Mercury Sable Complaints (1994)

387 consumer complaints on file.

#524415November 5, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL BLEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817986October 29, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3OMPH, DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF CAR, SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING DEER . CAR WENT DOWN AN ENBANKMENT ABOUT 20 FEET DEEP, HIT A HUMP AND CAR WENT AIRBORNE, LANDED NOSE DOWN, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523766October 22, 1997
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604489October 9, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521701September 3, 1997
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521664September 3, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. (PAM DAVIS/CLAIM SPECIALIST FOR STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) (AGENT FOR CONSUMER)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518304July 31, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SPEED CONTROL DEVICE WITHIN TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROERLY AS DESIGNED, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT, BUT DOWNSHIFTS INTO LOWER GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814478July 29, 1997
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
CONSUMER STATES DUE TO THE TYPE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL INSTALLED, THE PISTON IN THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAS CRACKED , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER AWEAR OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518923July 23, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813780July 3, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE PROBLEMS; THE BRAKES WARPED AND THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 3,000 MILES OR THE VEHICLE IS UNSTOPABLE. THERE IS 46,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 3000-3500 MILES AND THE DEALER REPLACES THE ROTORS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING WITH BAD BRAKES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813759July 2, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING OR PARKING VEHICLE, IT WOULD EITHER STALL OR DIE OUT FOR NO REASON; WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY; WHEN DRIVING OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED HOME WHEN STALLED LAST TIME. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE'S STALLING WAS FOUND TO BE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE STARTER ALSO FAILED. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS FIXED THREE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM SITLL CONTINUES. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT PROPERLY INSTALL A NEW CHILD SEAT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813450June 24, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN SPEED CONTROL IS ON IT DOES NOT MAINTAIN THE DESIRED SET SPEED BY THE DRIVER. CONSUMER MADE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED . THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE CAR BACK IN 1995, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812191June 23, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OWNER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS; ALSO TRANSMISSION ROPS OUT OF GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518998June 20, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE FUEL PUMP FAILED FOUR TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517470May 28, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE FLEX PLATE STARTER FALLING DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517287May 16, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK GAUGE GIVES FALSE READINGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810690April 25, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION STEERING FROZE DUE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO STEERING SYSTEM, HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807910March 21, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON IMPACT DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 5MPH HIT ROAD BARRIER UNDER ICY CONDITIONS, PASSENGER'S ACTIVE SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RETRACT, PASSENGER WENT OVER AIRBAG, HITTING WINDSHIELD, DRIVER'S AIBAG ONLY RUPTURED, NOT FULLY DEPLOYING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#515091February 13, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN DRIVER'S POWER SEAT MOTOR, CAUSING FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605714January 6, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CAUSES GLARE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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