1993 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS WAS AS NON- EFFECTIVE AS A NORMAL HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE LOCAL DEALER QUESTIONED AUTHENTICITY OF THE NOTICE.*JB

IN 1993 I HELPED MY MOTHER PURCHASE A NEW MERCURY SABLE IN RACINE, WISCONSIN WHERE SHE LIVED. BY 2001 MY MOTHER WAS AT AN AGE SHE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING FOR SEVERAL REASONS. THE BIG EVENT WAS WHEN SHE BROKE HER HIP AND WE ALSO LEARNED SHE WAS STARTING TO LOSE HER SHORT TERM MEMORY. IN LATE 2001 WE HAD THE 1993 MERCURY SABLE WITH ONLY ABOUT 30 TO 35,000 MILES STORED PENDING DECIDING IF ANOTHER FAMILY COULD USE THE CAR. IN EARLY 2002 WE HAD THE TITLE TRANSFERRED TO MY SON AND HE STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR. HE TOLD US WITHIN A WEEK THERE WAS A TERRIBLE NOISE AND WE HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER IN LEXINGTON ILLINOIS. THERE SERVICE MANAGER, DANNY, TOLD ME BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. I FOUND THIS VERY ODD BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILES ON THE CAR AND IT WAS NOT DRIVEN MUCH IN THE WINTER SALT. I HAD DANNY SAVE BOTH OF THE OLD SPRINGS FOR ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD COVER THE EXPENSE. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SPRINGS WERE BROKEN IN THE SAME AREA AND THE ORIGINAL PAINT WAS ON THE SPRINGS, INDICATING TO ME THEY HAD VERY LITTLE IF ANY SALT DAMAGE. I STILL HAVE THE SPRINGS IN STORAGE. I ALSO LEARNED LATER THAT FORD HAD SOME SORT OF RECALL FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BY DECEMBER 2001. FORD DID NOT PAY THE $340 BILL THAT I PAID TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS IN EARLY 2002. YOU MIGHT ASK, WHY AM I DOCUMENTING THIS NOW. TWO REASONS, ONE I JUST LEARNED OF THE WEB SITE AND TWO, I OWN A 2000 FORD TAURUS AND JUST RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. APPARENTLY, FORD DID NOT LEARN FROM THE EARLIER PROBLEM. I LEARNED LATER HOW THE BROKEN SPRINGS COULD HAVE CAUSED TIRE FAILURE AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH MY MOTHER ALWAYS HAD HER CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALER, THEY APPARENTLY NEVER CHECKED IT FOR THE RECALL ITEM. I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A MORE ACCOUNTABLITY ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER(FORD) TO ASSURE ALL CARS ARE CHECKED. MY MOTHERS CAR WAS OVERLOOKED, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF HER AGE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED VEHICLE IS OVER HEATING, WHICH LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THERMOSTAT; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCUR. ALSO, MECHANIC NOTED THAT HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. TOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK *JB

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS FOR 3 DAYS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE CHILDREN ARE BEING TRANSPORTED DAILY IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

AFTER DRIVING FOR 30-45 MINUTES HEADLIGHTS FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA RECALL 98V009000 FOR A CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS ISSUED. *AK

MY 1993 MERCURY SABLE WAS SUBJECT TO A FRONT SUSPENSION RECALL IN 1998 (NHTSA ITEM # 615138). THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY CAR, SAME PROBLEM, SAME REASON (CORROSION). THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS EXPIRED SO I HAVE NO OPTIONS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FORD DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY SIMPLY REPAIRED THE DAMAGE WITH PARTS SUBJECT TO THE SAME DEFECTS. THEY WILL NOT HELP ME SO I'M LODGING THIS COMPLAINT.*AK

I HAVE A 3.8L FORD ENGINE IN MY CAR. IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AT 126219 MILES WITH ANOTHER REBUILT 3.8L. NOW I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD OR HEAD GASKET. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAY MERCURY DIDNT HAVE THE PROBLEMS. MY VIN SHOWED NO PAST RECALLS. WHATS UP. ITS A REBUILT 3.8L. I CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND ITS ONLY GOT 15543 MILES ON IT. CANT FORD DO ANYTHING. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN IN A LITTLE OVER A YR. THE WARRANTY IS UP THE SALESPEOPLE FROM INSTANT AUTO QUOTE. HELP.

ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER MY HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED, MY SABLE STARTED TO HESITATE WHEN WARM. THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED WITH NO EFFECT. THE TIMING HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND TO BE RIGHT ON.

I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR ALL THE ABOVE BUT COULD FIND IT IF NECESSARY. I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND, LIVING ON A SMALL PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY, DO NOT HAVE THGE MONEY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE.