2000 Mercury Sable complaints

RECALL 01 V 078 000/FOOT PEDAL GREASE/STOP LAMP: UNABLE TO GET DEALER (HOLMAN LINCOLN/MERCURY; PONPANO, FL; PHONE# 954/782-8110)TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS NOTICE DUE TO NO AVAILABLE PARTS. ASKING FOR NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 01V078000 FOR BRAKES PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AROUND MARCH 1, AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES REPAIRS WERE COMPLETE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON DRUM AVENUE IN KENSINGTON MARYLAND I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AT THE TIME I HAD MY 11YEAR OLD GRANDSON AND ONE OF HIS FRIENDS IN THE BACK SEAT. APPARENTLY MY TIRE BLEW OUT AND WHEN THE RIM HIT THE GROUND MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE ASTRONOMICAL EXPENSES. A SIDE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT DEPLOY ON A TIRE BLOW OUT AND THERE IS NO SIDE IMPACT.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215-60 R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215-60 R1 )

WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED PEDAL WILL NOT GO DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TAKE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SAME DEFECT, AND CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETECTED. *AK ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN, IMMEDIATELY WENT TO A DEALER WHO REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE BRAKES, CONSUMER WENT BACK THE FOLLOWING DAY, HOWEVER DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS ON WAY TO WORK AND HIT A SMALL POTHOLE ON RIGHT SIDE AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER SENDING A TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK CAN TURN ON IGNITION KEY AND VEHICLE WILL JUMP FORWARD WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND THAT HAD HAPPENED BETWEEN TWO OTHER VEHICLES.*AK

WELL THIS IS REALLY NOT A DEFECT JUST VERY BAD DESIGN,MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE HAS NO SHIELD OF ANY KIND OVER,ON OR AROUND THE FUEL TANK THAT HANGS A FOOT OR LESS OFF OF THE HIGHWAY.I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND NEVER HEARD OR SAW ANYTHING ON THE ROAD,BUT EVIDENTALLY RAN OVER SOMETHING SMALL AND IT RUPTURED THE FUEL TANK ON THE CAR AND I LOST ALL OF THE GAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,NOW THAT IS A BIG HAZARD IF I WOULD HAVE RAN OVER A LIT CIGARETTE.....BOOM. THEY NEED TO DESIGN A COVER OR SHIELD OF SOME SORT TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE BAD ACCIDENT.

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STUCK IN ILLUMINATED MODE. TO GET BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF A FUSE HAS TO BE PULLED, WHEN THIS FUSE IS PULLED IT ENABLES VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS. DEALR HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS TIME.*AK

THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES POWER ADJUSTABLE PEDALS ON HIS VEHICLE, WHICH HE BELIEVE WERE DESIGNED TO CLOSE TOGETHER, CONSUMERS FOOT ENGAGED BOTH PEDALS RESULTING IN ACCELERATION AND ACCIDENT ON TWO OCCASSIONS. *JB

GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER WHEN EITHER ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING OR ACCELERATION. FOOT CAN ENGAGE BOTH PEDALS AT ONCE. CAN OR WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FORD'S TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS THUS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE LOADED WITH THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PEOPLE (8) AND LUGGAGE AT THE SAME TIME, THE CONSUMER IS VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE RECALL (OOV-242) AND BELIEVES THE VEHICLE WAS FALSELY ADVERTISED. NLM

VEHICLE BLEWUP. CONSUMER OUT OF CAR WHEN HE SMELLED GAS. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED OR BACKFIRED. *AK

ADJUSTABLE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS TOO CLOSE-TURNING INTO SPACE OR PULLING INTO GARAGE-IF NOT TO LEFT SIDE OF BRAKE PEDAL-TENDENCY TO ALSO APPLY GAS SAME TIME AS BRAKE-CAR LUNGES FORWARD/CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF DO NOT REACT QUICKLY. NEED TO CHANGE SHAFT ON BRAKE PEDAL TO BEND IT FURHER TO LEFT TO PROVIDE MORE SPACE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. *AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM WITH A CLOUD OF BLUE SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMEN, DESTROYING INTAKE MANIFOLD. WARRANTY COVERED REPAIRS. DEALER COULD ONLY GUESS WHAT PROBLEM WAS. *AK

GAS PEDAL KEEPS STICKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IDLES HIGH . CURRENTLY AT DEALER. *AK

WHILE GOING OVER AN OVERPASS WITH ICE ON ROAD CONSUMER BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL, AND WENT OVER INTO A DITCH. LATER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT BRAKE PEDAL BENT. CONSUMER FELT THIS PEDAL SHOULD NOT HAVE BENT. *AK

