Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#10089136October 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER FEELS THAT 2000 MERCURY SABLE HAD A DEFECTIVE PART.*MR THE CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT PART(S) WAS DEFECTIVE. *NM THE LEFT FRONT SPRING HAD BROKEN. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT TIRE TO BE CUT COMPLETELY AROUND THE RIM. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095196September 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE'S COIL SPRINGS. THE REPAIRS CAN NOT BE MADE UNTIL DECEMBER 2004 BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851823September 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE VEHICLE FRONT COILS SPRING FAILED 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. *NM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. RECALL# 04V332000. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093263September 28, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
SIDE IMPACT ON A 2004 SABLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES INCLUDING SCAPULA FRACTURE AND PNEUMOTHORAX, PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM AND SUBCUANEOUS AIR TRACKING, ALONG WITH HEAD WOUNDS/LACERATIONS. PATIENT REQUIRED ICU AND MULTIPLE CT SCANS ALONG WITH X-RAYS. PASSENGER AIRBAG ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGER FROM SEAT BELT AND BOUNCE-BACK FROM HITTING THE DOOR SECONDARY TO AIRBAG FAILURE TO DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10091553September 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. IT WAS ALSO STIPULATED THAT BOTH COIL SPRINGS WOULD BE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE LEFT COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED IN DECEMBER. THIS OCCURRED BEFORE THE ISSUING OF THE RECALL. CURRENTLY,THE RIGHT SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THIS SIDE UNLESS IT FRACTURED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087745September 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH TURNING A CORNER, THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THIS OCCURRED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER FOR THE COIL SPRING FROM THE MANUFACTURER. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000. THE DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION FROM LINCOLN/MERCURY MANUFACTURE TO REPLACE THE RIM AND TIRE. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094412September 27, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093214September 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM IS FAULTY. I HAVE HAD 3 FREEZE PLUGS REPLACED IN ENGINE OVER PAST YEAR AND A HALF AT COST OF $500.00 I AM TOLD IF THE OTHERS RUST BEHIND THE ENGINE IT WILL BE ANOTHER $500.00 JUST HAD THE SYSTEM FLUSHED LAST YEAR, NOW IT IS RUSTY AGAIN. COOLING SYSTEM IS CORROSIVE! DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093989September 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPPED GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092794September 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE DRIVING REAR COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE REAR TIRES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091100September 16, 2004
WHEELS
ALUMINUM WHEEL CORROSION OF MY 1999 MERCURY SABLE LEADS TO CONSTANT PRESSURE LOST. DEALER CANNOT REPAIR, NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB IF TIRE PRESSURE IS IMPORTANT WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092380September 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON RAINING DAYS, WHILE DRIVING THE AT ANY SPEED, THE SERPENTINE BELT WOULD FALL OFF AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MANY OCCASIONS, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092561September 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE SWITCH TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF BROKE OFF IN THE CONSUMER'S HAND. *NM THE STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SWITCH, HOWEVER SHE WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE THE PART WAS MADE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092150September 14, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AT WALMART AND HIT A CONCRETE SIDEWALL, AND THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087832September 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 04V332000 REPAIRS WON'T BE AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088039September 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER'S TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089310September 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089317September 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087493September 14, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FEELS REAL LOOSE, ND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $200. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087186September 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL FILTER LINE ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY WHEN GAS WAS SMELLED. THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND VIEWED GASOLINE SQUIRTING ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC "ELBOW" THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS CRACKED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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