Mercury Sable Complaints (1997)

228 consumer complaints on file.

#741387February 23, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
OTHER FAILURE DATES: 11/99 & 1/00. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785302February 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
AT TIMES, POWER WINDOW IS INOPERABLE, CONSUMER STATES A HIT TO THE CENTER OF THE DOOR PANEL CAUSES IT TO WORK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559758February 20, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START, DEALER FOUND CHAFFED WIRES TO THE FUEL PUMP WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP VEHICLE IT STALLED AGAIN JUST 3 MILES FROM DEALERSHIP, FORD STATED THEY WOULD REIMBURSE 50% OF CONSUMER'S COST, HOWEVER CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740974February 15, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEATBELT DOESNT ALWAYS LATCH, SOMETIMES PULLS OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740751February 11, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
STARTED CAR, PROCEEDED TO LEAVE PARKING LOT AND SABLE STALLED. UNABLE TO RESTART. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FIRST ATTEMPT AT REPAIR REPLACED FUSE TO FUEL PUMP. LEFT DEALERSHIP AND VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, 3 MILES AWAY FROM DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP. INVOICE 177076 READS "PREVIOUS REPAIR AS STATED ON RO-FUSE BLOWN. FOUND UND FAULTY SENDER AND PUMP TO FUEL TANK. PERFORMED MED EXTENSIVE TESTS TO REVEAL PROBLEM. REMOVED FUEL TANK FROM VEHICLE AND TESTED SENDER UNIT AND PUMP ASSEMBLY. FOUND CHAFFED WIRES INSIDE FUEL CELL WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. REPAIR PARTS AND REASSEMBLED TANK TO VEHICLE. RETESTED AND PARTS SEEM TO BE WORKING AS DESIGNED."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740210January 31, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON-SHOWS THAT DOORS ARE NOT SHUT WHEN THEY ARE-ALSO WIPER MOTOR FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739779January 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHECLE WAS PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. FIRE/SMOLDERING DETECTED AT ABOUT 0130. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE CAR A TOTAL LOST. VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP BY THE INSUANCE COMPANY, HOWEVER WE DO HAVE A VIDEO SHOWING THE DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739155January 10, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING
DOME LIGHT ALWAYS ON DUE TO DOOR SWITCH STUCK. VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. DEALER SAID REOCCURING PROBLEM IN MODEL AND SAID I CAN FIX IT MYSELF BY REMOVING DOOR PANEL. ASKED IF I HAD OTHER "ELECTRICAL" PROBLEMS. I SAID EMERGENCY (HAZARD) LIGHTS DON'T WORK. HE SAID MODEL HAS AWFUL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND WANTED TO KNOW IF I USE THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS EQUIPPED ON THE CAR. SAID I TRIED BUT IT WAS FAULTY. NEVER BOTHERED USING IT SINCE. HE GAVE ME AN ESTIMATION ON REPAIRS STATING IT IS MANUFACTURE DEFECT BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738531December 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH COOLING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP AND LOCK UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738403December 28, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR STICKS IN WIDE OPEN POSITION. APPEARS TO BE FREEZING SIMILAR TO NHTSA 97V074. WIFE HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT AT HIGH SPEED TODAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876503December 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING, POWER WINDOWS, AND RADIO WILL QUIT WORKING , CONSUMER CAN HEAR A CLICKING SOUND UNDER DASH, EVERYTHING COMES BACK ON WITHOUT NOTICE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737067November 30, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHEN ENGINE WARM, IF HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER/DEFROSTER TURNED ON AND AIMED AT WINDSHIELD CAUSES WARM, HUMID AIR TO CONDENSE ON GLASS PREVENTING FORWARD VISIBILITY AT ANY SPEED. NOTIFIED DEALER AFTER INITIAL OCCURRENCE...EXCHANGED POLLEN FILTER. NO CHANGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875765November 30, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC DUE TO 2 WIRES IN FUEL PUMP THAT GOT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH A CLAMP, CAUSING WIRES TO FRAY AND SHORT CIRCUIT AND BLOW FUSE, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557592November 13, 2000
AIR BAGS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG HAS EXPERIENCED FALSE DEPLOYMENT ON 2 OCCASIONS, ON ONE OCCASION INJURING THE DRIVER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#874317November 3, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735590November 1, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DASH SEATBELT INDICATOR LIGHT ONLY GOES OUT AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME AND THE SAFTEY BELT DOES NOT LOCK TIGHTLY AT ALL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733834October 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BLEW APART. CRACK IN CASE MAY HAVE OCCURRED FIRST, CAUSING INTERNAL PROBLEMS (STILL HAD FLUID) OR TRANSMISSION BLOWING APART MAY HAVE CAUSED CRACK IN CASE (PER REPAIRMAN).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868972August 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE TRAVELING 10-15MPH. EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP. THIS WAS FIRST TIME THAT CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. DEALER WILL BE INFORMED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728510August 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUG 1999- BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN SEPT 1999 FOR THE TRANSMISSION. SHIFTING VERY HARD INTO GEAR. DEALERSHIP HAD CAR FOR AWEEK OR SO CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN RE-OCCURING FOR OVER 3 MONTHE BROUGHT BACK INTO DEALER. HAD CAR ANOTHER WEEK AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THAT THEY AJUSTED THE IDOL ( HAS BEEN STALLING AS WELL) AND DID A FEW OTHER MINOR THINGS.. NOT ONLY DID THEY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT'S NOW WORSE THEN BEFORE.. .. WHAT DO I DO ... I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND AM HAVING REPEATED TROUBLE WITH THIS PROBLEM? SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN SEEING HOW THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR .. I DON'T FEEL THAT IS RIGHT..... ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE IS GREATLY APPERICATED. THANK YOU...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553542August 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON TWO OCCASIONS DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. WHEN VEHICLE DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP. (REFER TO ODI # 864201) *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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