Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#720191March 16, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
FIVE HOURS AFTER LAST USE HORN WENT OFF,WHEN I WENT TO SEE THE PROBLEM SMOKE POURIHG OUT CRACK MADE IN WINDSHIELD FROM FIRE.BATTERY DISCONNECTED STOPPED FIRE,HOWEVER POLICE STILL HAD FIRE DEPT. GIVE IT A GOOD HOSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858570March 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING OVER 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND IN BETWEEN TWO 18 WHEELERS.THE 18 WHEELER ON RIGHT HAND SIDE HIT VEHICLE ON SIDE. THEN, PUSHED VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER 18 WHEELER ON LEFT SIDE. THEN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A PICKUP TRUCK WITH FRONT END. UPON HITTING MEDIAN, BUMPER BROKE IN HALF. ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,CAUSING INJURIES *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#720128March 15, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I REPORTED THIS OVER TWO WEEKS AGO AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM A NHTSA REPRESENTATIVE. PLEASE CALL 937-890-2110. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#720131March 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKETS FAILED PREMATURELY. FORD CURRENTLY RECALLING 1994-1995 TAURUS/SABLE VEHICLES WITH IDENTICAL ENGINES/IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OWNERS OF 1993 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS UNJUST EXCLUSION FOR WHICH I HAVE RECEIVE NO LOGICAL REASON FROM FORD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858596March 15, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROPERLY CORRECT THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720080March 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
STARTED CAR AND BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS- REPAIRS INCLUDED 2 HEAD GASKETS, 1 SET INTAKE GASKETS, 2 SETS HEAD BOLTS, THERMOSTAT AND GASKETS, INTAKE BOLT, ANTIFREEZE, CONVERTER, GASKET, EGR PRESSURE FEED, BACK SENSOR, REAR AND FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR. TOTAL COST $2,025.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720091March 14, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN USING THE ROMOTE CONTROL TO OPEN THE TRUNK, IT ALSO UNLOCKS THE CAR DOORS. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU PUT PACKAGES IN THE TRUNK THAT THE CAR DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720100March 14, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CHRONIC COOLANT LEAK APPROX. HALF PT. MONTH-CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE-WATER LEAKS REAR WINDOW- RATTLES DURING BITTER WINTER WEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783774March 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
A LOOSE GROUND WIRE WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IDLE ROUGH. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858358March 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEICLE INVOLVED IN FRONT COLLISION WITH A 35-40 MPH IMPACT DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720073March 13, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
POWER STEERING LEAKS STARTED IN 1995 AFTER THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE AND THE AUTOMOBILE WAS TAKEN IN MANY TIMES TO REPAIR THE LEAKS TO NO AVAIL. HOSES AND LINES WERE REPLACED TWICE, SEALS WERE REPLACED ON PS PUMP, AND FINALLY IN 1998 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NON FORD DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE MONEY SPENT WAS WELL OVER $2100.00 TO FINALLY REPAIR THE LEAKS. THIS INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH WERE A RECALL ITEM AND I PAID FOR THIS. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY OR RECALL PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE LED TO THE EXCESSIVE EXPENDITURES FOR REPAIRS. THE LATEST PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AND THE ESTIMATE IS FOR $1000.00. THE HEADGASKET SECRET WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THROUGH DEC. 1998. I HAVE YET TO TALLY ALL REPAIRS FOR THIS VEHICLE, BUT I AM SURE IT IS WELL OVER $5000.00 OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION REPLACED, ALTERNATOR, TWO POWER STEERING PUMPS, RACK AND PINION, RADIATOR, TWO HEAD GASKET FAILURES, EXCESSIVE BRAKE JOBS EVER SINCE THE RECALL OF THE ROTORS, ALMOST YEARLY AFTER THIS RECALL. NUMEROUS VACUUM LEAKS UNDER THE DASH AND ONE AGAIN LAST WEEK. TWO SETS OF POWER STEERING LINES. THE CAR NEVER STAYS RUNNING WHEN IT IS HOT. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE THROTTLE CABLE STUCK WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND THEN BROKE AFTER DRIVING IT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. THE REAR ALIGNMENT BOLTS ARE FROZEN. ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HAVE ALWAYS LEAKED EXCESSIVELY. FROZEN CALIPERS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719973March 11, 2000
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT OUTER BRACKET BROKE AT FRONT BEND, SEAT IS LOOSE, CAR HAS FAILED NJ STATE INSPECTION FOR SAFETY. SEAT CAN BREAK COMPLETELY LOOSE IN A COLLISION CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURIES AND DEATHS. THERE ARE ALREADY 10 ODIS THAT I FOUND FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A FATIGUE FAILURE, SO OVER TIME MANY MORE WILL FAIL. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT TREND, A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED TO REPLACE THE TRACK (SEE OIDS 545300,963608,483070,947504,924010,935076,372411,389368,712732,942605)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719978March 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MULTIPLE GASKET AND PARTS CORROSION AND FAILURE DUE TO COOLING SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858290March 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719921March 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FORD COVERS COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE 1994-95 ENGINES, BUT NOT IN THE 1993. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719929March 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET PREMATURE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858212March 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING POWER STEERING/ BRAKES/DASH, AND LIGHTS TO FAIL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858264March 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE HEAD GASKETS AND MOTOR MOUNTS REPAIRED AT HER OWN COST. THERE WAS 60,426 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL 97V01900/ ENGINE COOLING FAN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719866March 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RECALL EXISTS FOR 1994-1995 VEHICLES WITH SAME 3.8L ENGINE. 1993 NOT INCLUDED (PER FORD). WHY? IT'S THE SAME ENGINE WITH THE SAME INHERENT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719870March 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATES THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR OVERDRIVE THE POWER STEERING ALMOST GOES COMPLETELY OUT AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. (STEERING, RADIO, LOCKS, DASH INSTRUMENTS). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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