1995 Mercury Sable complaints

AT 32,000 MILES SPEEDOMERTER WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. BUT THE MILEAGE WAS NOT REGISTERED WHEN THE NEW WAS PUT IN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. ALSO, WHEN SETTING CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE ACCELERATED. FINALLY, MOTOR MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING DASH PANEL LIGHTS TO GO OFF. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

A WASHER WAS MISSING FROM THE TOP LEFT REAR STRUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE. *AK

THE WASHER WAS MISSING FROM LEFT REAR WHEEL STRUT. HAD MADE A LOT OF NOISE WHENEVER IT HIT A BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. VEHICLE SHAKES A LOT WHEN THAT HAPPENS. FEELS LIKE ITS FALLING APART. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER TO CHECK.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THEN INTO DRIVE , AND VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED,TOOK OFF WITH FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

REC'D NOTICE (#98V323000) & NOTIFIED DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SUBFRAME CORROSION.

SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 35,000 MILES. NEEDLE FLUCTUATES WILDLY AT ALL SPEEDS, RENDERING COMPLETELY INACCURATE/UNRELIABLE READINGS. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO FIX DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE CAR WAS FOUR MONTHS OUTSIDE THREE-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD (AGAIN, IT HAD ONLY 35,000 MILES WHEN PART FAILED). FORD ISSUED AN ADVISORY (ARTICLE NO. 97-12-5) TO ITS DEALERS ON 6/9/97 CONCERNING THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER, YET IT WILL NOT MAKE GOOD ON THE REPAIR BILLS WHICH TOTALED OVER $400.00. *AK

INTERMITTENT WIPER SWITCH WON'T SPRAY WASHER FLUID. HAVE TO GIGGLE SWITCH. ALSO, THE WIPER DELAY WON'T WORK ON THE SLOWER SETTINGS. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER CABLE MAKES NOISE GOING OVER 40 M.P.H. *AK

WIRING OVERHEATED AND PLUG AND SWITCH BURNED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATICALLY WHEN REACHING 45 MPH BY GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE BACK AND FOURTH. NLM

AT SLOW MOVING TRAFIC, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, VEHICAL DOES NOT MOVE, BUT RPM GOES UP. SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION SLAMS AND VEHICAL JERKS FORWAD. HAPPENS AT RANDOM, ALWAYS AT LOW SPEED. COULD CAUSE COLLISION DUE TO ERRATIC SPEED. MANUFACTURER SAYS INTERNAL PROBLEM AND I NEED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION COSTING 1785 + TAX. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING ENGINE LEAKAGE . *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, CONSUMER NOT NOTIFIED BY DEAL ABOUT 60,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRENTY PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. NLM

WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR OTHER REASONS, YATES-SUNTRUP FORD OF KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI, ADVISED ME THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSED OF SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS, I AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS DENIED RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

HEADLAMP SWITCH SHORTED AND MELTED. THE DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK *ML

SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTED AND MELTED. *AK

WHEN SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE REGISTERS 55 MPH, THE NEEDLE WILL ALL OF SUDDEN GO UP TO 80 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AROUND A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH BRAKE PEDAL BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.*AK

THIS WILL BE THE 4TH ALTERNATOR SINCE 8/29/97

MOTOR MOUNTS RECALL ON SIMILAR MODELS BUT DEALER FEFUSED TO REPAIR DUE TO VIN.

ENGINE DROPPED ON A/C MANIFOLD DUE TO BOTH MOTOR MOUNT FAILURES. YH

SPEEDOMETER PRODUCES SQUEAL AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH ALSO NEEDLE SWINGS WILDLY USUALLY FROM CURRENT SPEED TO PEGGED AT 85MPH WHEN VEHICLE HITS BUMPS IN ROAD. NEEDLE DOES NOT NECESSARALLY RETURN TO ACTUAL SPEED. BEEN ADVISED BY OTHER FORD OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIANCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A SPEEDOMETER SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VCEHICLE!

