Mercury Sable Complaints (1995)

350 consumer complaints on file.

#545950June 4, 1999
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATICALLY WHEN REACHING 45 MPH BY GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE BACK AND FOURTH. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707097June 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT SLOW MOVING TRAFIC, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, VEHICAL DOES NOT MOVE, BUT RPM GOES UP. SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION SLAMS AND VEHICAL JERKS FORWAD. HAPPENS AT RANDOM, ALWAYS AT LOW SPEED. COULD CAUSE COLLISION DUE TO ERRATIC SPEED. MANUFACTURER SAYS INTERNAL PROBLEM AND I NEED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION COSTING 1785 + TAX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838635May 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING ENGINE LEAKAGE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545785May 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, CONSUMER NOT NOTIFIED BY DEAL ABOUT 60,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRENTY PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706763May 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR OTHER REASONS, YATES-SUNTRUP FORD OF KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI, ADVISED ME THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSED OF SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS, I AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS DENIED RESPONSIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837916May 13, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLAMP SWITCH SHORTED AND MELTED. THE DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706475May 13, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTED AND MELTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836582May 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN
WHEN SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE REGISTERS 55 MPH, THE NEEDLE WILL ALL OF SUDDEN GO UP TO 80 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AROUND A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837806May 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH BRAKE PEDAL BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706366May 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THIS WILL BE THE 4TH ALTERNATOR SINCE 8/29/97
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544948April 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS RECALL ON SIMILAR MODELS BUT DEALER FEFUSED TO REPAIR DUE TO VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782053April 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE DROPPED ON A/C MANIFOLD DUE TO BOTH MOTOR MOUNT FAILURES. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704636March 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SPEEDOMETER PRODUCES SQUEAL AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH ALSO NEEDLE SWINGS WILDLY USUALLY FROM CURRENT SPEED TO PEGGED AT 85MPH WHEN VEHICLE HITS BUMPS IN ROAD. NEEDLE DOES NOT NECESSARALLY RETURN TO ACTUAL SPEED. BEEN ADVISED BY OTHER FORD OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIANCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A SPEEDOMETER SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VCEHICLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704081March 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND RADIATOR FAILURES IN JUST FOUR YEARS, FORD NO HELP EVEN WITH AN ESP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835387March 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO REAR ENGINE MOUNTS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSED A COLLISION. ALSO, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BUT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEFLATE, TRAPPING THE OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINING INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#835277February 26, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS GO ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE FRONT BUMPER. WHEN DRIVING IN SNOWY WEATHER, CONSUMER HAS TO STOP AND WIPE THE SNOW TO CLEAR THE HEADLIGHTS. PROVED A SAFETY DEFECT TO THE OWNER. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703517February 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN
AT APPROX 45 MPH, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ACTS ERRATICALLY, GOING UP TO 85 MPH AND BACK. FIRST REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY, FORD CONTACTED, BUT FAILED TO FOLLOWUP IN THE PROMISED 3 DAYS. LOTS OF OTHER OWNERS CONFIRM SAME PROBLEM ON INTERNET. SO FAR, NO RESPONE FROM YOU EITHER. THIS IS DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703268February 13, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED ( NEW AND REBUILT), THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE HAD MY CAR MORE THAN IHAVE OVER THE PAST TEN MONTHS. I DRIVE IT A WEEK OR A MONTH AND IT DOES THE SAME THING EVERY TIME. IT SLIPS AND HARD SHIFTS. IM AT MY WITS END. CAN SOME ONE HELP..MY EXTENDED WARRENTY HAS BEEN BILLED OVER $8,000.00 FOR THIS PROPLEM AND IT IS SOON TO RUN OUT. IF THERES ANY HELP PLEASE CALL..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833615January 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED ABOUT PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE CAN STOP UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833498January 13, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFECTIVE PISTON WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, QUITS PULLING, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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