Mercury Sable Complaints (1990)

166 consumer complaints on file.

#844841August 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE MAKES A JOLT IN FRONT LEFT SIDE WHEN TAKING OFF OR STOPPING. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED ALL MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547664August 3, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE SUB-FRAME BROKE. (98S36- 98V-323) MJS
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836781April 15, 1999
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FIRST: STATION WAGON'S REAR SEAT COVER CAN BE LATCHED WITHOUT A KEY. RECALL 92V065000. VEHICLE WAS SOLD IN OHIO & NOW IN FLORIDA. SECOND: BRAKE ROTORS ARE CORRODED & SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED RECALL 91V134001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836715April 14, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
THE TWO BOLT SPRINGS THAT HOLD TRUNK LID UP HAD POPPED OUT, CAUSING THE LID TO FALL WHENEVER THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET IN THE TRUNK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835860April 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS ALWAYS RUNNING HOT DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836499April 5, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED DEALER. WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE. THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. DEALER ONLY DOING 5 VEHICLES A DAY & WAS THE EARLIEST DATE AVAILABLE. OWNER NOT HAPPY WITH SITUATION. 93V-106.002. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835724March 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIRBATE, AND Y CONSUMER CAN HEAR SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544226March 2, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING SUBFRAME TO COLLAPSE PRIOR TO RECALL. (98S36)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703819February 27, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE SUB-FRAME LOCKS, BOLTS, AND WASHERS HAD TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE SUB-FRAME DROPPED. THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $271.96. WHEN I RECEIVED RECALL 98S36 I TOOK IT AND THE ORGINAL RECEIPT TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SUB-FRAME FASTENERS WHICH WERE REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 1998 WERE FROM THE FRONT CORNERS OF THE SUB-FRAME. THE PARTS THEY REPLACED WERE ONE SUBFRAME MOUNT KIT (FMC E6PZ 5A364 A) AND TWO NUT-M12 X 1.75 PLATES (FMC N804482 S100 ). ARE THESE THE PART NUMBERS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL? I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME FEEDBACK ON THIS ISSUE. THE RECEIPT I HAVE DOESN'T DEFINE WHETHER THE FASTENERS REPLACED WHERE FOR THE FRONT OR REAR CORNERS OF THE SUB-FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703781February 26, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES
I HAVE REMOVED THE TIE ROD AND EXAMINED THE END - SHEARED OFF INSIDE OF RUBBER BOOT. ABSOLUTELY NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE WHEEL/STEERING ASSEMBLIES. WE WERE VERY VERY LUCKY THAT THIS FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AT SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834901February 17, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES WON'T STAY LOCKED IN, AND EVERYTIME CONSUMER SNAPPED THE BUCKLES IN, THEY WILL POP OPEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703213February 12, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
I HAVE OWNED A 1989 FORD TAURUS WHICH HAD THE SAME SEAT BELT FAILURE AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT FAILED. I WAS TOLD BY A FORD REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE MERCURY USES THE SAME PART AS THE FORD BUT NO RECALL IS PLANNED. THE SEAT BELT RELEASES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT RESTRAIN A PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. THIS OCCURS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSENBLYS. I HAVE NOTED WHEN RIDING IN OTHER SABLES OF THE SAME AGE THAT THEY ALSO HAVE THIS DEFECT.. THE RECALL THAT WAS DONE ON MY TAURUS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO ME AS IT AFFECTS THE PRIMARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND MANY OWNERS WILL NEVER REALIZE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL NOT RESTRAIN THEM IN A COLLISION AS SOMETIMES THE BELT REMAINS PLUGGED INTO THE CLASP, BUT IS NOT SECURED AND CAN BE PULLED OUT BY THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543822February 9, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
OUTER CV BOOTS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834279January 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT THEIR IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702643January 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED ON FREEWAY AT 50 MPG WITH NO WARNING OR PRIOR PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION SERVICED IN 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000. TRANSMISSION FLUILD CHECKED AND OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES . VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, CAR LEFT INOPERATIBLE ON BUSY FREEWAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 70/205/15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833415January 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES. TWO WERE REPLACED BY PREVIOUS OWNER, AND CURRENTLY ONE BY CONSUMER . DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832217December 11, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE SHE TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND AT THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND DID NOT TURN, FORCING THE VEHICLE TO GO STRAIGHT, BUT AT THE LAST MINUTE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE PULLED TO LEFT AND HANDLED VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831036November 18, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSANGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS COME UNLATCHED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN IN USE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830013November 3, 1998
POWER TRAIN
THE SPEEDOMETER'S RPMS GO UP, AND THE CAR SEEMS TO ROAR AND STAY IN NEUTRAL GEAR OR ANOTHER GEAR. IT WON'T SHIFT GEARS. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR JUST TAKES OFF, NO WARRANTY, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830020November 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
BRAKE FRONT PADS AND REAR DISCS MAKE NOISE WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES IN THREE YEARS. BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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