1999 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AFTER FINDING OUT ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. AFTER ARRIVING AT DEALER CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED, AND WAS TURNED AWAY. RECALL LETTER ARRIVED THE NEXT DAY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HOME. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NY STATE THRUWAY, WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE, THE CAR LOST POWER AND COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. IT WAS LATER FOUND TO HAVE THREE (3) CRACKED CAM SHAFTS. *JB

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN MOVING FORWARD FRONT SUSPENSION CRASHED TO THE GROUND, AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED, LEFT FRONT BALL JOINTS FELL TO THE GROUND AND BROKE THE AXLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

ONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V332000 REGARDING COIL SPRING. DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL IN DECEMBER. *AK

1999 MERCURY SABLE SHIFT CABLE FAILED. POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT AVOIDED.*AK

1999 MERCURY SABLE - THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO STOP. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT I HIT THE THEM BY MISTAKE, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. *LA

VEHICLE IS 1999 MERCURY SABLE,POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED MAKING NOISE. EXAMINING PUMP SHOWED NO LEAKS ALTHOUGH FLUID WAS LOW. FLUID ADDED TO PROPER LEVEL. WITHIN DRIVING 2 MILES PUMP AGAIN MADE NOISE. BACKING UP CAR ALLOWED VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF FLUID LEAK ON GROUND. ALTHOUGH SOME FLUID WAS IN STEERING PUMP, POWER ASSIST WAS LOST WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. TRIP TO MECHANIC REVEALED RACK AND PINION FAILURE AND MASSIVE FLUID LEAK. MILAGE ON VEHICLE IS 67,100 MILES. MECHANIC FEELS PREMATURE FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURED AT 67K MILES. PRICE TO REPLACE IS APPROX $500 TO $800 SHOULD HYDRAULIC HOSES ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. COIL SPRING FAILED AND BROKE GOING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, PUNCTURING INNER SIDE WALL OF FRONT LEFT TIRE. WE GOT A REPLACEMENT STRUT AND COIL SPRING ASSEMBLY FROM A SALVAGE YARD COSTING $53.30. NEW TIRE COSTING $59.73. OLD COIL SPRING SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ABNORMAL CORROSION SO IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. WE STILL HAVE ALL OLD PARTS.*AK

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THE PASSENGER FRONT SPRING BROKE AND FELL DOWN PUNCTURING THE TIRE CAUSING A BLOWOUT, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CRASHING. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN AND I WAS VERY LUCKY TO ESCAPE WITHOUT BEING SERIOUSLY HURT. *JB