THE ORIGINAL ENGINE GASKETS FAILED AT 56,000 MILES AND THE REPLACEMENTS FAILED AFTER ONLY 21,000 MILES.
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 MOUNT RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER FAILED AFTER REPAIR.
DEALER DENIED RECALL SERVICES OF FRONT COIL SPRING.
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
HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF.
WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MANIFOLD AND HOSE LEAKING.
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
RIGHT REAR MOUNT ON THE ENGINE SUBFRAME CORRODED AND FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL. (QCAW)
BRAKE RESERVOIR SWITCH FAILED. (QCAW)
AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM FAILURE.
FUEL FILTER AND ASSEMBLY FAILED.
CONSUMER SMELLS GAS FUMES COMING FROM VEHICLE AND VEHICLE STALLS . FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CRACKED HEAD GASKET, RECALLED COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN.
BRAKES VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER.
ENGINE CYLINDER GASKET FAILED AT 56756 MILES DUE TO INFERIOR GASKET MATERIAL.
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED REPEATEDLY OVER A PERIOD OF ART LEAST FOUR INSTANCES.
FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER SWITCH.
CRACKED HEAD GASKET DESTROYING ENTIRE ENGINE, RECALL ON COMPONENT,HOWEVER DENIED DUE TO VIN #.
IN WARM WEATHER GAS TANK OVERHEATS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN
ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED.
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
CRACKED ENGINE GASKET LEADING TO COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER.
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
HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAIL CONTINUOUSLY.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEAD LIGHTS FLASH ON THEN OFF WITHOUT INDICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK
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
WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
HOSES IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM LEAK FREON.
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
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND PROBLEM RETURNED, FUEL PUMP GASKET DEFECTIVE. *AK
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
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
COIL SPRING BROKE WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND A SHARP EDGE PUNCTURED THE TIRE.
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED BUT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM UNDER TSB#92M77, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES.
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
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
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
REAR SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM FAILED.
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO RUST AND DESIGN FLAW.
AIR CONDITIONING MANIFOLD RUSTED.
HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATS.
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION CAUSING INJURY TO HEAD.
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
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
HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
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 HEAD GASKET FAILED.
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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