2000 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

TL*- THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE 2000 MERCURY SABLE WITH 84654 FAILURE MILEAGE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND DECIDED NOT TO PROCEED. ON 3/11/07 THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED , AND THERE WAS A HUGE GASH IN THE INNER TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

FORD TAURUS/MERCURY SABLE REAR COIL SPRINGS. ALTHOUGH, NOT UNDER RECALL, THE REAR SPRINGS APPEAR JUST AS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAILURE AS THE FRONT SPRINGS WHICH ARE UNDER RECALL. ON 2/23/07 THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THIS WAS WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE WITH ONLY 59,000 MILES. MY BROTHER IN LAW IS THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND SAID "I'M SURPRISED WE HAVEN'T SEEN A RECALL ON THE REAR SPRINGS TOO. WE HAVE HAD ABOUT THREE OF THESE IN THE LAST MONTH." THIS IS A SERVICE MANAGER WITH A FOUR YEAR DEGREE IN AUTO TECH AND 30+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. DURING THIS VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE AUTO TECH HAD TO TWIST THE SPRING INTO A POSITION SO NOT TO PUNCTURE THE TIRE UNTIL ANOTHER APPOINTMENT COULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS. IN THIS CASE I PAID MORE THAN $450 TO MAKE THE REPAIR. BASED ON ALL THE INTERNET DISCUSSION ON TAURUS/SABLE REAR SPRING FAILURE IT IS A PROBLEM WORTHY OF A RECALL. *8JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE COIL SPRING RECALL REPAIR, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT OF THE FEE TO REMOVE AND INSTALL THE SHOCKS SINCE SHE DIDN'T WANT THEM REPAIRED. THE OCONTACT STATED THE SHOCK FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE COIL SPRING RECALL. TWO WEEKS PRIOR THE SHOCKS PASSED THE INSPECTION. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. IN APRIL 2006, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR A BOOT TO BE PUT ON THE COIL SPRINGS. THE FORD DEALER REFUSED TO PUT THE BOOT ON BECAUSE THE CONTACT HAD PUT AFTERMARKET STRUTS ON THE VEHICLE. IN OCTOBER 2006, THE CONTACT STARTED HEARING A THUMPING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATED. THE CONTACT HAD REPAIRS DONE AT A FORD DEALER, REPLACED THE BACK SPRINGS, TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS. ON 11/24/2006, THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND PULLED OVER BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE DRIVER FRONT SPRING BROKE. THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE SPRING, BUT NOT FOR THE TIRE AND THE TIE ROD. *AK THE SWAY BAR LINK, STRUTS, BALL JOINTS AND CV BOOT WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR HER 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE RECALL LETTER, CAMPAIGN NUMBER # 04V332000 IS RELATED TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION FOR COIL SPRINGS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR ON JANUARY 15, 2007, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE INTERIOR SIDEWALL WAS TEARING DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE COIL SPRING . THE TIRE COMPANY DIDN'T RECOMMEND HER DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FORD MANUFACTURER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL AND THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. THE MANUFACTURER EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WOULD BE NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT IF THERE WAS A FUTURE RECALL FOR THE REAR SPRINGS SHE SHOULD KEEP ALL REPAIR ORDERS FOR FUTURE REIMBURSEMENT. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 MERCURY SABLE STATION WAGON THAT OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF BRIEFLY AND THE THEFT LIGHT FLASHES. FREQUENTLY IT WILL NOT CRANK UNTIL YOU GO THROUGH MULTIPLE ACTIONS, OFF UNLOCKING THE DOORS AND PUSHING THE ALARM BUTTON ON THE REMOTE. ONE TIME I COULD NOT GET IT TO CRANK AT ALL AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES NOW (IT IS CURRENTLY THERE) AND I HAVE SPENT THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THE FIRST THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *JB

BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE.... THE SAME BRAKE SWITCH AND FAILURE COVERED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, A RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION, THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND WAS CUTTING INTO THE SIDE WALL OF THE REAR LEFT TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/30/06.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR STATE INSPECTION AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE COIL SPRING, REAR STRUT, AND REAR SWAY BAR LINK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INTERIOR LIGHT IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ONE END OF THE BULB WAS DISCONNECTED TO SAVE THE BATTERY. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LOCKS WORKED ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES THE LOCKS LOCKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED AND OTHER TIMES IT COULD BE 15 MINUTES OR LONGER BEFORE IT WOULD LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.