Mercury Sable Complaints (1995)

350 consumer complaints on file.

#10032204August 6, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUBFRAME HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE ENGINE TO DROP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033848July 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1995 MERCURY SABLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. *MR THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE, RUN ROUGH, STALL, AND RESTART IMMEDIATELY, THE A/C HAD BLOWN WARM AIR, THE REMOTE FUEL DOOR LATCH HAD BROKEN, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AND THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK. THE HEADGASKET , TIMING COVER, OIL PAN, BROKEN FUEL DOOR SPRING, AND STARTER CIRCUIT WIRING ASSEMBLY HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. RECALL #97V019000 *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025203June 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN JULY '1996, PURCHASED A BRAND NEW MERCURY SABLE WAGON FROM RISING SUN, MD DEALER. THE CAR HAD ONLY ACCRUED 52,000 MILES IN 2000 AT WHICH POINT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FIRST MANIFESTED WITH PROGRESSIVELY ROUGHER DISENGAGE UPON BRAKING FOR GRADUAL LURCHING STOP. TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD/LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER IN NEWARK, DE AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS "NORMAL FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION". NOW, WITH 63,100 MILES, THERE IS HESITATION IN ENGAGING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WHIT DOES ENGAGE, IT CATCHES WITH A CHIRP OF THE TIRES ON THE DRIVE WHEELS. ALTHOUGH UNPREDICTIBLE IN OCCURRENCE, IT IS HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, REGARDLESS OF BEING WARM OR COLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021241June 8, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE SMELL WHILE USING THE HEATER OR THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SO HORRIBLE IT'S ALMOST A HEALTH HAZARD TO USE IT. THE HEATER IS SO HOT IT DRIED OUT OUR EYES AND NOSES WITH EVEN A SHORT TRIP IN THE CAR. THE AIR CONDITIONING WORKED GREAT AND FELT WONDERFUL BUT THE SMELL WAS UNBEARABLE. LINCOLN MERCURY IN DEARBORN, MI COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING AND SAID THEY DIDN'T SMELL ANYTHING EITHER. IT SMELLS OF URINE AND AN OLD WET RAG COMBO. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020410June 4, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE AND CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. MR *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016034April 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT ABOUT 6000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME UNSTEADY. AT 23,500 MILES THE NEEDLE STATED TO WAVE AND BOUNCE CONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY DID NOTHING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CRUISE E CONTROL BECAME ERRATIC AS WELL. *MR *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015478April 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE LUNGED. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE THE GEAR SHIFT MOVED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED PRETENSIONER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014598March 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014601March 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010607March 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY COMPLAINING ABOUT A FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN MY 1995 MERCURY SABLE THAT SUDDENLY WENT OUT ON ME WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME IN DECEMBER OF 2002. THE CAR HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST DAY I GOT IT AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OKAY, THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. MY CAR HAD BEEN SKIPPING FOR A WHILE, THEN IT WOULD STOP, SO I THOUGHT NO MORE OF IT. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FROM A CAR DEALER (NOT A FORD DEALERSHIP) AND PRINTED A CARFAX JUST TO DOUBLE CHECK FOR ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS. I FOUND NONE. AFTER REPLACING THE RADIATOR, FIXING THE ALTERNATOR, AND REPLACING THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE THREE YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD MY CAR, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT ONLY HAS 123,000 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED YOUR WEB SITE AND DISCOVERED 19 OTHER COMPLAINTS BESIDES MINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL CAR. AS A MATTER OF FACT, ONE MAN REPLACED HIS SIX TIMES!!! THEN, TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THEY CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME TO GO LOOK AT ANOTHER CAR AT FAIRWAY. WELL, THERE'S A FAIRWAY FORD HERE IN ANDERSON, SC. I GO UP THERE AT 10 LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I CALL THE BRANCH BACK AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY DON'T OWN ANY FORD PLACES IN SC, THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO ALBANY, GA. THAT IS A GRAND TOTAL OF 600+ MILES AND 10 HRS AWAY ROUND TRIP. I GO ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE FOR THE MANAGER TO TELL ME BASICALLY THAT I WENT DOWN THERE TO TRADE IN A CAR. I HAD TOLD THEM THAT MY CAR IS NOT RUNNING, BUT APPARENTLY, THEY DON'T LISTEN VERY WELL. SO, I'M STILL OUT OF A CAR AND THE ONE I HAVE IS NOT TRADABLE IN THE CONDITION ITS IN. I STILL OWE $1700 AND ITS GOING TO COST ME AT LEAST THAT MUCH IF NOT MORE TO FIX IT. ALL I WANT IS FOR THEM TO FIX THIS PART THAT THEY KNOW IS FAULTY, BECAUSE OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS PART QUITS ON THEM BEFORE FORD WILL RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010509March 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 1995 MERCURY SABLE THAT HAS A BAD HEAD GASKET. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BY FORD, BUT AFTER CALLING AND LEAVING MESSAGES, I AM UNABLE TO CONFIRM THIS. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU! I AM ALSO LISTING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE SUSPENSION AND BRAKES IN THE LAST YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008370March 4, 2003
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, STRUCTURE
FREQUENT FAILURE OF ANALOG SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE A 95 MERCURY SABLE THAT HAS IT'S THIRD SPEEDOMETER. FIRST TWO REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ABNORMAL FAILURE RATE. I CALLED A SPEEDOMETER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM ON THE 95-96 SABLE AND TAURUS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007906February 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 1999. IT ONLY HAD 86000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE DRIVEN FOR A WHILE AND IT WOULD STRAIGHTEN ITSELF OUT. WELL, NOW IT'S SITTING IN MY FRONT YARD NEEDING A $1700 TRANSMISSION IN IT. LUCKY FOR ME, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME ON A BACK ROAD INSTEAD OF ON A HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC ZOOMING BY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007926February 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY COMPLAINT RELATES TO FORD AND ITS HANDLING OF THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE. WHEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE GASKET PROBLEM I TOOK MY 1995 SABLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR CORRECTION. THE CAR IS NOT USED TOO MUCH, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE TIME EXTENSION(TO 7 YEARS) RAN OUT, BUT WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES ON THE NEW GASKETS (72,000 MILES TOTAL ON THE VEHICLE), THEY FAILED LAST MONTH. FORD HAS NO INTEREST IN PROVIDING ANY RELIEF. MILEAGE TO THEM IS IRRELEVANT, ONLY THE TIME. PRETTY LOUSY APPROACH TO FIXING AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW. PURCHASES OF FORD PRODUCTS ARE A THING OF THE PAST. JUST HAD TO ENTER A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND GET IT OFF MY CHEST. IF YOU CAN USE ME AS ANY KIND OF A WITNESS AGAINST THEM GIVE A CALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005771February 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVER WAS DRIVING CAR ON STATE ROAD 84. CAR WAS STALLING. DRIVER PULLS OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, OPENS HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENGULFED IN FLAMES AS STATED IN FIRE MARSHALL'S REPORT. FIRE MARSHALL STATES THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS TOTALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005912February 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003978January 15, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOES FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND WILL NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . *NLM *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000604December 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW ON DEC. 25 2002
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000311December 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON ALL FORD 3800'S. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001043December 17, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. TS SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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