2003 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

2003 MERCURY SABLE BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE. FORD ISSUED A TSB ON THIS IN 2004. DEFROSTER AND HEATER WILL NOT WORK. MY VEHICLE [XXX] IT HAS 27,000 MILES AND THE DEALER IS CHARGING $400.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THERE IS A SIMILAR BULLETIN 03V087000. NOT HAVING DEFROST IN THE NORTH EAST IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THANK YOU. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DO ANY NEW CARS OFFER AN AUTOMATIC RELEASE OF THE REAR DOOR CHILD LOCK DEVICE. THIS MEANS THAT THE CHILD LOCK WILL AUTOMATICALLY UN-SET UPON IMPACT OF AN ACCIDENT SO PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT CAN QUICKLY GET OUT. I HAD AN INCIDENT IN A MERCURY SABLE WHERE THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER WAS NEARLY BURNED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE BACK SEAT (GET THE REAR DOOR OPEN). THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED ON A WEBSITE WWW.CARSAFETYUSA.COM IN DETAIL. DOES ANY CAR HAVE THIS FEATURE FOR AUTOMATIC CHILD LOCK RELEASE AFTER AN ACCIDENT ? I WOULD LIKE FOR MY NEXT PURCHASE TO HAVE THIS FEATURE. *JB

WATER AND RAIN LEAK INTO BLOWER HOUSING AND THEN ONTO PASSENGER FLOOR. IN HEAVY RAIN THE BLOWER CAN BE HEARD AGITATING THE WATER. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS THAT THIS WILL EVENTUALLY DISABLE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND THEREFORE THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE NO DEFROSTER, CREATING A POTENTIAL HAZARD. *JB

HEATER BLOWER MOTOR ON 2003 SABLE TOOK ON WATER FROM LEAK IN WIPER COWL AND CEASED TO FUNCTION. EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER WATER LEAKS SO DEALER WANTED $400 TO SEAL LEAK AND FIX MOTOR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WATER LEAKED INTO THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM, ONTO THE FLOOR, AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 45 MPH, WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THE SERVICE DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

WENT TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING, NOTICED THAT THE CAR TOOK EXTRA LONG TO ENGAGE INTO REVERSE. DROVE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, WENT TO WORK AND DECIDED THAT I BETTER CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. UPON REMOVING THE DIP STICK, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME BOILING OUT OF THE DIP STICK HOLE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TAKEN TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION LOCATED AT 1705 W. KENNEDY BLVD., TAMPA, FL 33606, 813-251-1049. UPON THEIR INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION, THEY HAD DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD GONE BAD WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE PUMP TO GO BAD. SO THEREFORE, I HAD TO HAVE A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS NOW COST ME $2223.04 PLUS $88.11 FOR CAR RENTAL. TOTAL AMOUNT WAS $2311.15. I AM GOING TO MAKE A FORMAL DEMAND FOR PAYMENT FROM MERCURY AS THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 37000 MILES ON IT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS NOTICED TO BE FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED WHICH PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V332000, REGARDING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WOULD JERK. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE DRIVEN. A MONTH LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE MOTOR MOUNTS CAUSED THE FAILURE.

WATER LEAK IN THE FRONT PASSENGER COWL AND HAS CAUSED MY BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT AND AM NO LONGER ABLE TO USE IT. *JB

MERCURY SABLE 2003 FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. WILL HAVE REPAIRED AT MERCURY DEALER AND WILL KEEP FAILED PART. THIS IS THE SAME RECALL WE HAD ON OUR 1999 MERCURY SABLE 2 YEARS AFTER WE PAID TO HAVE ITS COIL SPRINGS FIXED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH MERCURY SABLES AS WELL AS THE FORD TAURUS. *NM