Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#724231June 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN
MY FIRST SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTED SWING BETWEEN 45 AND 85 AT CONSTANT REAL SPEED, WHENEVER I DROVE AROUND 60 MPH REAL SPEED. AT THAT TIME MY CAR HAD 29,000 MILES IN AUG 1997. I CHANGED MY SPEEDOMETER FROM FORD DEALER UNDER FORD WARRANTY. I HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS AT 46,000 MILES IN NOV 1998 WITH MY SECOND SPEEDOMETER. I CHANGED SPEEDOMETER AGAIN FROM FORD DEALER. I HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AT 61,000 MILES IN JUN 2000 WITH MY THIRD SPEEDOMETER. I THINK 95 SABLE HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETER. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS, SINCE I CANNOT FIGURE OUT MY SPEED, IF I RUN FASTER THAN 50 MILES. I'M HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS APPROX EVERY ONE AND HALF YEARS (ABOUT 16,000 MILES) AFTER THE FIRST SPEEDOMETER. FORD DEALER ASKED $ 600 TO INSTALL ANOTHER NEW SPEEDOMETER, SINCE THE PART WARRANTY IS ONE YEAR. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DRIVE WITHOUT KNOWING MY SPEED ON HIGHWAYS. THEN I HAVE TO SPEND $600 EVERY ONE AND HALF YEARS TO MAINTAIN SPEEDOMETER. I THINK FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING FOR MY SPEEDOMETER, SINCE SPEEDOMETER IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INSTRUMENT ON HIGHWAYS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552682June 16, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE UNIT RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO LEAKAGE OF FLUID. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724113June 16, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CLIENT STARTED CAR AND IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND CONTROL, CAR THEN HIT TREE COULD NOT BRAKE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#724071June 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001020June 15, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WITH EACH RAIN OR WASH THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLE TAKES IN MOISTURE, CAUSING CONDENSES ON THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS AND REMAINS FOR SEVERAL DAY UNTIL EVAPORATION TAKES PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724011June 14, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR RELEASING FROM SPEED OF 15 MPH TO 20-25 MPH WHEN EASING OFF GAS PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724015June 14, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE BODY STRUCTURE WHERE THE POST THAT HOLDS THE TAILGATE CLOSED FAILED. THE METAL IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES, NOT PERMITTING THE TAILGATE TO BE CLOSED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A REAR END SITUATION WHERE THE BODY STRUCTURE WOULD BE COMPROMISED. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE REALIZED THAT THE TAILGATE WAS NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY, AND CHECKED OUT THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE POST NOW JUST BENDS OVER WHEN THE TAILGATE IS CLOSED. THANK GOD THAT WE DISCOVERED THIS, AS I WOULD NOT ALLOW SOMEONE TO RIDE IN THE BACK OF THIS VEHICLE AND ITS COMPRIMISED SAFETY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724038June 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WANT TO ENGAGE AFTER VEHICLE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PROBLEM IS KNOW IN THE REPAIR INDUSTRY AS A FAULTY FORD TRANSMISSION PISTON. I UNDERSTAND FORD HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM AND REDESIGNED THIS PART FOR TRANSMISSIONS STARTING WITH THE 1995 MODEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552632June 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED, OTHER MODEL YEARS ARE OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE COMPONENT DUE TO FAILURE, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723951June 13, 2000
TIRES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723991June 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
APPLYING BRAKES AT 5 MPH OR LESS, PEDAL VERY RIGID, NO POWER ASSISTANCE IN EVIDENCE, ENGINE BEGINS TO RACE ON ITS OWN. ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND STANDING ON BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTER BRIEF MALFUNCTION. COMPLIANCE: OWNER'S GUIDE, PAGE 223.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863476June 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH CONSUMER RAN INTO A DUMP TRUCK, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#863483June 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE CHANGING GEARS, AND THEN STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723934June 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PRESENTLY IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WITH COMPLAINTS ON HEAD GASKETS AND ALSO COMPLAINTS ON MISREPRESENTATION BY DEALERSHIP ON SALE OF WARRANTY.....LOOKING FOR A GOOD E-MAIL ADDRESS TO COMPLAIN TO FORD....ALREADY SENT HARD COPIES OUT (6/12/00). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863392June 12, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, CRASHING INTO A DUMP TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#863395June 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR OVERHEATED/RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO COOL OFF. STARTED BACK UP, AND WATER/ANTI FREEZE LEAKED. OUT. CURRENTLY, CAR WON'T START. OWNER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE 3.8 L ENGINE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723871June 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCES AT HIGH SPEEDS 45 OR HIGHER. WILL GO UP TO 85 AND BACK DOWN TO 45. AT LOWER SPEEDS READING IS NOT ACCURATE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF YOUR ACTUAL SPEED. SPEEDO HEAD WAS REPLACED 07/98 AT 49,760 MILES SPEEDOMETER FAILED AGAIN 06/2000 AT 70,165 FIRST REPLACMENT AT MY EXPENSE WAS $382.88. SECOND REPLACEMENT IS $600 AGAIN AT MY EXPENSE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT WARRENTY EITHER REPAIR. THIS IS A REAL SAFTEY HAZARD IN NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING IN SCHOOL ZONES, WORK ZONES ETC.. PROBLEMS OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723784June 9, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING "OSCILATES" BETWEEN LOW-EFFORT & HIGH-EFFORT WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A CURVE. MAKES VEHICLE TRICKY TO CONTROL. ALSO EXHIBITS INTERMITTENT PULLING TO EITHER SIDE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ELIMINATED BY THOROUGH FRONT-END MAINTENANCE. OTHERS WITH LIKE VEHICLES REPORT SAME PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723794June 9, 2000
TIRES
THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES OFFER POOR PERFORMANCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. THE CAR WAS SO BAD IN THE RAIN THAT MY WIFE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE OE TIRES HAVE A TREADWEAR RATING OF 520. I AM AFRAID THAT THE RUBBER IS SO HARD (WHICH WILL GIVE LONG LIFE) THAT GRIP WAS SACRIFICED. I CHANGED THE TIRES TO CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING CONTACT CH95 WHICH HAVE A TREADWEAR RATING OF 360. THESE TIRES ARE ALSO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON BMW, MERCEDES, VOLVO, AUDI AMONG OTHERS. THE CAR IS MUCH IMPROVED. WET PERFORMANCE IS MUCH, MUCH BETTER AND DRY PERFORMANCE IS IMPROVED ALSO. MY WIFE NOW FEELS SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS REALLY A DEFECT, BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW. THANKS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723821June 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I'VE JUST RECENTLY BECOME AWARE OF THE WIDE-SPREAD FAILURES OF FORD HEAD GASKETS. I WANTED MY COMPLAINT TO BE REGISTERED BECAUSE THE PERFORMANCE OF MY CAR IS DETERIORATING AND I'M AFAID OF ENGINE FAILURE AT THE WRONG TIME. I'M TRANSPORTING CHILDREN OFTEN AND I DON'T REALLY TRUST THE PERFORMANCE OF MY CAR ANY LONGER. A CAR THAT IS ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD SHOULDN'T BE SO UNRELIABLE. FORD HAS AGREED TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT REMEDY DOES NOT ALSO APPLY TO THE SAME ENGINE MADE IN 1993. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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