GAS FUMES/ODOR IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. ALSO, ODOR CAN BE SMELLED AROUND HOOD, AND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTICED PROBLEM, AND HAD REPLACED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. DEALER UNSURE WHAT WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK

EXHAUST AND FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ON START UP AND WHILE DRIVING, THE SMELL IS SO STRONG YOU MUST DRIVE WITH THE WINDOW OPEN NOT TO GET A HEADACHE. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER TWICE AND STILL THEY CAN NOT FIX THE SMELL.*AK

UNABLE TO INSTALL 2 CHILD SAFETY SEATS IN REAR DUE TO LEATHER BEING TO SLIPPERY TO SECURE SAFETY SEATS. DEALER NOTIFIED ON DATE OF DELIVERY ABOUT THE PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR WAS CONTACTED AND AN ENGINEER WAS SENT OUT AND DETERMINED THAT THE LEATHER WAS TOO SLIPPERY. SUGGESTED DEALERSHIP ORDER US A NEW CLOTH SEAT AS A REPLACEMENT. ALMOST FOUR MONTHS LATER AND WE ARE STILL WAITING.

I WENT TO DEALER/SELLER TO REPORT CRACKS AROUND SIDEWALL THAT APPEAR TO BE DEFECTS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I FEAR THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT I MIGHT BE HARMED. THEY SAID IT IS "WEATHER DAMAGE" I KNOW WHAT WEATHER DAMAGE IS ON TIRES, AND THIS AIN'T IT. PLEASE HELP. THIS IS A FORD PRODUCT, AND THEY ARE RUNNING SCARED. NORMALLY, THEY ARE COOPERATIVE ABOUT REPAIRS. THEY SHOT ME DOWN, FAST...TRYING TO COVER THEIR ASSES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FALTY CONTINENTAL TIRES ON FORD/MERCURY TAURUS/SABLE FOR YEAR 2000. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKING DISTANCE WAS LONGER THAN USUAL. ENGINE STARTED RACING. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO SLOW DOWN.*AK

AIRBAG AND ABS LIGHTS ON CONTROL PANEL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAPPENS WHEN CONSUMER USES POWER WINDOWS. WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED, ALL DASH LIGHTS GO DIM. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

KOONS LINCOLN-MERCURY SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE STATED THAT THE EMISSION LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL VAPOR TRANSFER SYSTEM. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE LEFT FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR. BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A SWITCH STOP LAMP AND BROKEN WIRE. THIS DEFECT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET REAR-ENDED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON BALTIMORE'S BELTWAY.*AK

GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION CONSUMER HIT BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. *AK

AT START UP/ WHILE DRIVING SMELL OF EXHAUST WILL COME IN VEHICLE. DEFECT WAS DUE TO ENGINE SENSOR THAT WAS REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT DOUGHNUT TIRE ON VEHICLE WASN'T UP TO SAFETY STANDARD AS STATED IN FEDERAL MOTOR SAFETY STANDARDS 110 IN NEW TIRE MANUAL. THIS CONSUMER WASN'T SATIFIED. HE HAS SPOKEN WITH DEALER.*AK CONSUMER FEELS THE SAFETY LABELS SHOULD INCLUDE MAXIMUM LOAD, OCCUPANT NUMBER, AND LUGGAGE LOAD. *SLC

SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED VEHICLE STARTED TO LEAK OIL, AND VEHICLE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH STEERING PUMP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED STEERING PUMP TWICE, AND TRIES TO FIX LEAKING PROBLEM. BUT TO THIS DATE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. BUT THE LEAKING CONTINUED AND THE DEALER DID SERVICES LIKE CLEANING THE TENSIONER, REPLACEING BELT TENSIONER ASSEMBLY, BUT THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL LEAKING OIL. *YH

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE ANIT LOCK BRAKE MODULE WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE AND ALMOST RESULTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION. *MJS

BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE SIDE BY SIDE DUE TO A NEW DESIGN FEATURE THAT LOWERS OR RAISES BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING PEDAL MISAPPLICATION.*AK *SLC

THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL 00B55, AFTER COMPLETION OF THE RECALL THE OWNER RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTIFICATION TO RETURN THE VEHICLE DUE TO POSSIBLE PROBLEMS THAT WERE RELATED TO THE REPAIR OF THE PCM CALIBRATION. *MJS

WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDALTAIL LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON.TO MAKE IT WORK, WILL HAVE TO STEP NOT HARD ON PEDAL, AND MOVE PAWL FROM PARK.*AK

AIRBAG TROUBLE LIGHT X3 (REPLACED 2ND TIME WITH PART FROM "ANOTHER CAR"--STAYED ON AGAIN FOR SHORT TRIP AFTERWARDS); ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT (FIXED--SO FAR); WORRIED ABOUT MY FIRESTONE TIRES--NOT RECALLED SO FAR!

