1993 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

FORD IS AWARE OF THESE DEFECTS IN 3.8L ENGINE IN THIS MODEL YEAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY, AND HAS AGREED TO REPAIR '94+ MODELS, OR REIMBURSE REPAIRS FOR SAME. COVERAGE SHOULD EXTEND TO '93 AND EARLIER MODEL YEARS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CAR OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE ENGINE FAN MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT.

THE AUTO DEALER NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF THE HEADGASKET WARRANTY EXTENSION, NOR DID I RECEIVE ONE IN THE MAIL. *AK

PREMATURE CORROSION OF THE ENGINE OIL PAN CAUSED OIL LEAKAGE WHICH RESULTED IN HEAD GASKET FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE HEAT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP . MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT IT COULD BE THE THERMOSTAT. WHILE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, FROM THE MANIFOLD PIPE. THERE WAS A TINY PINHOLE INSIDE OF THE GASKET. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. EMPLOYEE FROM PEP BOYS TOLD HER THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.*AK

BLOWN OR CRACKED HEAD GASKET RESULTED IN WATER POURING OUT THE MUFFLER, OTHER PARTS REPLACED WIPER, RADIATOR, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 10-20 MPH WHILE TRYING TO PARK HOWEVER,THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASH BY BRAKING. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET, OTHER MODEL YEAR SABLE VEHICLE'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE HEAD GASKET, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED RECALL REPAIR DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *MJS

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN IT OVERHEATED AND LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S EXTENEDED WARRANTY. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY, THE 1994 AND 1995 SABLE VEHICLE'S WERE RECALLED FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *MJS