1999 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONT END SHIMMIED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE GROUNDED. THIS HAPPENED FIRST AT 25000 MILES, A SECOND TIME AT 48000 MILES. MR ROTORS GROUNDED AGAIN AT 50000 MILES . DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT ROTORS BE REPLACED ON NEXT SERVICE. *TT *JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SYSTEM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A WHITE PART AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER STATED THAT IS HOW THE WINDSHIELD WORKS. ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD IS ON USE IT SCRATCHES THE WINDSHIELD ON THE VEHICLE. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND BRAKING DOWN HILL THERES A VERY BAD SHIMMY IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER STATES 20,000 MILES LATER PROBLEM REOCCURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

ON A RECENTLY PURCHASED 1999 MERCURY SABLE THERE ARE MINUTE SCRATCHES WITHIN THE AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD SWEPT BY THE WIPERS. THESE SCRATCHES ACT AS A REFRACTOR CAUSING GLARE WHEN TRAVELING TOWARD THE SUN AND FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD STREET LIGHTS, ETC. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT WHEN THE WASHER WAS ACTUATED THAT THE WIPERS WOULD MAKE AN UPWARD SWEEP PRIOR TO FLUID BEING DISPENSED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIPER ACTION SCOURED THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE DIRT OR DEPOSITS ON THE GLASS CAUSING THESE SCRATCHES. MY WIFE STATED THE GLARE IS SIMILAR TO THAT SHE EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO HER CATARACT SURGERIES. FROM A RECENT DISCUSSION WITH A SERVICE MANAGER OF A FORD DEALER IT WAS LEARNED THAT MOST LATE MODEL FORD PRODUCTS WASHER OPERATE THE SAME WAY, I.E. THE WASHER PUMP MOTOR AND WIPER MOTOR ARE ENERGIZED SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE DELAY OF THE FLUID APPLICATION IS DUE THE FLUID HAVING TO BE PUMPED FROM A REMOTE RESERVOIR. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT POWER STEERING FAILED. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED NEEDS NEW RACK AND PINION. CONSUMER STATED UNSAFE TO DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE TURNING CAPABILITY IS GREATLY REDUCED.*JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING TURNED ON. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY AND CAN BE AGGRAVATED WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER A BUMP. NLM

WIPER INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON BY ITSELF. MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME STIFF AND HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THAT POWER STEERING COLUMN MODULE DEVELOPED A LEAK. *AK *SCC

WHILE COMING TO A STOPA FIRE HAS STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, LOCAL FIRE DEPTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE. FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED FROM A FUEL LINE LEAKAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION,*AK

WHILE DRIVING 1999 MERCURY SABLE WITH 22800 MILES ,THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CAUSING DISTRACTION FOR DRIVER WHEN DRIVING. DEALERSHIP AND MERCURY DIVISON AWARE OF PROBLEM UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION.*AK