1993 Mercury Sable complaints

DEFECTIVE COIL SPRING (WHICH WERE RECALLED) CAUSED 3 SETS OF TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY ON ONE SIDE MORE THAN THE OTHER.

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING. WHEN CONSUMER MANEUVERS THE STEERING WHEEL, HEARS A GRINDING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN IN ENGINE, CAUSING STEAM TO COME OUT OF EXHAUST.FORD IS AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK

WATER PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKING.

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE GONE BAD BECAUSE OF A LEAK THAT CAUSED THE ANTI-FREEZE TO RUN DOWN ON AND BURN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THIS IS A RECALL ON NEWER MODELS. *AK

SPRINGS AND COILS FAILED.

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL98I002000, CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. CALLED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. CANNOT ORDER PARTS. WOULD HAVE WAIT FOR MANUFACTURER TO SEND PARTS TO DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER.DEALER REPLACE TWO FRONT SPRINGS. RECALL NUMBER 981002000. *AK.ET.

VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS CONCERNING OVERHEATING; ON THE THIRD TIME, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. CONTACTED DEALER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY RECALL PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER 981002000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF THE COIL SPRING SHIELDS ADDED TO CATCH THE COIL SPRING WHEN IT FRACTURES. THE SHIELDS ADD AN ADDITIONAL PLACE FOR ROAD SALT TO COLLECT WHICH WILL HASTEN FAILURE. IT WAS ALSO NECESSARY TO CUT THE INNER FENDER TO ALLEVIATE RUBBING BETWEEN THE SPRING SHIELDS AND THE INNER FENDER. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT A SPRING FAILURE WILL RESULT IN THE SUSPENSION COLLAPSING AND CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL DUE TO THE TIRE CONTACTING THE SUSPENSION AND INNER FENDER.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH EGR VALVE.. EGR VALVE BURNED OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. SINCE THE DATE THAT THEY RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER THE PARTS HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 98I002000. PARTS ARRIVED 4-DEC-1998. *AK *ML

THE STEERING BINDS WHEN GOING AROUND LEFT-HAND CURVES AT SPEEDS OF GREATER THAN 45MPH. DEALER SAYS THE STEERING-RACK NEEDS REPLACEMENT, BUT THIS WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THE DEALER.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DEALER. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN JULY, AND SINCE THE DATE THAT THEY RECEIVED THE LETTER, THE PARTS UNDER THE RECALL HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE. RECALL NUMBER 98I0020000. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALER INSPECTED AND INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN WITH 43000 LOW MILEAGE.*AK

REAR MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL ON STEERING COLUMN RENDERING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

VEHICLE HAS BROKEN DOWN FIVE TIMES IN FIVE WEEKS DUE TO TRANSMISSION MOUNT BREAKING. ALSO, ENERTIA SWITCH FAILURE/VEHICLE PULLING AND SHAKING AFTER RIGHT FRONT TIRE CHANGED/IGNITION SWITCH STUCK. *AK

WHENEVER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THERE IS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE SHIELD OF THE COIL SPRING, AND WHEN DRIVING UP AND DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT OR THE DRIVEWAY, THE LOUD NOISE IS STILL THERE. THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. HOWEVER, THE COIL SPRINGS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE JULY 1998 WHEN THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACED. RECALL NUMBER 98I100200. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. RECALL FOR 92 VEHICLES, BUT NOT FOR 93. REPAIRS DOEN AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE.

ENGINE OIL PAN LEAKING DUE TO EXTREME CORROSION. DEALER SAYS THIS WILL ONLY BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS, AND WORKED AS A MECHANIC FOR SEVERAL YEARS,. I HAVE NEVER SEEN AN OIL PAN CORRODE LIKE THIS, BUT I'M TOLD IT'S FAIRLY COMMON WITH RECENT FORD ENGINES. I'VE OBTAINED ENGINES FOR ANTIQUE CARS THAT HAD BEEN SITTING DIRECTLY ON THE GROUND FOR YEARS, AND THE OIL PANS WERE NOT CORRODED THIS BADLY. I FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.

FRONT MOTOR MOUNT FAILED.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.*ET

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. CONSUMER THINKS THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM THE FRONT COIL SPRING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MILEAGE LIMITATIONS.

THERE WAS ALOT OF VIBRATION IN THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT LEFT ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE, AND THE PROMBLEM IS STILL THERE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP, AND THE BODY SHOP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98I002000 IN MAIL. CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN ON APPOINTED DAY. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMD BY SERVICE MANAGER, THAT PARTS FOR COIL SPRINGS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE, BUT WOULD CALL OWNER WHEN THEY COME IN. *AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#98V094000) IN THE MAIL. CALLED DEALER & SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE ON THAT DAY. AFTER ARRIVING AT DEALER'S, WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PARTS FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE. WOULD CONTACT OWNER WHEN THEY COME IN. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. CURRENTLY, HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS THAT GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AGAIN DEALER REPLACED SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

MSTY ODOR IS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER COIL. WATER ACCUMULATES AND ALGAE IS GROWING. OCCUPANTS EXPERIENCE HEADACHES AFTER USE OF THE VEHICLE.

ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED AND CORRODED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE MADE AT THE COST TO CONSUMER. *AK

HEAD GASKET BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

CONSUMER STATES HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON, IT SEIZED AND CAUGHT FIRE. *AK

IGNITION MODULE OVERHEATS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS ADVISED TO CHANGE THE IGNITION MODULE. THE PROBLEM MAY STILL EXIST. *AK *SLC

HEADLIGHT BLINKING, HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED BUT THE BLINKING CONTINUES.

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A THUMPING SOUND. MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, STATED ONE SIDE WAS LOWER THAN THE OTHER. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THE COIL SPRING IN THE REAR CAUSED TIRES TO GO OUT. *AK

REAR BODY MOUNTS FAILED, RESULTING IN POOR STEERING CONTROL. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE BODY MOUNTS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR ; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHCLE. *AK *JB

INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF , AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HEADLIGHTS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL YEAR ; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED . THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. (98V-009). *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MOVE AND RIPPED THE VACUUM LINE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM, WHICH MAY NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

HEAD LAMP SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

RECALL REPAIR WORK, INSTALLATION OF A PROTECTIVE SHIELD TO PROTECT THE FRONT COIL SPRING DENIED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT ACROSS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND HE HIT HER HEAD-ON, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED REPAIR WILL BE DONE IF THE CHARGES ARE PICKED UP BY CONSUMER. *AK

VEHICLE IS INCLUDED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL #98S01, HEADLIGHTS. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALER IN MAY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. AS OF TODAY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK