Mercury Sable Complaints (1998)

190 consumer complaints on file.

#761153April 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
I TOOK THIS CAR IN FOR ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE REAR CAMBER. THEY SAID IT NEEDS A KIT 20% OF THE TIME BEFORE 60,000 MILES. THIS ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT COST ME $206.09. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY OPINION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008489April 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE REVVED UP WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES EVEN HARDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AIK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008372April 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. DRIVER CAN UNINTENTIONALLY APPLY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME OR GAS PEDAL WHEN INTENDING TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK CONSUMER HAS ALMOST HAD THREE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761020April 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER TURNING A CORNER TRANSMISSION HESITATES IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. I THINK IT IS "HUNTING" BECAUSE IT WILL DROP DOWN TO 1ST GEAR AND ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. IT DOES HESITATE LONG ENOUGH TO BE DANGEROUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008105April 19, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN CONSUMER MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY, FRONT SPRING BROKE CAUSING FRONT LEFT TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *NLM *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007946April 18, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHILE IN PARK AND WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM DEALER REPROGRAM THE ENGINE PROCESSOR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND CONSUMER DOES NOT REALIZE IT, UNTIL LEANING FOWARD. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007951April 18, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD COME UNLATCH INTERMITTENTLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760187April 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 62,000 MILES, AND I FEEL FORD IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET IN A SIMILAR FASHION TO THE 3.8 LITRE MOTOR INCIDENT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760166April 2, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS NEVER WORKED WELL, BUT LAST MONTH ONE FAILED COMPLETELY. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY MERCURY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005865March 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHAKE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564546March 1, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PRIOR TO RECALL REGARDING OBDII, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FAINTNESS, NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS, FOLLOWED BY HEADACHES AND WEAKNESS WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER BECAME AWARE OF THE RECALL AND HAD REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER CONSUMER SOUGHT A SECOND OPINION AND EMISSION LEAKS WERE FOUND IN THE MANIFOLD AREAS AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERSION PIPE, CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#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
#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
#756893January 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HIT SAND THAT IS ON THE ROAD TO HELP YOU FROM SLIDING ON BLACK ICE,BUT IN MY CASE IT MADE MY CAR GO SLIDING AND I HIT CURB ON RIGHT SIDE OF ME,WHICH KNOCKED MY HANDS OFF STEERING WHEEL.BY THE TIME I HAD MY HANDS BACK ON THE WHEEL AND BRAKING I WAS ON LEFT SIDE OF ROAD.AT THIS POINT I WAS OFF THE ROAD AND ON THE MUD, WHICH MY BRAKES DIDN'T DO ME ANY GOOD I JUST KEEP GOING UP AND OVER INTO THE CANYON WHERE I WENT DOWN ABOUT 15-20 WHERE I HIT AN OAK TREE HEAD ON.THE BACK OF MY CAR WENT UP IN THE AIR AND WENT SIDE WAYS SLAMMED DOWN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR.DURING ALL THIS NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.I RECEIVED 31 STITCHES IN FACE AND SEPARATED RIBS AND BRUISED WREST AND BUMPS AND BRUISES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8000799December 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
SPRING CLIP FOR REAR BRAKE PADS HAS SNAPPED AND DISCONNECTED DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE TWICE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH 17,000 AND 19,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899141November 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE OVERHEATED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC CHANGED THERMOSTAT. NEXT DAY WATER WAS ALL OVER THE GROUND. PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898286October 26, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT DUE TO A SPRING WITHIN STEERING BOX. *AK CONSUMER LISTS PROPERTY DAMAGE AND AN INJURY, HOWEVER DOES NOT MENTION ANY ACCIDENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#753285October 16, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON & WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONS AT THE SAME TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751753September 5, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON,WAS CHECKED BY DEALER,STILL GOES OFF AND ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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