1993 Mercury Sable complaints

A DEFECTIVE SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER CAUSED HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. *AK

A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS TO BURN OUT. WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSED ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM TO GO OUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS VERY HOT. THE SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK AND THE WIRING AND HARNESS MELTED. THESE PARTS HAD BEEN REPLACED UNDER A FORD RECALL ONE YEAR AND THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO FAILURE.*AK

INTERMITENT FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST WHEN RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED

NO SUMMARY

MANY PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON MY CAR AND AFTER LOOKING AT THIS WEBISTE, THEY HAVE ALL BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. I AM CURRENTLY UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR B/C IT NEEDS A MOTOR. I AM CURRENTLY PAYING A CAR NOTE ON IT AND PAYING FOR CAR REPAIRS AND CANT DRIVE

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE HOOD LATCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN RAINY WEATHER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT FUNCTION ON COMMAND BUT MAY WORK OR NOT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE STOPPED THE ENGINE AND BURNT OFF THE BELT CAUSING A SMALL FIRE

PARKING BRAKE RELEASE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I FILED REPORT DUE TO INFO FOUND ON WEBSITEMEMBERS.AOL.COM/MKBRADLEY/INDEX.HTML; APPARENTLY THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH TAURUS/SABLE TRANSMISSIONS, ENGINES, AND HEADGASKETS; FORD SHOULD BE PRESSURED FOR A RECALL; FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH ANY FEEDBACK OR ADDITIONAL INFO AT [email protected]

DEALER REPAIRED BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS TWO YEARS AGO, NOW BROKEN AGAIN SECOND TIME. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR A SECOND TIME. "OUT OF WARRENTY."

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. MECHANIC REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS, BUT PROBLEM GOT WORSE. SAME DAY TOOK VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. LATER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SUB-FRAME REAR PLATE NUT, WHICH CAN RUIN THE TRANSMISSION OR MOTOR IF LOOSE OR DEFECTIVE. RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED, BUT OWNER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUS REPAIRS.

I AM TERRIBLY ANGRY THAT A CAR WITH 59,500 MILES SHOULD HAVE A HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTING IN $1131 IN DAMAGES TO REPAIR AND THEN 5 MONTHS LATER THROW A ROD RESULTING IN $3500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THANK GOD MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND CALLED FOR A RIDE. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE WO MANY HEAD GASKET FAILURES REPORTED AND WOULD ASK THAT YOU INCLUDE A MILEAGE COMPONENT IN YOUR COMPLAINT SUMMARIES. FORD OF COURSE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS, THEY JUST WANT MORE MONEY. I CURRENTLY OWN 3 FORDS AND YOU CN BET THAT THE NEXT CAR I BUY WILL NOT BE A FORD.

RECALL 98V-009 000 / HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER: ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF/ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WAS AT STOP SIGN, STARTED TO TAKE OFF, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE & THEN BACK & NOTHING HAPPENED. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THE PLANETARY GEAR/ FRONT AND REAR, PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING. HAD TO REPLACE THE SUNSHELF OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM "FAN" EXPERIENCED FAILURE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (97V019000). *YC

ABS BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR SPEEDMETER REPLACEMENTS WITHIN EVERY 30,000 MILES OR LESS. ALL REPLACEMENTS / REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING FOR THE FIFTH TIME AND DEALER / MFR. REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GO TO CONSUMER. WOULD LIKE NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER; THIS IS A MFR. DEFECTED PARTS THAT CONTINUALLY REOCCURS.

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL BRAKE AND OFF BUTTON WAS PRESSED REPEATEDLY. NLM

THE GASKET CYLINDER HEAD BLEW AND REPLACED. YH

MY 1993 MERCURY SABLE STALLED ON FOUR SEPARATE INSTANCES IN HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS; (1) IN AUG98 ON RT97 IN MD AFTER A TRIP OF 340 MILES IN HOT WEATHER NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE REPLACED O2 SENSORS. (2) IN JUN99 CAR STALLED ON RT 3 MD AFTER TRIP OF APPROX 50 MILES FROM BALTIMORE CITY; (3) ON 31JUL99 CAR STALLED IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC ON RT 17 NY AFTER TRIP FROM MD. MERCURY DEALER DID COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. HE REPLACED FUEL FILTER. (4) CAR STALLED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC ON 7AUG99 ON RETURN TRIP FROM NY STATE. AFTER RESEARCHING YOUR SITE AND OTHERS I CALLED THE FORD CAC HOTLINE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM ASKING IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE NUMEROUSLY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH SABLE/TAURUS TFI IGNITION MODULES BEING MOUNTED CLOSTE TO THE ENGINE AND SUBJECT TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CLASS ACTION SUITS PENDING ON THIS ISSUE AND THAT NHTSA HAS INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM. FORD CAC HAD NO RESPONSE AND STATED THAT ANY FURTHER COSTS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE BORNE BY ME AND THAT THERE COULD BE NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE APPARENT MISDIAGNOSIS PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I WISH TO MAKE THREE POINTS: ONE, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME WITHIN THE FORD COMMUNITY, YET A MERCURY DEALER DID NOTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, DID BOGUS REPAIR, AND SENT ME AND MY FAMILY ON A RETURN TRIP TO MD IN HOT WEATHER WHILE APPARENTLY KNOWING THAT THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT; TWO, THIS APPARENTLY IS AN ONGOING UNRESOLVED

BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS

VEHICLE TAKEN TO BE SERVICED, DUE TO AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. MECHANIC AT THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE AND SAID THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

OIL PAN LEAK DUE TO CORROSION AT 47K

AT APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES, THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. THE ACTUATOR RODS BROKE, AND THE OTHER ONE CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STAY ON, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. *YC

ENGINE MANIFOLD ANTI-FREEZE FLUID LEAK. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT LEAK IN ENGINE MANIFOLD COULD BE LINKED TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE GASKET. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

THE WIRING PROBLEM IS THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EVENTUAL BURN OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING, BECAUSE THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS MALFUNCTIONING.

ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. REPAIRWORK WAS DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

2 ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

LOWER ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT CRACKED CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SURGE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *YC

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR; BRAKES DID NOT WORK; SEE ODI ID 460653,543622,703422,838058,942316,941502,942869,944210,954379,971219,977939,977168,987238 FOR SIMILIAR PROBLEMS-FORD 2X REFUSED TO PAY FOR 2ND OPINION/INVESTIGATION OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS MADE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS RESULTING IN THE BODY MOUNTS SEPARATED CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION. NLM (RECALL 98S36)

HEAD GASKET FAILED. MJS

HEADLIGHTS OVERHEATED, BURNNING UP THE WIRE HARNESS LOCATED BEHIND IT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS APPEARED TO BE COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION AND HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

THERE IS A REDUCTION OF BRAKING AT MOST TIMES, ALSO SOUNDS OF GRINDING, CONSUMER REPLACED THE ROTORS APPROX. (7) TIMES ALSO TURNED (7) TIMES, DUE TO WORPING FROM VIBRATION OF APPLYING THE BRAKES, THIS HAPPENS WORP ROTORS EVERY (3,000)MILES AND EVERY (10,000) THEY WOULD NEED REPLACING.

VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER RECALL 98V094000, FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE FENDER HAS BEEN TRIMMED VERY SLOPPY. DEALER SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BETTER, BUT IT'S TOO LATE. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER'S INTERMITTENT SWITCH FAILS TO WORK SOMETIMES. ALSO HARD TO LOCATE ON BUTTON WHEN TRYING TO USE. SOMETIMES WOULD STOP OR GO ON ITS OWN.

ON THREE OCCASIONS THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT (EVAPORATOR) WAS LEAKING, DUE TO FAILURE. *YC

HEAD GASKET OVERHEATED DUE TO THE BLOCK BEING CAST IRON CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CRANKSHAFT. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING INTO CYLINDERS 3 AND 4. THIS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE 1993 SABLE ENGINE. I CONTACTED MERCURY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER ISSUED A RECALL ALTHOUGH THE DEALER HERE (PB LINCOLN MERCURY) TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD. MY CAR HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PLUS THE ADDITIONAL CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND WHEN I DROVE TO A LOCAL GROVERY STORE, IT SPEWED WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. I CALLED THE GARGAGE WHERE THE MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND I HAD IT TOWED THERE AS THEY SAID THAT THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT IT TOWED HOME AFTER THEIR DIAGNOSIS OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS, IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. IT HAS NOT DONE THAT BEFORE. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ON THE 1993 MERCURY AND I FEEL THAT THE FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *AK

REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WITH REMANUFACTURED AFTERMARKET MOTOR. REPLACEMENT MOTOR HAS WORKED PROPERLY TO DATE. *AK

AFTER READING THE INTERNET, I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. I ASKED FORD FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR EXPENSES, BUT THEY REFUSED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, OR AN ITEM FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TEMPERTURE WENT UP HIGH AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. ENGINE WAS JERKING AND THE HEAT DIDN'T WORK DUE TO BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED, VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH. DEALER HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT. THIS WAS DISCOVERED PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF NOISES IN THE FRONT END. FIRST THERE WAS A RECALL TO PROTECT THE TIRES FROM FRONT SPRINGS WHICH RUST OUT/ BROKE, AND PUNCTURED THE TIRES. THEN THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE TWO BOLTS IN THE SUBFRAME WHICH RUST OUT. NOW THE SUBFRAME ITSELF HAS RUSTED OUT. THIS SERIES OF RUST PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL FRONT END COMPONENTS SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN COINCIDENCE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT SUMMIT LINCOLN MERCURY SAID HE HAS SEEN MANY CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE DISCOVERED IN TIME TO WELD THE SUBFRAME RATHER THAN COMPLETELY REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY. MY CAR'S SUBFRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT WHERE THE HOROZONTAL STRUT ARMS MOUNT. FORD DENIES THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE THROTLE CONTROL. SHE CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE SHE DID NOT LIVE IN THE STATES LISTED ON THE NOTICE THE RECALL WILL NOT BE DONE. *AK

SPEEDOMETER BROKEN.

FRONT SPRING COIL BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. CONSUMER CAME ACROSS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS , THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK *ML

DEALER HAS NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY RECALL PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER 98V323000. VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. *AK *ML