WHILE DRIVING OR PARKING VEHICLE, IT WOULD EITHER STALL OR DIE OUT FOR NO REASON; WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY; WHEN DRIVING OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED HOME WHEN STALLED LAST TIME. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE'S STALLING WAS FOUND TO BE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE STARTER ALSO FAILED. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS FIXED THREE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM SITLL CONTINUES. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT PROPERLY INSTALL A NEW CHILD SEAT. *YH
1994 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 1994 record →
WHEN SPEED CONTROL IS ON IT DOES NOT MAINTAIN THE DESIRED SET SPEED BY THE DRIVER. CONSUMER MADE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED . THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE CAR BACK IN 1995, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS; ALSO TRANSMISSION ROPS OUT OF GEAR. *AK
THE FUEL PUMP FAILED FOUR TIMES.
THE FLEX PLATE STARTER FALLING DOWN.
FUEL TANK GAUGE GIVES FALSE READINGS.
RACK AND PINION STEERING FROZE DUE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO STEERING SYSTEM, HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
UPON IMPACT DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 5MPH HIT ROAD BARRIER UNDER ICY CONDITIONS, PASSENGER'S ACTIVE SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RETRACT, PASSENGER WENT OVER AIRBAG, HITTING WINDSHIELD, DRIVER'S AIBAG ONLY RUPTURED, NOT FULLY DEPLOYING. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN DRIVER'S POWER SEAT MOTOR, CAUSING FIRE.
DASHBOARD CAUSES GLARE.
DRIVER'S HEADREST GUIDE HEADS FAILED, PREVENTING HEADREST FROM BEING ADJUSTED.
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED WHILE SITTING AT STOP SIGN, UPON PRESSING ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE HESITATED, THEN LURCHED FORWARD. TRANSMISSION SHOP INDICATES DEFECT IN TRANSMISSION PISTONS, MFR WON'T ASSIST, NOT FIXED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ALONG AND TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE DRIVER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES HARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN/CAR STALLED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
PURCHASED CAR USED, WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPING THE STEERING VIBRATES . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WILL TAKE ITSELF OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. *SD
POWER STEERING FAILURE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID. *AK
IGNITION WILL NOT ENGAGE UPON STARTING. DUE TO SYSTEM FALLING APART. *AK
THROTTLE CABLE LINKAGE BROKE TO THE PEDAL, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND LOSS OF FUEL AND COULD NOT DRIVE. *AK
THROTTLE CABLE LINKAGE BROKE TO THE PEDAL, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND LOSS OF FUEL AND COULD NOT DRIVE. *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED. *SD
DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND HITTING BUMP AT SAME TIME, PEDAL COMES UP IN AIR; PEDAL HARD CAUSING NO BRAKES. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 40MPH, 3:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, PASSENGERS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
PASSENGER WINDOW NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. *DSH
PURCHASE CAR NEW WITH TIRE ON TWO OCCASIONS TIRE BLEW OUT . TT
THE VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVELY HIGH ENGINE IDLE SPEED FOLLOWING A COLD START; RESULTS IN VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD/REARWARD FOLLOWING A STOP; EXCESSIVE SPEED. TT
IN A VEHICLE WITH ABS THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
CAR WAS PARKING DRIVEWAY CONSUMER WENT TO START CAR IT ACCELERATE AND HIT HOUSE. TT
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, GASOLINE SLUSHES AROUND IN TANK, DEALER'S AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT SAY MFG HAS NO CORRECTION FOR THIS PROBLEM YET. TT
UPON IMPACT, FRONT PASSENGERS SEATBELT DISENGAGED AND THE DOOR OPENED AND PASSENGER WAS EJECTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHEN REAR DEFROSTER MELTS ICE, ICE SLIDES DOWN IN FRONT OF THIRD BRAKE LIGHT COVERING LIGHT. TT
PURCHASED NEW CAR, WAS DRIVING TO WORK, STOPPPED AT LIGHT AND THE FRONT LEFT DRIVE SIDE WHEELL FELL OFF. TT
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK
Reading these
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