AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757945February 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
A FRIEND TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE FOR THEIR CAR AND RECEIVED A LETTER. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFO ON THIS CAR, HOW DOES THAT GET DETERMINED? SEEMS THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD AS THIS ENGINE/S OBVIOUSLY IS DEFECTIVE! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! NO MORE FORD PRODUCTS HERE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003678February 6, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
REAR DEFOGGER INSIDE OF VEHICLE DOESN'T PRODUCE ENOUGH HEAT TO DEFOG WINDOW LOCATED IN BACK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757750February 4, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, TIRES
STEERING FAILED. EACH FRONT TIRE POINTED DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757709February 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THIS SENSOR BURNT UP (I.E. CAUGHT ON FIRE BUT DID NOT SPREAD) AND CAUSED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564234February 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TIMING COVER GASKET, CRANKSHAFT, MOTOR MOUNTS AND RADIATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL THESE REPAIRS WERE MADE AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, AN UNDER HOOD FIRE OCCURRED ON 02-JAN-2002, THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER BECAME AWARE OF RECALL 97V019 REGARDING POSSIBILITY OF COOLING FAN BEARING SEIZING CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003441February 1, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AND DRIVER WAS INJURED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8003302January 31, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHILE DRIVING LIGHT FOR DRIVER'S DOOR WILL ILLUMINATE. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL THEN UNLOCK ON ITS OWN. CAUSE OF PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003206January 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN 1998 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE, ON 15-DEC-2001, REAR ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE WITH APPROXIMATELY 130,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF 50,000 MILE SERVICE PROGRAM, AND ANY SERVICE WORK WILL BE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003032January 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE OVERHEATS, RUNS ROUGH WITH A HEAVY WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE BECAUSE HEAD GASKETS HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003047January 29, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH WARNING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003065January 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BECAUSE OF NORMAL WEAR. . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757478January 29, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
RACK AND PINION FAILED CAUSING POWER STEERING TO FAIL MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE NO ACCIDENT OCCURED, IT WAS BY LUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003004January 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT AND WHITE SMOKE WOULD COME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757431January 28, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE INCREASES RPM IN PARK OR NEUTRAL WITHOUT ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED. THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T NOTICE THE ENGINE IS INCREASING IN RPM, AND YOU PLACE THE SHIFT LEVER IN DRIVE, THE CAR LEAPS FORWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002919January 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL 01V390000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30. DEALER HAS STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005825January 25, 2002
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING HAS BINDING NOISE, FRONT END SUSPENSION RATTLES AND VIBRATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002896January 25, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER SIDE. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8002906January 25, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LIGHT INSIDE OF VEHICLE COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564090January 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER STATED THE ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, HOWEVER THE REPLACEMENT HAS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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