1993 Mercury Sable complaints

RECALL EXISTS FOR 1994-1995 VEHICLES WITH SAME 3.8L ENGINE. 1993 NOT INCLUDED (PER FORD). WHY? IT'S THE SAME ENGINE WITH THE SAME INHERENT PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND STALLS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. *AK *ML

ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, AND WATER WAS LEAKING INTO ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT OF CAR SHAKING UPON STOPPING. ALSO, BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S TEMPRATURE GUAGE INDICATED HIGH DUE TO THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. YH

WHILE DRIVING LOST COOLANT WATER AND ENGINE BLEW. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO MERCURY DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML

ADDTIONAL EXPENSE INCLUDED $40 FOR TOWING. NO SAFETY DEFECT INCLUDED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. WHILE ON HIGHWAY, TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVED BETWEEN COLD AND HOT. I EXITED HIGHWAY AND RETURNED HOME. TEMPERATURE IN NORMAL RANGE. AFTER 1 HOUR STARTED CAR TO TAKE FOR REPAIRS. AFTER QUARTER MILE ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, HEAD GASKET FAILED. WHITE ANTI-FREEZE EXHUAST. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER.

HEAD GASKETS WERE DEFECTIVE, BUT FORD REFUSED TO REIMBURSE, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE PAYING FOR THE SAME THING ON 94-95 SABLES. VERY DISSAPPOINTED WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE. *AK

OIL AND WATER MIXED IN THE ENGINE RESULTING IN FAILURE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS ONERHEATING AND HESTITATING. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND CONSUME RWAS INFORMED THAT THE 3.8L ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE OWNER WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF COOLANT LEAK. AFTER CONTACTING LOCAL MECHANICS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SOME SORT OF HIDDEN WARRANTY UP TO 5 YEARS/50,000 MILES FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. THIS MEANS THAT FORD ADMITS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT. *AK

PARTS EXPERT SAYS BOTH TAURUS AND SABLE EXPERIENCING EARLY "FLASHER" BREAKDOWNS. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET LET GO WITH ONLY 52,000 MIL. I BOUGHT THE THE CAR WITH 24,000 MIL. IN DEC OF 1993 I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 24.000 MIL. THERE IS NO RESON FOR THE HEAD GASKET TO FAIL

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON HIGHWAY - STEAM AND SMOKE CLOUDS DANGEROUS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY AND BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. OWNER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME AT A SLOW SPEED. AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHERE THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING GOES OUT. CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT AND HEARD A POPPING SOUND. ALSO, TRANSMISSION JERKS & SHAKES. POWER WINDOWS WON'T WORK WHEN IN REVERSE. CONSUMER HAS HAD CAR FOR 4 DAYS. THERE IS A EXTENDED WARRANTY, CONSUMER WILL TAKE BACK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING A SLOW START CONDITION. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

REAR STABILIZER BAR (SWAY BAR LINKS) OF THE VEHICLE BROKE. YH

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. 25 MINUTES LATER DRIVER HEARD AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKET, AND RESULTED IN CAR FAILURE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK *ML

SWAY BAR FAILED. MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE SHORTING OUT AND ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AFTER FAILING TO WORK AT ALL DURING USE. CAN HEAR A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE WIPERS SWITCH ON AND OFF DURING USE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND WATER LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET ( 3.8 L ENGINE). DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

THE CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL LOCAL MECHANICS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS CAR MAKE AND YEAR AND ENGINE SIZE REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE, AND CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AS IT APPEARS TO BE A MECHANICAL DEFECT. I CERTAINLY ALSO FEEL THIS IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AS THE CAR HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. THE CAR FAINTLY SMELLED OF ANTI-FREEZE FOR A WEEK BUT DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY LEAKS OR OVERHEATING UNTIL 1/01/00 WHEN IT OVERHEATED WHILE EXITING A LOCAL HIGHWAY. IT WAS LEFT TO COOL FOR A FEW HOURS ,ASSUMING IT WAS A THERMOSTAT. IT WAS APPARENT IT WAS MORE THAN A THERMOSTAT WHEN BLUE-WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE TAILPIPE. I WOULD HOPE THAT IF THIS HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THAT SOMETHING COULD BE DONE BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR AS IT IS A COSTLY JOB TO HAVE DONE, COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED WITH A CAR THAT IS DRIVEN JUST UNDER 6,000 MILES PER YEAR. YOUR RESPONSE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. I DO PLAN TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN THE MEANTIME. SINCERELY, TINA M. FASANO. *AK

