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1993 Mercury Sable complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 18, 1998NY

THE ORIGINAL ENGINE GASKETS FAILED AT 56,000 MILES AND THE REPLACEMENTS FAILED AFTER ONLY 21,000 MILES.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 18, 1998MA

ENGINE MOUNT RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER FAILED AFTER REPAIR.

Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs
Filed Aug 17, 1998MD

DEALER DENIED RECALL SERVICES OF FRONT COIL SPRING.

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Aug 17, 1998NY

RACK & PINION WENT OUT, STEERING WHEEL HAD TIGHTENED UP, CONSUMER HAD TALKED TO MANUFACTURER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & NO REPAIRS WERE DONE TO STEERING WHEEL. MECHANIC NOTICED HOW THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP. *AK *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 15, 1998VT

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 11, 1998MO

WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 10, 1998OR

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MANIFOLD AND HOSE LEAKING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 10, 1998MD

ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. ALSO WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 5, 1998NJ

RIGHT REAR MOUNT ON THE ENGINE SUBFRAME CORRODED AND FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL. (QCAW)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 4, 1998NY

BRAKE RESERVOIR SWITCH FAILED. (QCAW)

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 4, 1998NY

AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM FAILURE.

Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages
Filed Aug 3, 1998UN

FUEL FILTER AND ASSEMBLY FAILED.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Jul 30, 1998AZ

CONSUMER SMELLS GAS FUMES COMING FROM VEHICLE AND VEHICLE STALLS . FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 30, 1998VA

CRACKED HEAD GASKET, RECALLED COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 23, 1998IL

BRAKES VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 21, 1998CA

ENGINE CYLINDER GASKET FAILED AT 56756 MILES DUE TO INFERIOR GASKET MATERIAL.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Jul 18, 1998CT

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED REPEATEDLY OVER A PERIOD OF ART LEAST FOUR INSTANCES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jul 16, 1998NY

FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER SWITCH.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 16, 1998VA

CRACKED HEAD GASKET DESTROYING ENTIRE ENGINE, RECALL ON COMPONENT,HOWEVER DENIED DUE TO VIN #.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jul 14, 1998CO

IN WARM WEATHER GAS TANK OVERHEATS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 8, 1998TX

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 6, 1998MA

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE HEAD GASKET AT 55,000 MILES. BELIEVED THIS WAS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A NORMAL CONDITION AT THE TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR GASKET. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › EngineFire
Filed Jul 4, 1998VA

CRACKED ENGINE GASKET LEADING TO COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER.

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Jul 1, 1998TX

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE FULL OF SMOKE, AND SEAT WAS BURNED. THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Jun 30, 1998WV

HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAIL CONTINUOUSLY.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jun 25, 1998MN

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEAD LIGHTS FLASH ON THEN OFF WITHOUT INDICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 24, 1998CA

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP SIGN WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND UNTIL SHE HAD KEPT ACCELERATING AND VEHICLE MOVED. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 22, 1998MD

WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jun 19, 1998MA

HOSES IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM LEAK FREON.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 17, 1998VA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-45MPH, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 56,000 MILES. IT STARTED TO VIBRATE & RUNNING ROUGH. SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAS A LOT OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS & WILL TRY TO REPAIR IT. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 16, 1998FL

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Jun 15, 1998CT

WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND PROBLEM RETURNED, FUEL PUMP GASKET DEFECTIVE. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jun 11, 1998AL

CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF ROTORS BEING REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS, BUT CONDITION STILL OCCURS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED DUE TO PADS OVERHEATING. ROTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER, AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK VEHICLE HAS WIND NOISE AROUND DOORS. *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 8, 1998NJ

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO VEHICLE WILL COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALERS RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NO FAULT CODE WAS FOUND. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs
Filed Jun 8, 1998NY

COIL SPRING BROKE WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND A SHARP EDGE PUNCTURED THE TIRE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 8, 1998VA

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED BUT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM UNDER TSB#92M77, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 2, 1998NY

ROTORS ARE WARPED, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED TWO TIMES. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE PADS MAY BE OVERHEATING, AND CANNOT TAKE THE HEAT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLM. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed May 26, 1998OH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND STAY OFF FOR ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS AND COME BACK ON. THE PROBLEM CONTINUE STO GET WORSE. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH GETS VERY HOT. AT THIS TIMES HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL, ONLY THE PARKING LIGHTS. THE DEALER WILL NOT CORRECT PROLBEM FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 24, 1998VA

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

Suspension › Rear
Filed May 22, 1998IL

REAR SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM FAILED.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed May 20, 1998CO

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO RUST AND DESIGN FLAW.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed May 20, 1998CO

AIR CONDITIONING MANIFOLD RUSTED.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed May 19, 1998CT

HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATS.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed May 13, 1998CA

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION CAUSING INJURY TO HEAD.

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed May 11, 1998MI

THE DRIVER STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTED THE VEHICLE UP, AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER DID NOT HIT ANYTHING TO MAKE THE AIR BAG DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 30, 1998MO

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP & HIT LEFT FRONT BUMPER AREA. RIPPED THE BUMPER COMPLETELY OFF. UPON THE INITIAL IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Apr 28, 1998MA

HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 20, 1998VA

WHEN WE TOOK OUR CAR INTO THE SHOP THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. WE WERE TOLD THIS BY THE MECHANIC AT MERCHANT'S TIRE, WHO ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM, BY THE MECHANIC WHO TOWED OUR CAR TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, AND BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPAIRED THE CAR.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 18, 1998VA

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Apr 17, 1998PA

VEHICLE LEAKING DARK FLUID. TOOK TO 1ST MECHANIC & TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING MECHANISM THAT CAUSED THE RACK & PINION TO WEAR OUT. TOOK TO 2ND MECHANIC & TOLD RACK & PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS WORN OUT & WOULD EVENTUALLY LOOSE STEERING CONTROL. *AK

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