Mercury Sable Complaints (2000)

464 consumer complaints on file.

#896414September 17, 2001
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUN ROOF FAILS TO CLOSE PROPERLY. WOULD MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND IN A JERKY MOTION. SOMETIMES TOPPING IN MIDDLE OF TRACK WHILE CLOSING. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003968September 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
VEHICLE SEEMED TO SPEED UP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE GOT EVEN FASTER, VEHICLE GLANCED OFF THE CURB AND PROCEEDED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION INTO THE OPPOSIT CURB. RESULTING IN DAMAGE. CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKE/GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, ALSO THE PEDAL ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY ON THESE ADJUSTABLE PEDALS IS SUCH A LOOSE FIT THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE DRIVER FOOT CAN STRAY TO THE RIGHT END OF THE PEDAL AND THE FOOT WILL PICK UP THE GAS PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL WILL WIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896084September 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO SERVICE VEHICLE FOR RECALL 01V258000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895879September 6, 2001
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750258August 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED, (55+) THE BRAKES SHUDDER AND VIBRATE THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK CAR TO STUART POWELL, FORD-MERCURY, DANVILLE, KY. AND WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE SURFACED AND THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. ABOUT 1 1/2 MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN IN ADDITION TO WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED IT SEEMS HARD AND DOESN'T STOP UNLESS A LOT OF PRESSURE IS APPLIED. ALSO WHEN PUTTING ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL TO STOP, THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR . TOOK THE CAR BACK TO STUART POWELL FORD-MERCURY AND THEY KEPT IT FOR ONE FULL DAY, TEST DROVE IT FOR 1.2 MILES AND TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR NEED TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE I HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749450July 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON BRAKING TO A STOP, MY WIFE AND I EACH HAD SEVERAL INCIDENCES OF HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL SIMOULTANEOULY CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE CURE IS TO HAVE THE BRAKES ENGAGE AT A HIGHER POINT SO THAT THE FOOT IS SUFFECIENTLY ABOVE THE GAS PEDAL AS IS THE CASE WITH MY 1988, BMW 325I. OF COURSE, SEPARATING THE TWO PEDALS WOULD ALSO HELP. FORTUNATELY, ONLY ONE INCIDENT CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT WITH NEGLIBLE DAMAGE. A FORD ENGINEER HAS REPORTED THAT ALL BRAKE OPERATIONS ARE NORMAL ON MY CAR. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DESIGN STANDARDS SHOULD BE EMPLOYED IN THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE GAS PEDAL. FORD ALSO REPORTED THAT HERE HAS NEVER BEEN A COMPLAINT REGARDING A SIMILAR SITUATION. IS THIS TRUE? FORD ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO "UP / DOWN" ADUSTMENT FACTOR IN THE RELATION TO WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGE. THE CAR HAS THE ADUSTIBLE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY THAT ADJUSTS TO ALLOW PETITE DRIVERS TO SIT FURTHER FROM THE STEERING WHEEL FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SAFETY. THIS MOVEMENT COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE. UNCONSCIOULY, THE POSITION OF THE BRAKE PAD MY NOT BE IN REMEMBERED AFTER THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN MOVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785543July 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE EMITS AN ODOR/FUMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER TEST DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DEALER'S LOT WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE AND IT EMITTED THE SAME SMELL, THE FUMES EASILY GET INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DASH VENTS OR OPEN WINDOWS, THE SECOND CAR TESTED WAS BUILT IN THE SAME PLANT AND THE SAME MONTH AS THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN OR VENT/AC ON WITHOUT BEING OVERCOME BY THE FUMES/SMELL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003369July 23, 2001
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED TREMENDOUSLY CAUSING THE CAR TO STRIKE FIRST THE CURB, THEN THE LIBRARY WALL, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO CAR AND LIBRARY WALL, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#9003194July 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WENT BACKWARD, WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE, THE DRIVER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747636July 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION
THE ENGINE HAS A HEAVY SPARK KNOCK AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES. THE DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT. WHEN CAR IS FIRST PUT IN REVERSE, IT WILL ROLL FORWARD. WHEN SLOWING FROM 60+ MPH, THE CAR SHAKES REALLY BAD AND ALSO RIDES VERY ROUGH WHEN SPEEDING UP FROM 65+MPH. THESE CARS SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF ENGINE, TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS. MAYBE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. MY CAR HAS BEEN INT HE SHOP 60 OUT OF 290 DAYS. I HAVE DEALT WITH RENTAL CARS AND REPAIRS IN EXCESS OF $20K. PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747503June 27, 2001
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES, RETURNED TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITHIN THREE MONTH PERIOD, DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, GETTING ERROR CODES,SIDE CRASH SENSOR COMMUNICATION ERROR. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER NOW, HAS BEEN THERE FOR 11 DAYS NOW, NO RESOLUTION. HAVE REQUESTED BUY BACK OF VEHICLE UNDER LEMON LAW. DISC BRAKES ON FRONT CONTINUALLY PULSE DO TO WARPING, REPAIRED 1 TIME, AND NOW DOING THE SAME AGAIN. CLIMATE CONTROL FAILED, HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562095June 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE STARTED TO GO BACKWARDS WHILE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561622June 13, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE DRIVER REMOVES HIS FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES, THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL SABLE'S PERFORM THIS WAY, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890126June 11, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS ACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENDLY, REACHING SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT, CONSUMER SWERVED INTO AN ENBANKMENT AND WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK CONSUMER STATES CRUISE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SET AND NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED TO 80 MPH IN APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS, THE SAFETY BELT PREVENTED CONSUMER FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, HOWEVER DID NOT PREVENT HIM FROM HITTING THE CEILING WITH HIS HEAD, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#889922June 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT MANUFACTURER. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889449May 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS CONTINUE TO BE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS HAD ROTORS SURFACED A FEW TIMES, BUT THEY STILL ARE GOING BAD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744831May 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEMS - SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES DEPRESSED TRAVELING AT 60MPHEW CAR.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560980April 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT HIS CONTROL THE GEAR JUMPED OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO REVERSE, CONSUMER RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE INSPECTED AND WAS ADVISED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, CONSUMER REFUSED TO ACCEPT VEHICLE DUE TO THE UNSAFE ACTION SO CONSUMER PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560873April 23, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL 01V-078, THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744357April 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 9 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION LEAKS AND RECALLS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. IN DECEMBER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. TODAY 4/21/00, WHILE CROSSING A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAR STOPPED! I HAD MYSELF AND TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. WE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE CARS TRAVELING IN EITHER DIRECTION HAD BEEN GOING ANY FASTER THEN THEY WERE. THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS TERRIFYING. I WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BEFORE SOME IS KILLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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