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND RADIATOR FAILURES IN JUST FOUR YEARS, FORD NO HELP EVEN WITH AN ESP

WHILE DRIVING STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO REAR ENGINE MOUNTS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSED A COLLISION. ALSO, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BUT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEFLATE, TRAPPING THE OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINING INJURIES. *AK

HEADLIGHTS GO ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE FRONT BUMPER. WHEN DRIVING IN SNOWY WEATHER, CONSUMER HAS TO STOP AND WIPE THE SNOW TO CLEAR THE HEADLIGHTS. PROVED A SAFETY DEFECT TO THE OWNER. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AT APPROX 45 MPH, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ACTS ERRATICALLY, GOING UP TO 85 MPH AND BACK. FIRST REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY, FORD CONTACTED, BUT FAILED TO FOLLOWUP IN THE PROMISED 3 DAYS. LOTS OF OTHER OWNERS CONFIRM SAME PROBLEM ON INTERNET. SO FAR, NO RESPONE FROM YOU EITHER. THIS IS DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED ( NEW AND REBUILT), THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE HAD MY CAR MORE THAN IHAVE OVER THE PAST TEN MONTHS. I DRIVE IT A WEEK OR A MONTH AND IT DOES THE SAME THING EVERY TIME. IT SLIPS AND HARD SHIFTS. IM AT MY WITS END. CAN SOME ONE HELP..MY EXTENDED WARRENTY HAS BEEN BILLED OVER $8,000.00 FOR THIS PROPLEM AND IT IS SOON TO RUN OUT. IF THERES ANY HELP PLEASE CALL..

A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED ABOUT PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE CAN STOP UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DEFECTIVE PISTON WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, QUITS PULLING, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY HOSE MANAFOLD, CAUSING ENTIRE ENGINE TO NEED REPLACING....

FIRS ODOMETER FAILURE NOTICED 2ND DAY AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR .HAD 21,055 MILES ON CAR. THIS ODEMETER CURRENTLY HAS 78,981 MILES ON IT. STIVERS TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF NEW ODOMETER SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CANNOT AFFORD $500.00. NOTICED ON NHTSA COMPLAINT DATABASE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME THING. WHEN DRIVING 40+ MPH ODOMETER MAKES A GRINDING NOISE (CONTINUOUSLY), AND THE ODOMETER JUMPS ERATICALLY BACK AND FORTH - CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *AK

KNOCKING AND JUMP-SHIFTING TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION; KNOCKING TRANSMISSION DURING CRUISING AFTER ACCELERATION; ROUGHING/SCRATCHING BRAKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PADS/DRUMS/DISCS ARE IN THE EXCELLENT CONDITION. SPEEDMETER NEEDLE JUMPED TO 85 MPH WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ONCE. STURCTURE FAILURE IN THE TRUNK, UP/RIGHT CORNER HAD A CRACK WHICH LET RAIN WATER LEAKS IN THE TRUNK. MY AIR CONDITION GIVES MILDREW/MUSKY WHEN USE. MY CAR WAS NEVER IN ACCIDENT.

WHEN HITTING A REAL BAD BUMP OR THE METAL EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD, THE SPEEDODMETER NEEDLE JUMPS UP TO ITS MAXIMUM READING, WHICH IS 85 MPH. THE NEEDLE DOES NOT GO BACK DOWN UNTIL THE DRIVER LETS OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE SPEEDODOMETER WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OF 97 FOR THE SAME REASON. THE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER DID NOT AGREE TO REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. VEHICLE REGISTERED TO CYNTHIA LEWIS. REPORT GIVEN BY HUSBAND. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED THREE TIMES.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETER. SPEEDOMETER GOES UP TO 80 MPH AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHES 30MPH. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 27719 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER NOW HAS 28333 MILES. ON 03 NOVEMBER I REQUESTED A SPEEDOMETER BE PUT ON MY AUTO. I WAS NOT REQUESTING THAT THIS WORK BE DONE UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD MOTOR CO HAS A HOLD ON ALL ORDERS FOR SPEEDOMETERS FOR FORD TARUS AND MERKERY SABLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER RELATED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE SPEEDOMETERS AND FORD WAS ASSESSING THE PROBLEM AND A DESISION WOULD BE MADE SHORTLY AS TO THE METHOD OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOOK MY NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDED IT TO AN ALREADY LONG LIST OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. APPAIRENTLY THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NON- WORKING SPEEDOMENTERS.

WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55 MPH, WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT DISENAGE. WOULD DISENGAGE ONLY WHEN TAPPING OR HITTING THE OFF BUTTON. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY BY EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE REACTS NORMALLY UP TO 35-45 MPH. AFTER THAT, THE NEEDLE BOUNCES BETWEEN 40-85 MPH AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 35MPH. A SLIGHT NOISE, SIMILAR TO AN ELECTRIC RATTLE CAN BE HEARD DURING MALFUNC- TION. COMPLETED 1500 MILE TRIP AND WAS ABLE TO JUDGE SPEED BY USING TACHOMETER. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING SPEEDOMETER HEAD AND DRIVE CABLE ($400). HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM FIXED AND PROBLEM RETURNS WITHIN 10-20K MILES.

THE JUNCTION BOX BEHIND THE LIGHT PANEL MELTED, CAUSING REAR LIGHTS/ PARKING LIGHTS AND PANEL LIGHTS TO BLOW OUT. NO FUSES BLOWN. EVERYTHING WAS DEFORMED. DEALER CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. INCIDENT OCCURRED ONCE A MONTH. REPAIRS DONE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

AUTO HAS VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN PASSAGER COMPARTMENT ON WARM TO HOT DAYS(85+ DEGREES). THE GAS TANK ALSO HAS VERY HIGH EXESSIVE PRESSURE. COMPLAINED TO LANDMARK MERCURY DEALER IN LAKEWOOD, CO AND ALSO TO FORD'S CUSTOMER 800 NUMBER. THEY BOTH SAID THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS BUT IT WOULD COST OVER 300 DOLLARS TO ME. IF FORD KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM OF THE AUTO, I WOULD THINK THEY SHOULD FIX IT! I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON HOT DAYS BECAUSE OF THE EXECSSIVE PRESSURE IN THE TANK!

WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GET ODOMETER FIXED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE HEADLAMP SWITCH AND CONNECTER WAS MELTED. IF THE PROBLEM HAD REMAINED UNSOLVED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD HAVE STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF AND WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER'S FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE TIRE AND CAUSING A TIRE BLOW OUT AND ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. PROLBEM SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL RECALL. *AK

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP, CONDITION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR RESOLVED. *AK

THE ENGINE COOLING FAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. INSURANCE ADJUSTOR SAID BEARINGS IN FAN MOTOR LOCKED UP, CAUSING A BUILD UP OF HEAT & SMOKE. THIS CAUSED THE RELAY SWITCH TO SHORT OUT, CAUSING ENGINE COOLING FAN TO BURN. *AK

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED WHILE PARKED AT SUPERMARKET.

SPEEDOMETER HEAD IS DEFECTIVE. BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH WHERE ONE CANNOT TELL THE SPEED THAT VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AND REPLACED COMPONENT THREE TIMES. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY 25,000 MILES ON AVERAGE. DEALER CONTACTED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

SPEEDEOMETER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE IN FIRST 60,000 MILES.

DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT CAUSED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE BUILD-UP, RESULTING IN RADIATOR FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN TRAFFIC CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP AND START ERRATICALLY. FAILURE DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY LACK OF LUBRICATION TO TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEARS. ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY PERFORMING TRANSMISSION REBUILD, THIS FAILURE RESULTED FROM A LUBRICATION DESIGN PROBLEM IN THA AXODE TRANSMISSION USED IN THIS VEHICLE. PROBLEM CORRECTED IN REBUILD UPDATE.