Mercury Sable Complaints (2004)

52 consumer complaints on file.

#10215404January 19, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
I HAVE A 2004 SABLE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. I'VE TRIED CHANGING THE FUSE TO NO AVAIL. AFTER RESEARCHING, IT SEEMS THAT THE 2000-2003 FORD TAURUS AND MERCURY SABLES HAD RECALLS FOR FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM IN THE 2004 MODEL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195093July 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING HOME AT 11PM ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2006 MY CAR STOPPED MOVING AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS IN ORDER; THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT MOVE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS THE ROAD AND STOP THE CAR IN A SAFE LOCATION. AS I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, THE ROAD WAS EMPTY OR I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I WALKED TO A NEARBY BAR WHERE I CALLED AAA TO COME AND TOW THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME, THEN AFTER MY HUSBAND DETERMINED IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT THE PREVIOUS MARCH. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED! I WAS SHOCKED AS I HAD SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION AS RECOMMENDED AT 35,000 AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 52,000 ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162323July 13, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST 4 TO 5 ATTEMPTS. LATER WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, STALLING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THE INERTIA SWITCH TO BE TRIPPED. THE SWITCH WAS RESET AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.*AK UPDATED 8/16/2006 - THERE HAD BEEN NO ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149128January 31, 2006
SEATS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT, THE DRIVER SEAT FELL BACKWARDS AND BENT TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE OCCUPANT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT AND WAS INJURED RECEIVING COMPRESSION FRACTURES IN THE SPINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHICH DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10141794November 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2004 MERCURY SABLE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND IMMEDIATELY COME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES,IN COMPLETE DARKNESS, EACH TIME IN A COLD VEHICLE IN THE MORNING WITHIN 3 MILES OF HOME. THREE OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRED IN RELATION TO STOPPING, STARTING , OR TURNING AT STOP SIGN. ONE EVENT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON STRAIGHT HARDTOP ROAD. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS BEEN TESTED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL CAUSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137721October 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2004 MERCURY SABLE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *NM THE CONSUMER REQUEST A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO A LETTER HE SUBMITTED TO NHTSA ON AUGUST 30, 2005. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124890June 10, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. WIFE WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT, AND THE SEAT BACK BROKE OF BUCKET ON LEFT OF SEAT, CAUSING WIFE TO TURN SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE DRIVER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122437May 30, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THIS HAPPENS ONLY ON OCASSION AND WHEN THEN VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN OR IS STOPED. I RECENTLY HAVE SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS WITH THE SMELL. AND MORE RECENTLY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON INVESTIGATION I COULD NOT SEE ANY BURNING OR SMOKE. THE DEALER SO FAR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM I'M AFRAID IT MAY LEAD TO A CAR FIRE OR HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM THE POLLUTED AIR ENTERING THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113601March 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT INADVERTENTLY WENT INTO REVERSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMER VRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101612November 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD ABOUT 3 FEET WHEN IT IS STARTED. OCCASIONALLY, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN IDLING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093263September 28, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
SIDE IMPACT ON A 2004 SABLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES INCLUDING SCAPULA FRACTURE AND PNEUMOTHORAX, PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM AND SUBCUANEOUS AIR TRACKING, ALONG WITH HEAD WOUNDS/LACERATIONS. PATIENT REQUIRED ICU AND MULTIPLE CT SCANS ALONG WITH X-RAYS. PASSENGER AIRBAG ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGER FROM SEAT BELT AND BOUNCE-BACK FROM HITTING THE DOOR SECONDARY TO AIRBAG FAILURE TO DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10086491August 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE STATIONWAGON. IT WAS PURCHASED 5 DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING IN RURAL POWAY ON AUGUST 3, 2004. I APPARENTLY DROVE OVER A PEBBLE OR SOMETHING - I HEARD A "THUNK" UNDER THE CAR. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CAR LOST POWER, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP A FEW FEET LATER. *AK APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE FUEL LINE AND/OR FUEL PUMP WERE INJURED. AND MOST OF A TANKFUL OF GAS SPEWED OUT INTO THE ROAD. I MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SAFELY, THIS TIME. NO ONE HIT THE CAR, THIS TIME. NO FIRE RESULTED FROM ALL OF THAT GASOLINE, THIS TIME. BUT I'M BOTHERED BY TWO THINGS: 1) IS THE FUEL LINE, AND/OR FUEL PUMP, SO EXPOSED AND SO FRAGILE THAT A PEBBLE WILL CAUSE MAYHEM IN THE SYSTEM? 2) IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET A MORE GRADUAL STOPPING OF THE CAR, SO AS TO GET FURTHER OUT OF TRAFFIC THAN I WAS ABLE TO? THIS, AS I SEE IT, IS BAD ENGINEERING. I SHOULD ADD, IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING - I'M NOT A DITZY TEENAGER. I'M A 54 YEAR OLD WOMAN, AND UP TO NOW A PRETTY GOOD DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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