Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#882372March 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHICH PREVENTED CLUTCH FROM GOING INTO GEAR. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER.*AK THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS BROKEN. THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882390March 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE SNAPPED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882197March 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AXOD TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882211March 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
HIGH IDLE WHEN MOVING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD, AND IT WILL ALSO TRAVEL COUPLE FEET IF FOOT IS NOT ON BRAKES HARD. MANUFACTURER ISSUED A TSB, BUT IT DOES NOT CORRECT DEFECT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE LIQUID FILLED MOUNTS TO FAIL WHICH ALSO CAUSED EXHAUST LEAK AT MANIFOLD, THE TSB NUMBER IS 97-7-1, WHICH STATES THE PCM NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO AN INCORRECT SOFTWARE IDENTIFICATION BLOCK. DRIVE AND SERPENTINE BELTS FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741954March 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HEADS WENT BAD AT 56,000 NEW RADITOR AIR CONDITIONER IN SHOP 4 TIMES MELTED PIEACES IN MY HOSES, SWITCH WHOLE SYSTEM OVER AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL IS WELTED TOGETHER THE HOOD WAS PAINTED AND ALSO HAS A DIFFERENT COLOR DOOR BUT THEY SAY THE CAR HAS A CLEAN TITLE BUT WHY WOULD THE STEERING WHEEL BE WELDED TOGETHER AND NO BOLTS MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END DRIVES VERY UNSAFE. HANDLES ALL OVER THE ROAD. ENGINE WENT BAD BECAUSE OF THE HEADS AND I'M STEAL PAYING FOR THE LEMON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741872March 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR FIRST EXHIBITED LACK OF HEAT, THEN ERRATIC ENGINE TEMPS, UP TO THE HOTTEST ON THE GAUGE, LOSS OF COOLANT, AND WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. INDEPENDANT GARAGE STATED HEAD GASKET FAILED. TWO DEALERS AND FORD CO. CALLED ADMITTED TO RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH 94-95 3.8 BUT TOO BAD MINE WAS BUILT 07/93. INDIE GARAGE STATED DOING 1 OF SAME REPAIR EACH WEEK IN TOWN OF 90,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741787March 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
SHAME, ONLY 47,500 MI. & CRACKED RADIATOR, LEAKING COOLANT. IRREPARABLE, MUST BE REPLACED. 1ST, HEAD GASKETS & STARTER AT 42,000 MI.AND NOW THIS. FORD CHEAP RADIATOR - PLASTIC ON METAL SEAMS GETS BRITTLE AND CRACKS. STAY AWAY FROM FORD!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881926March 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL STALL AND HAS TO BE TURNED OFF BEFORE VEHICLE WILL START AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882012March 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS STANDING STILL WITH PARK GEAR ON WHEN CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE ON, AND VEHICLE WENT FORWARD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AIK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741764March 1, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. FORD PART NUMBER F1DZ*5461202*AA. BUCKLE QUIT FUNCTIONING. ORIGINAL PART WAS REPLACED 09 APRIL 1998 ($16.93). THIS PART FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED 23 FEBRUARY 2001 ($35.33). INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL, THIS WILL BE THE THIRD BUCKLE AND CABLE THAT IS INSTALLED ON THIS CAR. BOTH TIMES, I ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881819March 1, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REGARD TO RECALL NUMBER 98V009000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S01, DEALER CORRECTED PROBLEM. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS FLICKING OFF AND ON, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO CORRECT PROBLEM AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741677February 28, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741711February 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING COVER AND HEAD GASKETS LEAKING - FORD SERVICE RECOMENDED NEW MOTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881693February 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE SHUDDERED, THEN STOPPED, ENGINE STILL RUNNING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881694February 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER REGARDING TRANSMISSION ,AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON "TRANSMISSIONS" FOR THIS VEHICLE... VEHICLE REGISTERED IN NEBRASKA WHERE THERE WAS RECALL 98V323000 REGARDING SUBFRAME CORROSION WHICH COULD EFFECT TRANSMISSION/ENGINE. CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881695February 28, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER WAS FOLLOWING A RIGHT CURVE AT 40 MPH WHEN STEERING FROZE UP, HALFWAY AROUND, COULD NOT TURN OR MOVE STEERING. CONSUMER CONTINUED OFF ROAD, AND APPLIED BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEFECT WAS DUE TO FAULTY RACK AND PINION STEERING. ALSO, MIDAS TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF ANOTHER SABLE 1990 THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION, AND KILLED THE PASSENGER IN OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT ON RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT BECAUSE IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881719February 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 45-55MPH ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, ANTIFREEZE WAS LOW, AND HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881773February 28, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT DOES NOT SECURELY REMAIN IN LOCKING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881797February 28, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER WHEN EITHER ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING OR ACCELERATION. FOOT CAN ENGAGE BOTH PEDALS AT ONCE. CAN OR WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881536February 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE ARE CRACKED WHICH CAUSES ENGINE TO RISE WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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