1997 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, CAUSING FRONT TIRE TO WEAR OUT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AT TIMES, POWER WINDOW IS INOPERABLE, CONSUMER STATES A HIT TO THE CENTER OF THE DOOR PANEL CAUSES IT TO WORK. *SLC

VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START, DEALER FOUND CHAFFED WIRES TO THE FUEL PUMP WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP VEHICLE IT STALLED AGAIN JUST 3 MILES FROM DEALERSHIP, FORD STATED THEY WOULD REIMBURSE 50% OF CONSUMER'S COST, HOWEVER CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

STARTED CAR, PROCEEDED TO LEAVE PARKING LOT AND SABLE STALLED. UNABLE TO RESTART. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FIRST ATTEMPT AT REPAIR REPLACED FUSE TO FUEL PUMP. LEFT DEALERSHIP AND VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, 3 MILES AWAY FROM DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP. INVOICE 177076 READS "PREVIOUS REPAIR AS STATED ON RO-FUSE BLOWN. FOUND UND FAULTY SENDER AND PUMP TO FUEL TANK. PERFORMED MED EXTENSIVE TESTS TO REVEAL PROBLEM. REMOVED FUEL TANK FROM VEHICLE AND TESTED SENDER UNIT AND PUMP ASSEMBLY. FOUND CHAFFED WIRES INSIDE FUEL CELL WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. REPAIR PARTS AND REASSEMBLED TANK TO VEHICLE. RETESTED AND PARTS SEEM TO BE WORKING AS DESIGNED."

INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON-SHOWS THAT DOORS ARE NOT SHUT WHEN THEY ARE-ALSO WIPER MOTOR FAILED. *AK

VEHECLE WAS PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. FIRE/SMOLDERING DETECTED AT ABOUT 0130. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE CAR A TOTAL LOST. VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP BY THE INSUANCE COMPANY, HOWEVER WE DO HAVE A VIDEO SHOWING THE DAMAGE. *AK

DOME LIGHT ALWAYS ON DUE TO DOOR SWITCH STUCK. VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. DEALER SAID REOCCURING PROBLEM IN MODEL AND SAID I CAN FIX IT MYSELF BY REMOVING DOOR PANEL. ASKED IF I HAD OTHER "ELECTRICAL" PROBLEMS. I SAID EMERGENCY (HAZARD) LIGHTS DON'T WORK. HE SAID MODEL HAS AWFUL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND WANTED TO KNOW IF I USE THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS EQUIPPED ON THE CAR. SAID I TRIED BUT IT WAS FAULTY. NEVER BOTHERED USING IT SINCE. HE GAVE ME AN ESTIMATION ON REPAIRS STATING IT IS MANUFACTURE DEFECT BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH COOLING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO STOP AND LOCK UP. *AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS IN WIDE OPEN POSITION. APPEARS TO BE FREEZING SIMILAR TO NHTSA 97V074. WIFE HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT AT HIGH SPEED TODAY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING, POWER WINDOWS, AND RADIO WILL QUIT WORKING , CONSUMER CAN HEAR A CLICKING SOUND UNDER DASH, EVERYTHING COMES BACK ON WITHOUT NOTICE. *SLC