1993 Mercury Sable complaints

WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, MOST OF THE TIME, THEY COME ON AND GO OFF WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, LIGHT CHANGED, PULLED OFF AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.CAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT IS UNKNOWN. *AK

SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE. CORROSION PIT OBSERVED AT ORIGIN OF FRACTURE. COATING ON SPRING FAILED IN AREA OF FRACTURE.

WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FOR BRIEF INTERVALS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES CONTINUALLY CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION, PADS AND ROTORS REPAIRED HOWEVER CONTINUES TO VIBRATE.

INTERMITTENT STALLING; ALSO ROUGH STARTING WHEN HOT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, COOLANT GETS ALL OVER THE CAR AND LEAKS WHILE THE CAR OVERHEATS. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP.

TWO ENGINE MOUNTS SNAPPED, ONE SNAPPED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED. (RECALL# 93V-023)

TIRE DEVELOPED BUBBLE THAT GRADUALLY BECAME LARGER WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING. PROBLEM NOT BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY ANY TYPE OF IMPACT.

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED CAUSING SMOKE TO POUR FROM UNDER HOOD.

ENGINE STALLS OCCASIONALLY.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND DIED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

WATER PUMP FAILED.

FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL, HESITATE AND LUNGE AT TIMES.

PARKING BRAKE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN OWNERS HAND. AFTER THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE CABLE BROKE. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 20-25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

STEERING COLUMN ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ROD CAME OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE MOTOR TO CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER SHUTTING OFF WITH KEY.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

POWER STEERING LINE FAILED, CAUSING LEAKAGE UNDER HOOD.

RECEIVEDD RECALL NOTICE (#97V025000). CALLED DEALER & SET UP APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN ON DATE OF APPOINTMENT. AFTER ARRIVING AND WAITING FOR QUITE A WHILE, SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED OWNER THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65MPH. *AK CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE DROPPED ALL AT ONCE WHILE DRIVING, SPRING WEDGED AGAINST TIRE CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP.*JB

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

HEAD LAMP LENS IS CLOUDED, DISCOLORED AND NO LONGER "CLEAR GLASS", CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING PUMP IS VERY, NOISY. THE PUMP WAS CHANGED BY DEALER IN OCT 0F 95. THE PUMP IS NOISY AGAIN AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT 75,000 MILES. *AK

COIL SPRING BROKE AT THE LOWER END OF THE SPRING AS IT LEAVES THE SUPPORT PLATE ON THE STRUT. THE SPRING THEN TELESCOPES OVER THE STRUT. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD HAVE RESULTED.

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED 5 TIMES.

WATER LEAKS AROUND THE REAR WINDOW.

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE, INDICATING MALFUNCTIONING OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. DEALER STATES THE CAUSE IS THE AIR BAG SENSOR. *AK

ENGINE FAILED.

DROVE THE VEHICLE AND PARKED, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER TAKING THE KEY OUT, IN FOR REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION ACTUATOR. *AK

UPON ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE DOWN POSITION THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ILLUMINATED, EA96-019. *AK

HEAD LIGHTS FAILED AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY SWITCH, WHICH CAUSED THE WIRING TO MELT.

THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH CAUSING POWER BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURE.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A JERKING, TOOK TO DEALER AND REPLACED THE ROTORS; ALSO, REALIGNED THE REAR BRAKES. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE VERY SLOWLY AT HIGH SPEED SETTING.

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF/ON WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL.

# EA96-019, WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES FAIL. *AK CONSUMER STATES NOTHING HAS BEEN TOUCHED, HOWEVER IT DOES SEEM TO OCCUR WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS OPERATED, THEY REMAIN OFF FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS AND THEN COME ON THIS OCCURS WHILE ENGIEN IS RUNNING ALSO WHEN SITTING STILL.*JB

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY

TRUCK PASSED TOO CLOSE BREAKING DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR, HOWEVER, MIRROR DID NOT GIVE, THEREFORE, IT RIPPED THE DOOR AND MOLDING.

# EA96-019, WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES FAIL . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY .*AK CONSUMER WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.*JB

EA-96-019 ACTIVE, HEADLIGHT FAILURE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ENGAGED INTERMITTENTLY, TURN SELF OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THAN COME BACK ON. *AK