1989 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASES ON ITS OWN. SOMETIME ENGAGES WHEN BUCKLING UP. STAYS LATCHED & COULD SELF RELEASE @ ANYTIME. MANY TIMES HAVE TO STRUGGLE FOR LATCHING TO TAKE PLACE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 16 MONTHS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP WHAT COULD BE DONE! THANKS! B.E.*AK

BUSHINGS AND RADIUS ARM ARE GONE ON RIGHT SIDE. HEARED A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN BACKING OR GOING FORWARD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECKED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE IN TRAFFIC, VEHICLE STALLED, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE FAULTY. *SLC

CONSUMER ONLY OWNED VEHICLE FOR A MONTH AND A HALF, WHEN PROBLEMS STARTED TO ARISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION AND C0NSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, SHE THEN TOOK VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER DELAER TO GET A SECOND OPINION AND SHE WAS ADVISED OF THE SAME THING. *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD, HE TURNED CAR OFF, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FIRE, AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BLEW UP, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *JB

RECALL FOR SUBFRAME CORROSION WAS REPAIRED. SOME YEARS LATER THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING/BRAKES, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE CONTROL VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RECALL 97I003000/ ABS BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, MANUFACTURER SAID THEY NEED TO KNOW DATE OF MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SAID TO TAKE IT TO DEALER. DEAELR SAID IT WAS PART OF RECALL, BUT COULD NOT ORDER PARTS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE PART NUMBER. SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS BROKEN WHICH WON'T PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL 98S36, WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM RECALL, DEALER REPAIRED, BUT WOULD NOT REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR PRIOR FAILURE *SLC