Mercury Sable Complaints (1989)

238 consumer complaints on file.

#825828July 24, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97I003000) IN APRIL. NOTIFIED DEALER. INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER NEEDS TO ORDER PARTS & WILL CALL. OWNER CALLED BACK (7/24/98) & INFORMED PARTS FOR SEAT BACK BUCKLE ON BACKORDER, AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825281July 10, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 97I-003.000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97M90, SEAT BELT BUCKLE. DEALER STATED PARTS NOT AVAILABLE, DEALER NEEDED TO INSPECT VEHICLE BEFORE REPLACING PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824919July 1, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824705June 25, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POWER STEERING IS DEFECTIVE. WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY HOT DAY THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING, CAUSING A VAPOR WHICH IGNITED ON THE MANIFOLD, RESULTING IN A FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT, THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WILL INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED UP. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537045June 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
AIR BYPASS VALVE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823962June 4, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97I003000), SEAT BELT BUCKLES. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. LEFT IT 1 FULL DAY. WENT BACK & WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS & DOES NOT KNOW IF PARTS WERE ORDERED. DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536203May 22, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
FAILURE OF THE AIR BYPASS VALVE ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS CAUSING THE VALVE TO LOCK UP AT HIGH RPMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823575May 22, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT LOCK LIKE THEY SUPPOSE TO DO. THEN AT OTHER TIMES THEY WILL RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY. ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THE BELT WILL NOT LOCK. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823538May 21, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPENED THE HOOD, AND THE WIRE WAS MELTED IN THE HARNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERYTHING WAS MELTED, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT START UP WITH THE KEY IN. IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823500May 20, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS STARTED OR AT A STOP, IT WOULD IDLE REAL HIGH. WHEN PLACED IN GEAR, VEHICLE WOULD SHARPLY JERK. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE FAST IDLING. IT WAS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823352May 15, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS SUDDENLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535296May 12, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, PRIOR TO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535565May 11, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
AIR BYPASS VALVE FAILED AND REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535131May 5, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823044May 4, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RECALL NOTICE, SEAT BELT BUCKLES, WAS RECEIVED IN EARLY APRIL OF 98. HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL ACTION REPORT WAS COMPLETED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535069May 2, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNTS BECAME DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED(93V-106).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822521April 17, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RECALL # 971003000/FORD/SEAT BLET BUCKLES; WHEN OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL. OWNER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BUCKLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822515April 16, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ALL THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. OWNER REPLACED THE SEAT BELTS TWO YEARS AGO AND THEY ARE STILL NOT RETRACTING. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL LISTED ON THE SEAT BELTS, AND THE OWNER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE SEAT BELTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE NOT ON RECALL? (92V-113000). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534056April 14, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED CAUSING WIRES TO MELT AN ALL DASH LIGHTS/TAILIGHTS TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822384April 13, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DRIVER LOCKED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK LOCKED. BUT WHEN THE DRIVER TRIED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. 3 TO 4 DAYS LATER THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BEGAN TO DO THE SAME AS THE REAR PASSENGER'S DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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