Mercury Sable Complaints
5,381 consumer complaints on file.
- #813572June 27, 1997AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS: SITTING AT LIGHT GETTING READY TO AMKE LEFT TURN WHEN VEHICLE APPROACHED DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. HIT VEHICLE LEFT FRONT ,WHICH KNOCKED MY VEHICLE INTO WALL , AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813474June 24, 1997STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT OR ABOUT 70 MPH THE BOLTS ON THE STEERING COLUMN FELL ON TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO TURN IN, OWNER HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE AFTER BOLTS CAME LOSE, THIS INCIDENT CAUSED OTHER ACCIDENTS ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MANFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813450June 24, 1997VEHICLE 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, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OWNER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS; ALSO TRANSMISSION ROPS OUT OF GEAR. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813385June 23, 1997VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
A AIR LEAK CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO VIRBRATE WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN 50 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #518998June 20, 1997FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE FUEL PUMP FAILED FOUR TIMES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812117June 20, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING CHANGED GEARS VEHICLE JERKED, FRONT END SHIMMIED. ARRIVED HOME & LOOKED. FRONT MOUNTS BROKE, KNOCKED OUT AIR CONDITIONER. TOOK TO MECHANIC & TOLD MOUNTS WERE WEAK & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALL AROUND BY ATTACHING THEM TO FRAME OF VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #518561June 16, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS WORN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #518611June 16, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813016June 11, 1997VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR WAS PUT INTO GEAR TO START DRIVING, AFTER THE CAR WAS PUT INTO GEAR IT ACCELERATED FROM 0-40, HITTING THE BACK OF A BUS. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812804June 5, 1997STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, THE HOSES ARE ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, A HEAT SOURCE, CAUSING A FIRE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812739June 4, 1997VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER IN MAY ,CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE VEHICLE IN. DEALER SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL, AND DON'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. MFR. RECALL #97S65. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #517772June 3, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, RESULTING IN CLOCK, RADIO, AND POWER WINDOW FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812702June 3, 1997VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECALL RELATED, 97V025, THROTTLE CONTROL, CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON 21 MAY, SAID PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, IN FOR REPAIR, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #517689June 2, 1997LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOORS CAN STILL BE OPENED FROM INSIDE AFTER BEING LOCKED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #517676May 30, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
OWNER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH OVERHEATED AND CAUSED FIRE IN WIRING HARNESS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812599May 30, 1997STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRONT AND BACK PASSENGERS' SIDE ARE INOPERATIVE, THEY BROKE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812614May 30, 1997STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DRIVING VEHICLE; HEARD A LOUD CRUSHING NOISE; TOOK TO MECHANIC; INFORMED BODY MOUNTS CORRODED AWAY FROM FRAME; BOLTS CAN NOT BE TIGHTENED. MANUFACTURER SAID WAS FIXED & HAD 1 YR WARRANTY; NOTHING THEY CAN DO. RECALL #93V106002. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #810132May 28, 1997SEAT BELTS
`OWNER'S SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THIS MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR THE BELTS, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AS A DEFECTIVE MODEL. HAS PROBLEMS WE BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSEGER'S SIDE SEATBELTS. (92V-113). *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812536May 28, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0