UNABLE TO USE A FORWARD FACING CHILD SAFETY SEAT DUE TO REAR LEATHER SEAT BEING TOO SLIPPERY TO HOLD CHILD SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER NEEDS PERMISSION FROM THE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURER TO MAKE MODIFICATION AND INSTALL LATCH SYSTEM. THE CUSTOMER HAS NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND ALMOST THE SAME HEIGHT. SO, IF YOUR FOOT IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT IS VERY EASY TO ALSO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, I DEPRESSED BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. IT FELT AS IF THE ACCELERATOR HAD STUCK.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS; 1ST OCCURRED AT 593 MILES AT A SERVICE STATION AFTER TURNING ON THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR, AND 2ND OCCURRED AT 894 MILES WHEN VEHICLE WAS GOING 15-20 MPH AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO BRING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE COMPUTER SENSOR NEEDED READJUSTING. *AK THE DEALER REPROGRAMMMED THE PCM AS THE SOLUTION FOR ENGINE SURGING. THE BRAKES FAILURE WAS DUE TO BEING OVER POWERED BY THE ENGINE SURGE. *YH

CONSUMER WAS AT TRAFFIC STOP AND VEHICLE IDLING, AS SOON AS CONSUMER PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL ,CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT HIGH RATE SPEED, CRASHING INTO A LAMP POLE, AND CAUSING INJUIRES/ A BROKEN STERNUM. SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK UP, AND FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, VEHICLE JUST KEPT ON ROLLING LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PUSHED FROM BEHIND FOR AT LEAST 30FT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

UPON RELEASING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE.VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. IGNITION WAS RUNNING, AND VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AK THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR COULD NOT DETERMINE IF DEFECT WAS THE CAUSE. *YH

WE WERE ON A TRIP ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 ON A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 58 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 1200 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND THE OPERATOR CHANGED THE TIRE AND STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE. WE DROVE TO THE LES SCHWAB TIRE DEALER IN BURNEY. CA. THEY AGREED THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND SOLD US A REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR $84. THE TIRE DEALER TOLD US TO GO BACK WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE NEW TIRE. THE LITHIA MOTORS SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK POSSESSION OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRE, ORDERED AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED IT WITH ONE OF THE SAME BRAND AND SIZE, AND STATED THEY WOULD REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST OF THE LES SCHWAB TIRE. I ASKED FOR ALL THE TIRES TO BE REPLACED SINCE I WAS AFRAID ANOTHER TIRE WOULD FAIL. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THAT TIRE AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY OTHER TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ACX8 TIRESIZE: R21560R16)

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF UNLESS BRAKE SWITCH THAT IS LOCATED BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DISCONNECTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP VEHICLE WILL GO FORWARD. THIS INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK THE DEALER STATES THAT THE CAUSE IS TRANMISSION MALFUNCTION AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT AGREE. *YH

BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE MADE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CAUSING PEDAL MISAPPLICATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MAX. LOAD=OCCUPANTS+LUGGAGE IS NOT LISTED ON CERTIFICATION LABEL; FORD CUST. ASSISTANCE CTR. NOT ABLE TO SUPPLY THIS DATA.

WHILE AT STAND STILL WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE STARTED REVVING UP & TOOK OFF. HIT VHEICLE IN FRONT. SECOND TIME AT CROSS WALK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DID NOT HIT ANYTHING THAT TIME. THIRD TIME, HAD PLACED IT IN REVERSE AND IT TOOK OFF BACKWARDS AFTER REVVING UP. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR CORRECTION. *AK

GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER TO DESTINGUISH WHICH IS WHICH BECAUSE IF CONSUMER WOULD PUT FOOT DOWN ON THE PEDAL THERE WOULD BE A PROBLEM. *AK

AT 3 MPH COMING TO A STOP WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR HIT BRAKE PEDAL. CAR WOULD NOT STOP THE MORE I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGINE WOULD RACE FINALLY COULD NOT HOLD IT CAR TOOK OFF AT AN INCREASING RATE OF SPEED EVEN AS I PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE IF IF IT WAS THE ACCELORATOR THE CAR WOULD HAVE TAKEN OFF FASTER FINAL STOPPED IT BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL THIS CAR BELONGS TO HERTZ CORP SALT LAKE UT THEY REFUSE TO REPORT PROBLEM SO I( THE DRIVER) AM REPORTING IT! *AK

VEHICLE HAS A FIRESTONE TOURING T3 TIRES, TIRE SIZE P21560R16, AND DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. WHEN DRIVING LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, TIRE ONLY HAS 3700 MILES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON, DURING INSTALLATION AT THE DEALER THEY HAD BOLTED & DRILLED INTO WIRES, WHICH CAUSED PROBLEMS. *ET