2001 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE FUSE BOX ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR GETS WET. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,754 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,700.

REAR SPRINGS BROKE ON MY 2001 SABLE. COST ME SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE. THIS IS WRONG -- FORD HAS KNOW THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME ON SPECIFIC YEARS. *TR

LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. SERVICE STATION REPLACED TIRE. DURING TEST DRIVE, NEW TIRE WAS DAMAGED TO ALMOST BLOW OUT. REPLACED TIRE AGAIN AND DISCOVERED BROKEN REAR SPRING. REPLACED BOTH REAR SPRINGS AND STRUTS, IN ADDITION TO THE 2ND NEW TIRE. (ALSO HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED ONE MONTH EARLIER. THE ORIGINAL ISSUE WAS THAT THE CAR SHOOK. ALTOGETHER, I SPENT $2,400. ON SPRINGS, STRUTS, TIRES, AND BRAKES.) *TR

JUST FOUND OUT I HAVE TWO BROKEN REAR SPRINGS ON MY 2001 MERCURY SABLE. RESEARCHED THIS AND DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON DUE TO POOR DESIGN BY FORD. A PRIOR RECALL COVERED THE FRONT SPRINGS, BUT NOT THE REAR. NOT FAIR TO CONSUMER, SPRINGS SHOULD NOT BREAK FROM NORMAL DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 7 YEARS, ONLY 65,000 MILES. THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. FORD SHOULD ISSUE RECALL TO FIX THIS LIKE THEY DID ON THE FRONT SPRINGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS WAS THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN ANY REASON AS TO WHY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,063. UPDATED 05/05/08 *BF UPDATED 05/05/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS AND THE TIRES REMAINED UNAFFECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE INVOICES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR OF MY 2001 MERCURY SABLE. I REMOVED ONE OF THE REAR TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE REAR SPRING HAD BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT THAT COULD PUNCTURE THE REAR TIRE. THE FRONT SPRINGS HAD A RECALL DONE ON THEM. WHY ARE THE REAR SPRINGS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL? *TR

DURING A ROUTINE SERVICING IN NOV. 2007 A REAR COIL SPRING WAS NOTED TO BE BROKEN, WHICH I HAD REPLACED. SUBSEQUENTLY IN FEBRUARY 2008 A SIMILAR INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO ME, HOWEVER IT WAS A FRONT COIL SPRING WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL (NHTSA ACTION #PEO4044). I THEN INVESTIGATED TO SEE IF A RECALL EXISTED FOR THE REAR SPRING AND FOUND THAT UNDER EA06002 ALTHOUGH THEIR WERE 162 INCIDENTS REPORTED THE ONLY ACTION IS "CONTINUED MONITORING". I BELIEVE WITH THIS MANY INCIDENTS FORD SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND RETURN THE COST OF REPAIR TO THE OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS IN BOTH REAR TIRES FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,600.