Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#746848June 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED WHILE TRAVELLING AT 70 MPH ON FLORIDA I95.4 PASSENGERS ,INCLUDING AN 11 MONTH OLD INFANT IN A CAR SEAT. DURING HEAD GASKET FAILURE , VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED IN THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC LANE .VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE HIGHWAY WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OCCUPANTS. INFANT COULD NOT SAFELY BE REMOVED FROM SEAT UNTIL AREA WAS CLEAR OF TRAFFIC WHICH WAS APPROACHING AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70MPH..THIS WAS AN APPARANT HAZZARD TO LIFE AND LIMB FOR ALL OF US IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE.VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN APPROVED AAA SERVICE STATION WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561622June 13, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE DRIVER REMOVES HIS FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES, THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL SABLE'S PERFORM THIS WAY, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746801June 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FITTING NOT SECURED CAUSING LOSE OF FLUID, TRANSMISSION TO SLIP WITH SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION RESULTING. CAUSING VERY NEAR MISS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. GROSS NEGLIGENCE , NO EVIDENCE OF SAFETY INSPECTION HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED 35 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS UNDRIVABLE, CAR ONLY 4 DAYS OLD. DEALER CLAIMS NEGLIGENCE DUE TO FACTORY ERROR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890304June 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
CONSUMER IS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE, ENGINE OVERHEATS AND AT TIMES STALLS.*AK RADIATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES, HEADGASKETS WERE REPLACED AND FINALLY ENGINE WAS REPLACED. SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890357June 13, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MOLD IS DEVELOPING IN A/C SYSTEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746757June 12, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT HAS PEELED AND NOW THE METAL IS RUSTING AROUND ALL EDGES OF THE HOOD. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561537June 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLES ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE, THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561532June 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ENGINE AND RADIATOR REPLACED, VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED OIL LEAK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890126June 11, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS ACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENDLY, REACHING SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT, CONSUMER SWERVED INTO AN ENBANKMENT AND WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK CONSUMER STATES CRUISE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SET AND NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED TO 80 MPH IN APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS, THE SAFETY BELT PREVENTED CONSUMER FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, HOWEVER DID NOT PREVENT HIM FROM HITTING THE CEILING WITH HIS HEAD, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#746514June 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889890June 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES TIRES SQUEAL, AND VEHICLE SLIDES. BRAKE PEDAL FEELS NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889922June 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT MANUFACTURER. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889629June 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY OUT.ALSO, CONSUMER CAN SMELL SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746357June 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVER HAD BRAKED TO TURN INTO PARKING SPACE IN PARKING GARAGE. VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND SLAMMED INTO GARAGE WALL. NO INJURIES, BUT BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889449May 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS CONTINUE TO BE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS HAD ROTORS SURFACED A FEW TIMES, BUT THEY STILL ARE GOING BAD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889503May 31, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, AND WENT THROUGH THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561371May 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN
THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FAULTY AND THE CONNECTING CABLES WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN, THE SPEEDOMETER MAKES A VERY HIGH PITCHED SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING OVER THIRTY MPH, ALSO WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AROUND THE DIAL, GOING FROM TEN TO EIGHTY MILES IN SECONDS.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561372May 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN
THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FAULTY AND THE CONNECTING CABLES WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN, THE SPEEDOMETER MAKES A VERY HIGH PITCHED SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING OVER THIRTY MPH, ALSO WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AROUND THE DIAL, GOING FROM TEN TO EIGHTY MILES IN SECONDS.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889369May 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS JUMPING AND HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO HIGHER GEARS. CONSUMER WAS ORIGINALLY INFORMED THAT THIS DEFECT WAS DUE TO BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. CONSUMER HAD MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED. HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE REMAINED.*AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT PROBLEM WAS A SPEED SENSOR, IT WAS REPAIRED .*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889374May 30, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO REV. THEN CONSUMER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. RECENTLY, AUTHORIZED MECHANIC'S FOOT ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED THE GAS PEDAL WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DROVE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE INTO A WORK BENCH CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND ARE A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD. THIS PROBLEM WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. *YH CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED 3 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL. BY INSPECTED DEALERSHIP AND DEPT. OF HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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