Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#545373May 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (93V106002). *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837643May 7, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DEALER HAS NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY RECALL PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER 98V323000. VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545367May 7, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
WHEN BUTTON DEPRESS FOR THE ELECTRIC SEAT THE SEAT WILL GO FORWARD AND BACKWARD BUT NOT UP OR DOWN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836236May 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
COIL SPRINGS BROKE, AND WERE REPLACED WITH FORD REPLACEMENT PARTS. HOWEVER, THEY BROKE AGAIN WITHIN A 1 YEAR AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. 98V-094. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837561May 6, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
AFTER HAVING RECALL 98S36 REPAIRES DONE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO BE SERVICED AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BODY MOUNTS BROKE AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN COTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837579May 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837466May 5, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTORS DO NOT RETRACT IN COLD WEATHER; TEMPERATURES OF MINUS FIVE DEGREES OR LESS. HAS TO BE BROUGHT INSIDE TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. DEALER CAN'T FIX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837477May 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN VEHICLE GOES UPHILL ON AN INCLINE IT LOSES POWER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837483May 5, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
PARKED & TURNED VEHICLE OFF. EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED VEHICLE. GOT OUT & LIFTED HOOD. A LOT OF SMOKE BILLOWED OUT. LATER NOTICED FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. FIRE WAS WAS CAUSED BY STEERING HOSES RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER & CAUSING A LEAK WHICH DRIPPED FLUID ONTO ENGINE AND CAUSING A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#545332May 4, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
REAR SUBFRAME BOLTS AND NUTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. NLM (RECALL #98S36) 98V-323.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837400May 4, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. BOLTS ON THE MOUNTS DROPPED OFF/BUSHINGS ALSO FELL OFF. BOTH WERE CORRODED/RUSTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706223May 4, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID. FOUND CRACK IN HOUSING, CAUSED BY DIFFERENTIAL BREAKING DOWN INTERNALLY. VEHICLE IS JUST PAST 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. 2 DAYS OF LABOR AND $1600 ESTIMATED REPAIR FOR DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSMISSION HOUSING. NEED TO CHECK IF RELATED TO CURRENT "ROLL PIN" TRANSMISSION SAFETY RECALL FOR 1996 SABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706231May 4, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE MERCURY SABLE HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE WINDSHIEL D. THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS LEAVES WATER ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE FRONT WINDOW IS PARTICULARILY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPPERS IT BRINGS THE WATER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. AT TIMES YOU CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW. THAT MINUTE THE VISION IS BLURRED THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY ACCIDENTS THERE HAVE BEEN AS A RESULT OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. THE REAR WINDOW IS NOT AS BAD BECAUSE YOU CAN TURN-ON THE REAR DEFOGGER. I PURCHASED A NEW SET OF WIPPERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706183May 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RECEIVED LETTER FROM FORD VEHICLE SERVICE AND PROGRAMS DATED JUNE, 1998 ABOUT A PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE TO OWNERS WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL: SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 98MO1. THE LETTER STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE COULD CAUSE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND ENGINE FAILURE. THE PROGRAM HAD A FIX AT NO CHARGE TILL DEC. 31, 1998. I HAD SOME ENGINE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER COULD FIND NO CAUSE FOR BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THIS PROGRAM AND NOW, FIVE MONTHS AFTER EXPIRATION, AN ENGINE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE OF WHICH FORD SAYS I WILL JUST HAVE TO PAY FOR: $1228! MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF THIS WAS A DEFAULT FORD ADMITTED AND WAS WILLING TO REPAIR THEN WHAT ABOUT THOSE OF US THAT DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS UNTIL AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR PROGRAM? THERE WAS ALSO A 5 YR. OR 60,000 MILES LIMIT ON IT, I AM STILL IN THE 5 YR. BUT DUE TO A HIGHWAY COMMUTE OF 100 MILES PER DAY, I AM OVER THE 60,000 MILE PERIMETER THAT WAS SET FOR THE PROGRAM. WHAT CAN I DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782335May 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO VIBRATE AND RUIN AIR CONDITIONING LINES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835676April 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH WHEN A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED. STOPPED THE VEHICLE & LIFTED THE HOOD. FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM NEAR THE ENGINE AREA WHERE FAN WAS LOCATED. THE PLASTIC COVERING FAN AND RADIATOR WAS BURNING, WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836345April 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
1. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND GETTING READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE SWAY BAR BROKE DUE TO BOLTS BEING RUSTY, AND THERE IS NOISE COMING FORM THE VEHICLE. 2. ATTEMPTING TO AKE LEFT TURN ONTO HIGHWAY SWAY BAR BROKE. DRIVE RWAS AT COMPLETE STOP PRIOR TO MAKING TURN. IN BOTH CASE, BOLTS AND SCREWS WERE RUSTED/BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836421April 30, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SEMI-TRAILER. AFTER CONSUMER PASSED OTHER VEHICLE, ACCELERATER PEDAL STUCK AND VEHICLE SPED UP TO 70-75MPH. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837311April 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, THE VEHICLE WONT GO INTO GEAR/ REV UP, AND WONT GO WHEN SLOWING DOWN, IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS WORKING, THERE IS NO PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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