2000 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

REAR COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE ARE SHOT. I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. CAR RARELY EVER HAD MORE THAN 2 PEOPLE IN IT. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG, THEN A SECOND BANG. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BUSTED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE SPRINGS ON THE SABLES ETC.... WHY IS IT THERE IS A RECALL FOR PROTECTIVE DEVICES TO KEEP THE FRONT SPRINGS FROM HITTING THE TIRES AND NOT THE REAR. THE REAR SPRINGS ARE BREAKING AT A HIGHER RATE THAN THE FRONT AND IS MORE DANGEROUS .. A PERSON CAN STEER A FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT, BUT MOST CANNOT STEER A REAR TIRE BLOW OUT... THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I HAVE A FULLY LOADED 2000 MERCURY SABLE LS THAT HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS AUTOMATIC ON HEADLIGHTS AND DRIVING LIGHTS. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. STRANGE, THE PARKING LIGHTS STAY ON BUT NO HEADLIGHTS. THIS MORNING I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY A ROCK TRUCK. TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AND THEY COME BACK ON. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU MANUALLY TURN THE SWITCH THEY WILL COME BACK ON. THIS COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR INCIDENT IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I'M DRIVING ALONG A 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW. *TR

I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD BLOW. NOT TO MY SUPRISE ANOTHER ISSUE WITH MY CAR. MY LEFT REAR TIRE WAS SLICED ON THE INSIDE ALL THE WAY AROUND FROM THE BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING. I AM GLAD I WASN'T ON THE TOLLWAY WITH MY THREE CHILDREN. WILL SAVE PARTS AND WILL NOT FIX DUE TO PAYING MORE FOR THE PARTS THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED BREAKING OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS ON THE 2000 SABLE. I SEE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS, BUT DO NOT SEE WHERE THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALL ON THOSE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL REGARDING 2000 MERCURY SABLES. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD BEFORE THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. FORD STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE RECALL APPLIED ONLY TO THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE FAILED SPRINGS WITH ONES FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE MUFFLER BAFFLE. ALSO, THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT FORD WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SPRING THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,798 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,700. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO THEN REPLACED THE STRUTS AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/09/07 *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.*AK UPDATE *4/23/07 **TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE, AND SHE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PAN LEAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THIS REPAIRED IN APRIL 2004, AND IT STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. SHE HAD IT REPAIRED AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER APRIL 2004 AND IT STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE OIL PAN LEAK WAS DISCOVERED BECAUSE IT WAS VISIBLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. *AK

MY 200 SABLE WAS IN THE GARAGE AT 9:30 PM ON SATURDAY AND MY WIFE AND I HEARD A BANG. I THOUGHT SOME ONE WAS TRYING TO BREAK INTO MY HOME SO I WENT OUTSIDE AND LOOKED AROUND, NOTHING WAS WRONG. ON SUNDAY MORNING MY WIFE WENT TO BACK THE CAR OUT OF OUR GARAGE AND FELT A LITTLE RESISTANCE SO SHE STEPPED A LITTLE MORE ON THE GAS AND A BIG BANG HAPPENED, MY NEIGHBOR WAS OUTSIDE AND CAME OVER THINKING SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ONE OF US IN THE GARAGE. WE LOOKED AND FOUND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING HAD GONE INTO THE FRONT TIRE. WE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR DUE TO THE COIL SPRING INSIDE THE TIRE. ON MONDAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE WHERE I HAVE THE REPAIR WORK DONE ON MY VEHICLES. THE TOW TRUCK HAD TO DRAG THE CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE RIPPING THE TIRE OPEN LIKE A CAN OPENER, LEAVING A LONG BLACK MARK IN THE GARAGE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS HAD RECALLS ON THE SPRINGS AND WE WERE LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME THE SPRING BROKE. I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR 3 DAYS, BUY NEW FRONT TIRES AND SPRINGS, AT A COST OF OVER $500.00. IN OCTOBER I RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL FOR THE SPRING RECALL. I HAVE BEEN CALLING FORD PEOPLE GETTING A RUN AROUND FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF MY COSTS DUE TO THE RECALL. EVERYONE I TALK TO SAYS IT IS THE OTHERS RESPONSIBILITY TO SAY IF I GET REIMBURSED OR NOT. I HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS AND I AM STILL BEING DENIED PAYMENT. THE FORD REP IS SAYING I WILL NOT BE PAID BECAUSE I HAD 4 LETTERS ABOUT THIS RECALL AND I DID NOT TAKE THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER TO BE FIXED. MY WIFE AND I DO NOT RECALL ANY LETTERS FROM FORD IN REGARDS TO THIS RECALL. THE LAST TIME I HAD THE CAR INTO A FORD DEALER WAS IN 2004 FOR A BRAKE LIGHT RECALL. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I HAVE A 5 YEAR 150,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE HELP OR SUGGESTIONS ON GETTING MY REFUND FOR FORDS IRRESPONSIBILITY OF PUTTING BAD PARTS ON VEHICLES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO INFLATE THE REAR TIRES DAILY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE COIL SPRINGS CORRODING AND PUNCTURING THE TIRES. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO ONE MENTIONED IN RECALL#04V332000, SUSPENSION:FRONT SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS. *AK UPDATE 4/23/07*TR