NO REASON FOR HEAD GASKET TO BLOW AT 42,000 MILES. I'M FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO FORD AND HOPE OTHERS DO THE SAME. THERE ARE TOO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I WAS EXITING A LOCAL HIGHWAY AND MY CAR RAN HOT. BLUE-WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY EXHAUST AND A THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE WAS APPARENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL ESPECIALLY FOR A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I AM AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE. I WILL CONTACT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THANK YOU, TINA M. FASANO. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING OVERHEATING AND DAMAGE TO ENGINE COMPONENTS. *MJS

ENGINE GASKET AND POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING.

THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN TURNING ON THE SWITCH. WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION OR NOT OPERATING AT AL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST IF REPAIRS WERE MADE. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY WHEN OCCURRING IN BAD WEATHER, AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISION. *AK

CAR STRUCK ANOTHER CAR IN THE REAR. CAR WAS "TOTALED". DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 5-10 MPH AND UPON EXITING A PARKING LOT, CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUND NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM TO BE LINKED TO THE SUB-FRAME MOUNTS WHICH FELL APART, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP. DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS. CONSUMER ALSO NOTED RECALL 98V323000 CONCERNED SUB-FRAME MOUNTS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OUTER TIE RODS FAILED. MJS

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE.*AK

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND DAMAGE OTHER COMPONENTS. YH

EVER SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 1997, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, AT LEAST TWO TO THREE TIMES DURING AN TRAVEL PERIOD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE MOTOR. WIPER MOTOR REPLACED. *AK *ML

FRONT CORNERS OF THE SUBFRAME ARE RUSTING. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE REAR CORNERS ONLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING, REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE TOWED. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP (NOT A DEALERSHIP).

LEFT AND RIGHT MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT BROKE. THIS REPRESENTS THE THIRD TIME THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED. ALL THREE REPAIRS USED ORIGINAL FORD REPLACEMENT PARTS. ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY INDEPENDENT SHOPS.

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES, CAN NOT KEEP FRONT END ALIGNMENT CORRECT, TIRES WEAR ON INNER SIDES, VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE ALSO SHUDDERS FOR NO REASON WHEN DRIVING , THIS COMES AND GOS . TIRES REPLACED AT 33,000, 85,000 MILES AND AS OF THIS WRITING NEW TIRES NEED( 110,000) NEW TIRES PUT ON 7/98 85,000 MILES, RECALL DONE 12/98 FOR FRONT SHIELDS TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE WEAR.

ALMOST CAUSED MULTI CAR ACCIDENT. MAJOR DANGEROUS CONDITION

COOLANT DETECTED IN EXHAUST AT 70000 MILES FAILURE AT 115000. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 65000 MILES BROKEN CLUTCH CYLINDER

HEADBOLT SNAPPED, CAUSING ENGINE TO FREEZE AND STOP, RESULTING IN A BIG CLOUD OF SMOKE, MAKING IT DIFFCULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE FLASHING OFF AND ON, AND ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

1. HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ENGINE COOLANT FOUND IN EXHAUST SYSTEM, DAMAGE IS BEING EVALUATED. 2. AIR COMPRESSOR APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD LINE. HAVE REPLACED ONE IN 89 TAURUS AT SAME MILEAGE WHICH HAS FAILED AGAIN. HAVE ALSO REPLACED AIR COMPRESSOR IN 96 ASPIRE AT 35000

WHEN OPERATING ON HIGH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STICK AND WILL NOT MOVE. OWNER HAS TO TURN THE WIPERS OFF AND TURN BACK ON IN ORDER TO WORK. WIPER MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY TURNED ON WHINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP .*AK