Mercury Sable Complaints (1993)

674 consumer complaints on file.

#732847September 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR'S PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE "THICK FILM IGNITION" PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN CALIFORNIA, AND THE MERCURY SABLE 1993 MODEL IS ONE OF THE CARS IDENTIFIED WITH THAT SITUATION. MY ENGINE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT LOW SPEED UNTIL TWO HIGH-SPEED INCIDENT OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2000. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. NOW I CANNOT DRIVE OR SELL THE CAR BECAUSE OF ITS HAZARDOUS STALLING CONDITION. I AM SEEKING ADVICE FROM FORD ABOUT MY COMPLAINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732591September 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871423September 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS DRIVING 35-40MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT OFF THE CHART & THE VEHICLE STALLED. TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN & WERE LEAKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732337September 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 1994-1995 TAURUS AND SABLE ON HEAD GASKETSFOR FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTOS WITH FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE 3.8 LITER ENGINES. I HAVE THE IDENTICAL SPECIFICATIONS ON MY 1993 SABLE. I HAD APPROXAMATELY 4 EMAIL CONTACTS WITH FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER WITH NO SUCCESS. ALL THEY WOULD SAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS THAT 1993 WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THAT I SHOULD KEEP REPAIR RECEIPTS IN THE EVENT COVERAGE WOULD BE PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE. FORD KEPT REPEATING THAT THEY CONSIDER THE SATISFACTION OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AS ONE OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES. IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE THAT THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURE SAYS ENOUGH 1993 MODEL OWNERS DIDN'T COMPLAIN AND 1994-1995 OWNERS DID. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A 1993 THE MILEAGE LOW ENOUGH TO QUALIFY. PLAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732249September 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET AND BEARING FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731647September 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FORD HAS COVERED VEHICLES TO 1994, OURS IS A 1993, PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE 1988. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731166September 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 65,000 MILES ON '93 SABLE. NOT COVERED UNDER FORD'S WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870256September 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.*AK FUEL FILTER FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554487September 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRESTONE FR 680 TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731090September 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE CONDITION OF THE ENGINE, THEY INFORMED US THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS NEW HEADS AND THAT BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER WALLS, A REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS NEEDED. THEY QUOTED US THE PRICE OF $4,000 FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. WE DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730917September 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY AND THE ENGINE HEAT STARTED TO RISE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THE ENGINE COOLANT TO BE VERY LOW. I ADDED COOLANT AND THEN STARTED THE MOTORE AGAIN. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE HAD DROPPED AND I STARTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY HOME, BUT IT STARTED TO RUN ROUGHLY AGAIN. I STOPPED AND NOTICED WATER COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I EMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ARRANGED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME: "INTERNAL HYDROLOCKED ENGINE, AND HAS BENT PISTON ROD IN ENGINE, DUE TO HEAD GASKETS, RECOMMEND REPLACED WITH LONG BLOCK ASSEMBLY EST $3370." I LATER CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, NOTING THAT THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS LOW FOR ITS AGE (70,000 MILES FOR A 1993) AND ADVISING THEM THE CAR HAD ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED BY A FORD LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER (THE LAST VEHICLE SERVICE BY THE LOCAL DEALER HAD BEEN ON 6 MARCH 2000 (MILEAGE 69,662). FORD REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730563September 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS 3.8 L V6 BLEW A HEAD GASKET AT 69000 MILES AND MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'D LIKE FROD TO PICK UP THE $1023 BILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869310September 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING IN VILLAGE VEHICLE WILL STALL ON THE HIGHWAY IT RUNS ROUGH BECAUSE OF THE HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR THAT WAS PUT IN. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS AT ABOUT 35 MPH DURING SUMMER SEASON. IT STALL OVER 20 TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868683August 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LIQUID MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE RAPTURED AND LEAKED LIQUID OUT. VEHICLE DRIPS OIL EVERYWHERE, AND MOTOR MOVES ALL AROUND. THERE WAS RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001838August 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728846August 23, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH & WIRING CONNECTOR WAS PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL(REF: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 98V009000). THE RECALLED PART WAS REPLACED(AT AN AUTHORIZED FORD/MERCURY SERVICE CENTER) UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS FAILED TOO, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CONNECTOR TO MELT FROM THE HEAT OF THE FAILED PART. I FEEL FORD/MERCURY SHOULD REOPEN THE RECALL AND REFUND MY MONEY FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND CONNECTOR, WHICH WAS DONE AT AN AUTHORIZED FORD/MERCURY SERVICE CENTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728624August 21, 2000
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT WITH MY SABLE, MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND MY DRIVERSIDE DID NOT, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT FORD WAS NOTIFIED. I STILL HAVE OT HEARD NOTHING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#727745August 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS CAR STALLS OUT WHEN HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727538August 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. COMPLAINDED TO DEALER SAID THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRENTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867419August 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE AND ENGINE LEAKING. DEALER STATED IT WAS CAUSED BY A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK THE HEADGASKET CAUSED CRANK CASE DAMAGE, FORD REFUSS TO PAY FOR DAMAGES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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