1990 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

VEHICLE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AT A LIGHT AND WAS ABOUT TO MOVE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER LIFTED FOOT FROM BRAKES VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIFT INTO ANOTHER LANE. STARTED TO TURN VEHICLE LEFT AND RIGHT, BUT STEERING WOULDN'T TURN. MECHANIC STATED THAT A SUBFRAME BROKE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHENEVER TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD GIVE NO INDICATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION OPERATES NORMALLY WHEN ENGINE IS COLD/COOL. HOWEVER, WHEN ENGINE WARMS UP, IT FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS (ALUMINUM - FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON). A TRANSMISSION SHOP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS PISTON WILL CRACK. REPLACEMENT PART SENT OUT BY MANUFACTURER IS STEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FRONT SUBFRAME BOLTS BROKE DUE TO CORRISION . RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT ONLY FOR REAR.*AK THE BOLT WAS REPLACED AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR REPAIR SINCE THE DEFECT WAS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS THAT OF THE RECALL. *YH

CONSUMER WAS FOLLOWING A RIGHT CURVE AT 40 MPH WHEN STEERING FROZE UP, HALFWAY AROUND, COULD NOT TURN OR MOVE STEERING. CONSUMER CONTINUED OFF ROAD, AND APPLIED BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEFECT WAS DUE TO FAULTY RACK AND PINION STEERING. ALSO, MIDAS TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF ANOTHER SABLE 1990 THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION, AND KILLED THE PASSENGER IN OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT ON RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT BECAUSE IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH FRONT TIRES WERE MAKING NOISE LIKE RUBBING WIRE TO METAL OF VEHICLE. THEN, CONSUMER STOPPED AND FOUND OUT THAT FRONT TIRES HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. CONSUMER HAD FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65-70 MPH, ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED. RPMS INCREASED BY 3000. IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE APPLIED AS MUCH PRESSURE AS POSSIBLE TO THE BRAKES, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK, AND SHUT OFF IGNITION. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL BEING ENGAGED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 50 MPH VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE, CONSUMER HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO DEALER.*AK

PLEASE HELP ME I AM MENTALLY DISABLED WITH A FAMILY AND THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME -PLEASE HELP ME. THE FRAME ON MY CAR BROKE AND FELL DOWN WHILE MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK. THE DEALER VERIFIED THE RECALL AND GOT US A LOANER BUT SAID IT WOULD COST 25.00 A DAY ITS BEEN 10 DAYS AND MONDAY AUGUST 7TH I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WASN'T FIXABLE BECAUSE OF THE EXCESS CORROSION AND IT WAS FIFTY FIFTY THAT I WOULD HAVE NO CAR AND A RENTAL BILL PLEASE HELP ME IM AT THE POINT WHERE I JUST CAN'T STAND EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE SAT BY THE PHONE FOUR NINE DAYS AND CALLED OURSELVES AFTER THAT LONG THEY SAY I MAY GET NOTHIN, NO CAR AND A RENTAL BILL PLEASE HELP. *AK

THE DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL. HOWEVER FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE/ZONE REP. WAS NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN THIS PROBLEM. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN THE TRIM OFF TO CLEAN, I WOULD HAVE NEVER SEEN THE FAILURE. THIS STRIKER IS NEEDED TO KEEP THE DOOR/TAILGATE CLOSED. CHILDEN CAN RIDE IN THE REAR FACING SEAT OF THIS VEHICLE. IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO CAUSE THIS TAILGATE TO OPEN SUDDENLY, THE FAILED METAL THAT HOLDS THE STRIKER IN PLACE WOIULD BE VIRTUALLY USELESS. THE TAILGATE WOULD LIKELY FLY OPEN. THE STRUCTURE OF THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN COMPRIMISED, BY THE WAY. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS SORT OF FAILURE. FORD'S LACK OF INTEREST IS CERAINLY ALARMING FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK