1995 Mercury Sable complaints

FRONT STABILIZER BAR FAILED.

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT, NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL(WIRING) COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PROCEEDED ONWARD & THEN THE ENGINE DIED OUT. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL RELAY &ASSOCIATED WIRING HAD MELTED, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO BECOME CHARRED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED UNDER MERCURY'S WARRANTY AT 30,000. THE NEW SPEEDOMETER FAILED 30,000 MILES LATER. WE PAID 400.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SO WE CAN USE THE CAR BUT FEEL SOMETHING IS WRONG IF IT WILL ONLY LAST 30,000 MILES. WE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT FORD BUT HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE DEALER WHO OF COURSE REFERRED US BACK TO FORD.

TRAVELING 45-50MPH WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED. SABLE REARENDED THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER HIT WINDSHIELD WITH HEAD. PASSENGER FAILED TO USED SEAT BELT AT TIME. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY GRAB, CAUSING EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. DEALER WILL INSTALL REAR BRAKES.

OWNER COULD NOT SHUT ENGINE OFF AFTER TURNING KEY, POSSIBLE CAUSE STEERING COLUMN FAILURE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION LEAKS FLUID, CAUSE UNKNOWN. REARVIEW MIRRIOR HAS BROKEN OFF. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SUN ROOF SWITCH IS CAUSING SUN ROOF NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY.*AK *JB

I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR MONTHS TO FIND INFORMATION ON PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ONLY ONE PROBLEM. FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN BACKING UP AND THEN TRYING TO GO FORWARD, THE TRANSMISSION WILL HESITATE AND SLIP BEFORE IT CATCHES. I HAD HEARD IN EARLY 1997 ABOUT A RECALL FOR 1994 MERCURY SABLES, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO SUCH THING. IS THERE SOMEWHERE ELSE I CAN CHECK. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER IN DETROIT WITH NO LUCK.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE AT 72 MPH THE ENGINE BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERS COULD NOT FIND WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. *AK

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. IN ADDITION, MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, AND ONGOING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OF KNOCKING/HESITATING AND LURCHING. *AK

DRIVING 28 MPH OR LESS CONSUMER HIT MEDIAN DIVIDER WHICH WAS LOCATED ABOUT ONLY 10 FEET AWAY, BOTH SIDES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO RECEIVE 10 STITCHES ON FOREHEAD. *AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THEN PULLED VEHICLE TO THE SIDE AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. WHEN RESTARTED ENGINE AND PUT IT IN THE DRIVE GEAR, HEARD A CLANKING NOISE THEN THE ENGINE DROPPED TO THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO ROSWELL AUTO CARE SERVICE STATION.---770-552-8419, THE MECHANIC SAID THE MOTOR MOUNTS WENT BAD, TO REPAIR THE COST WAS $190. *AK

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DOES NOT ACCURATELY GIVE THE MILEAGE.

OWNER WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SLID INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. HIT THE REAR, GOING 15MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TWO TIMES .

AIR BAGS: SITTING AT LIGHT GETTING READY TO AMKE LEFT TURN WHEN VEHICLE APPROACHED DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. HIT VEHICLE LEFT FRONT ,WHICH KNOCKED MY VEHICLE INTO WALL , AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

A AIR LEAK CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO VIRBRATE WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN 50 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC.

OWNER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND THAT HE HAD A NEW FUEL PUMP INSTALLED BUT PROBLEM CAME BACK. OWNER FURTHER NOTES THAT RPMS WILL FALL BUT THEN GO BACK UP WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHT. DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UP A SMALL HILL THE ACCELERATOR SURGED; COULD STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED THE CAR BUT ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AT OVER 4000 RPMS; TURNED OFF IGNITION. STARTED IT AND IT WENT TO OVER 4000 RPMS. ARRANGED TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

CONSUMER HAD JUST DRIVEN VEHICLE ABOUT 65 MILES, PARKED IT AT WORK AND THEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF, IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND AFTERWARDS CAME THE FLAMES. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH DOWN A HILL VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. HIT ON THE FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THERE WAS $2,700.00 WORTH OF DAMAGES. *AK

VEHICLE PLACED IN PARK POSITION; DRIVER WENT INSIDE; VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL FORWARD; HIT FENCE ACROSS STREET & WENT THROUGH A FENCE & THEN HIT GARAGE. WAS STILL IN PARK POSITION. WAS SOME BUMPER DAMAGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER; NOTHING WRONG. *AK

PLASTIC MOLDING THAT SUPPORTS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT CRACKED TWICE.

MOLDING THAT SUPPORTS THE LEFT SIDE OF DRIVER'S SEAT CRACKED, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK FORWARD AND BACKWARD.

CAR WAS GOING UP A HILL AND IT JUST CUT OFF, CAR STARTED TO SMELL OF FUEL. *AK

WHEN ENGINE IS COLD THROTTLE STICKS IN THE IDLE POSITION, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO ACCELERATE.

SIDE SEAT FRAME CRACKED TWICE, SECOND TIME CRACK SPREADED THROUGH TILT SWITCH, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK WHILE DRIVING.

FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAILED.

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED.

ANYTIME THE VEHICLE MOVES ONE CAN HEAR THE GASOLINE MOVING AROUND IN THE FUEL TANK. *AK *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK UNLESS YOU WIGGLE THE TURN SIGNAL. *AK

SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN ACCIDENT CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT DASHBOARD RESULTING IN BRUISES TO NECK/SHOULDERS.

INERTIA SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED TWICE.

BOLT ATTACHING SEAT BELT TO FLOOR FAILED, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO DISCONNECT FROM THE FLOOR.

FUEL PUMP DEFECTIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/LOSS OF POWER/BRAKE FAILURE/POWER STEERING FAILURE. *SD

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, ALLOWING YOU TO DO 5 MILES OVER LIMIT THAT WAS SET. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AT 40MPH, NO PRIOR WARNING, DEALER'S REPLACED COMPUTER MODULE. TT

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER OWNER ENTERED AND SHUT DOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILED. *DSH

THE GAS TANK IS LOCATED AGAINST THE BACKSEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

RIGHT REAR DOOR SIDE PANEL FELL OFF TWICE. *AK

HEADREST WILL NOT REMAIN IN POSITION.

POWER WINDOW REAR DOOR BUTTON FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH. INTERMITTENTLY. *TT

FRONT DOOR DID NOT LOCK FROM INSIDE, 3-YEAR OLD WIGGLED OUT OF CAR SEAT, PULLED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND FELL OUT ONTO THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. *AK

ALL WINDOWS TURNED PURE WHITE WHILE DRIVING; IMPAIRED DRIVER'S VISION. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. TT

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *AK

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

FRONT END NOISE/VIBRATION. *SKD

FRONT DOOR APPEARS TO BE LOCKED BUT IT WAS NOT; THREE YR. OLD PULLED DOOR HANDLE AND IT OPEPENED, 3 YR OLD FELL ONTO HIGHWAY AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. AK