Mercury Sable Complaints (2000)

464 consumer complaints on file.

#8013506July 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT 25MPH, VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, AT OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012594June 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPLYING BRAKE AT SLOW SPEED VEHICLE SURGE FORWARD. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE HIT GARAGE WALL. THIS HAPPENED TWO TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. VEHICLE HAS SURGED A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES, ALWAYS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. PEDALS WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011987June 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN BRAKING, THERE IS VIBRATION, ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE. AT THIS TIME THERE IS VIBRATION AGAIN.*AK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT NEW TIRES WERE NEEDED, HOWEVER THE VIBRATION REMAINED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011801June 13, 2002
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DO RECALL 00V242000 CONCERNING EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATION LABEL. MADE MANY ATTEMPTS, STILL NO SUGGESTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762457May 30, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LEFT OUT OF DRIVEWAY WENT TWO BLOCKS PARKED CAR FRONT OF FRIENDS HOUSE, TWO HOURS LATER I PROCEEDED TO LEAVE. STARTED THE CAR APPLIED MY BRAKE PEDAL AND GOT READY TO SHIFT IN GEAR WHEN IT DIDN'T MOVE EVEN THE BUTTON ON THE SIDE WOULDN'T GO IN, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED FOR A TOWING TRUCK. TOWING TRUCK CAME AND SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE SOME SWITCH ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE HE TOWED AT LEAST 4 THAT SAME WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO THE BRAKES LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON . THIS POSES AS A DANGER BECAUSE IF A PERSON IS DRIVING AND YOU CAN'T TAKE IT OUT OF DRIVE THE ONLY THING YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IS STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES AND KEEP HOLDING THE BRAKE UNTIL YOU GET HELP YOU CAN ONLY HOLD THE BRAKES FOR SO LONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762488May 30, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FREQUENTLY COMES ON AND THEN STAYS ON ALL DAY. DEALER SAYS CAR IS SAFE EXCEPT WHEN WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT THAT IS UNPREDICTABLE. DEALER HAS REPEATEDLY MADE REPAIRS BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I MADE INITIAL FILING UNDER LEMON LAW AND FORD HAS MADE FINAL REPAIR BUT LIGHT STILL STAYS ON. TOOK SABLE IN AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND DEALER GOT VERY UPSET WHEN I WOULD NOT LET THEM WORK ON IT AFTER "FINAL REPAIR" TYPING "CUSTOMER REFUSES SAFETY REPAIR" SO THEY MUST BELIEVE IT IS NOT JUST A LIGHT PROBLEM BUT A TRUE SAFETY PROBLEM. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE HAVE BEEN FAILURES OF SABLE AIRBAGS IN ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OR FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH YEAR 2000, 2001 OR 2002 SABLE AIRBAGS? IF YOU DO NOT KNOW, CAN YOU ADVISE ME OR REFER ME WHERE TO FIND THIS INFORMATION?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010016May 16, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE HIT A PUMP SLIGHTLY, HEARD A POPPING NOISE THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG CAME OUT BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009739May 13, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND THEY PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKES THEY HIT GAS PEDAL, AND VEHICLE LAUNCHES BACK. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009556May 9, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER PRESSES GAS/BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE TO CLOSE. *AK *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009215May 6, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY , VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761568May 6, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR ARE TOO CLOSE AND ARE AT THE SAME HEIGHT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPING THE FOOT STAYS ON PART OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ACTUALLY INCREASES THE ENGINE SPEED WHILE TRYING TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN LOOKING AT THE LOCATION OF THE TWO PEDALS IT LOOKS LIKE A DESIGN ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY THREE PERSONS AND ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE AND HE INDICATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE (BREAKING SYSTEM) AND IT WAS SOMETHING THE DRIVERS WOULD HAVE TO BE AWARE OF WHEN STOPPING THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785980May 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN CONSUMER HITS THE BRAKE PEDAL HE SIMULTANEOUSLY HITS THE GAS PEDAL, ALTHOUGH DEALER SAID IT WAS PEDAL FADE, CONSUMER FEELS BOTH PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER DUE TO THE FACT THAT HIS FOOT IS NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, INSTEAD HITTING THE GAS PEDAL; CONSUMER HAS TO MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO MOVE FOOT TO THE MIDDLE BUT ON RARE OCCASIONS CONSUMER CAN STILL HIT THE GAS PEDAL BUT KNOW TO MOVE HIS FOOT FAST. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009042May 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER . WHEN DRIVER HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE GAS CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP THE CURB AND RUN INTO THE SIDE OF A CHURCH. *JB *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761212April 25, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
SEVERAL TIMES I'VE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS MAY BE TOO CLOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008645April 25, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
PE 02 035: BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATION: "ADJUSTABLE PEDAL;" WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, FOOT SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FORCED VEHICLE INTO A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8008465April 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION CONSUMER TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD HIT BOTH, GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POST.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008302April 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER PULLING INTO GARAGE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008375April 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS ARE DESIGNED TOO CLOSELY TOGETHER. DRIVER CAN APPLY BOTH AT SAME TIME OR GAS PEDAL WHEN INTENDING TO APPLY BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761077April 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
AFTER READING A RECENT NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN I WANTED TO REPORT MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE IN INTEREST IN HAVING THE DESIGN FLAW FIXED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE GAS PEDAL ALSO BECAME PRESSED CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD AS THE BRAKING ACTION AND ACCELERATION ACTION OPPOSED EACH OTHER. I'M CONCERNED THAT INHERENT IN THE CARS' DESIGN THE PEDALS ARE LOCATED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND STOP THE CAR BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. . ONLY TO REALIZE AFTER THE FACT THAT WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS THAT MY FOOT WAS PRESSING BOTH PEDALS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. CAR HAS ADJUSTABLE PEDALS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007153April 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THERE IS SLIPPAGE ON DRIVE SHAFT AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHICH CAN CAUSE VEHICLE TO SPEED UP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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