Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#701567December 23, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701556December 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
KNOCKING AND JUMP-SHIFTING TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION; KNOCKING TRANSMISSION DURING CRUISING AFTER ACCELERATION; ROUGHING/SCRATCHING BRAKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PADS/DRUMS/DISCS ARE IN THE EXCELLENT CONDITION. SPEEDMETER NEEDLE JUMPED TO 85 MPH WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ONCE. STURCTURE FAILURE IN THE TRUNK, UP/RIGHT CORNER HAD A CRACK WHICH LET RAIN WATER LEAKS IN THE TRUNK. MY AIR CONDITION GIVES MILDREW/MUSKY WHEN USE. MY CAR WAS NEVER IN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832529December 22, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
RECALL 98V009000/98S01. WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH, HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. HOWEVER, WHEN PARKING HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK. ALSO, THE TAIL AND DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK. DEALER REPLACED HARNESS AND SWITCH, BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE RECALL. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701494December 21, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP CAR, THE ENGINE ROARS AND CAR ACCELERATES. REQUIRES ADDITITIONAL EFFORT TO STOP CAR AND THE ENGINE RACES UNTIL CAR IS PUT INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK. PROCESSOR FAILED COMPLETELY ON 12/19/98 AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701512December 21, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILED. THEY BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. FORD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB # 92M77) ON THIS PROBLEM STATING THAT THEY WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM ONLY IF THE MOUNTS WERE TO BREAK AND ONLY UP UNTIL JULY 31ST, 1996 OR 60,000 MILES/6 YEARS. LUCKILY THE FAILURE WAS CAUGHT IN TIME, OTHERWISE AN ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. I THINK THAT IF A DEFECTIVE PART WAS INSTALLED AND A DEFINITE OUTCOME WAS KNOWN, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. ALL NORTHERN U.S. STATES THAT USE ROAD SALT WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS TSB. I THINK A FAILED MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION MOUNT IS DEFINITELY A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. THERE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A JUST TSB GIVING THE OWNER ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE DEFECTIVE PART WERE TO FAIL. IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT ANY PROLONGED CONTACT WITH ROAD SALT WOULD CAUSE FAILURE. THERE IS NO WAY A MOTOR MOUNT SHOULD FAIL ON THAT NEW OF A CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832400December 17, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE METAL MALE BUCKLE CAME APART IN TWO PIECES. NO WARNING OR EVIDENCE OF BREAKAGE, NOT THE RECEPTICLE. SCHEDULED FOR DEALER INSPECTION . PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832405December 17, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT BUCKLE. WHEN TRIED TO FASTEN SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELT BUCKLE FELL OFF. THE MANUACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832358December 16, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO FORM A VIOLENT MANEUVER IN THE ROAD, CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BEFORE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, DRIVER NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD FLICKER WHENEVER GOING OVER ANY KIND OF BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RENTED FROM HERTZ RENTAL CAR COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832366December 16, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN IN ENGINE, CAUSING STEAM TO COME OUT OF EXHAUST.FORD IS AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832277December 15, 1998
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEATER CORE. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED HEATER CORE THREE TIMES. THE HEATER CORE LEAKS WATER IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701360December 15, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE HEATER CORE WENT OUT 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE IN NOVEMBER. IT WENT OUT AGAIN IN MAY. AND AGAIN IN OCTOBER. AND IT IS LEAKING AGAIN TODAY 12-15-98.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832262December 14, 1998
POWER TRAIN
WHEN HITTING A REAL BAD BUMP OR THE METAL EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD, THE SPEEDODMETER NEEDLE JUMPS UP TO ITS MAXIMUM READING, WHICH IS 85 MPH. THE NEEDLE DOES NOT GO BACK DOWN UNTIL THE DRIVER LETS OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE SPEEDODOMETER WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OF 97 FOR THE SAME REASON. THE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER DID NOT AGREE TO REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. VEHICLE REGISTERED TO CYNTHIA LEWIS. REPORT GIVEN BY HUSBAND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543017December 14, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WATER PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832217December 11, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE SHE TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND AT THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND DID NOT TURN, FORCING THE VEHICLE TO GO STRAIGHT, BUT AT THE LAST MINUTE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE PULLED TO LEFT AND HANDLED VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832087December 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE GONE BAD BECAUSE OF A LEAK THAT CAUSED THE ANTI-FREEZE TO RUN DOWN ON AND BURN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THIS IS A RECALL ON NEWER MODELS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832141December 10, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RECALL # 93V106000, THE BODY MOUNTS THAT SUPPORT THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE BROKE, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS PART OF A RECALL, AND HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WERE NOT REPAIRING VEHICLES BEFORE 1988. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832056December 9, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL98I002000, CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. CALLED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. CANNOT ORDER PARTS. WOULD HAVE WAIT FOR MANUFACTURER TO SEND PARTS TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701222December 9, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542958December 9, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
SPRINGS AND COILS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542935December 8, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STICK AT 73 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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