1993 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

HEAD GASKET BROKE, FORD WILL NOT COVER UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO MODEL YEAR. NLM

HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND SHORTLY AFTER (1000 MILES) THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLEW AS A RESULT OF THE INITIAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM, WE SPOKE TO FORD AND THEY DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH OUR PARTICULAR ENGINE TYPE. WE HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 LITERS SINCE 1988. FORD RECENTLY DID A RECALL AND REIMBURSED PEOPLE WITH 94 AND 94 SABLES WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING, MY ENGINE HAS NO PROBLEM, I HAVE BILLS THAT SAY OTHERWISE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO OIL, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AT IDLE AT STOP LIGHT. DEALER SAID ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT, POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO MAIN AND ROD BEARINGS. *AK

GAUGE GOES TO HOT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHITE SMOKE POURS FROM TAIL PIPE. LOW ON WATER. DIFFICULTY STARTING. ROUGH IDLE WHEN STOPPING. REPLACED BATTERY AND STARTER. STILL HAVE OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STARTING. ( ASO, BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. )

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 40,000 MILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AT CURRENT 80,000 MILES. REPAIRS DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. 94 AND 95 MODELS WERE GIVEN EXTENDED WARRANTY, 93 WASN'T, BUT HAS THE SAME HEAD GASKET. OWNER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *AK

FORD REFUSES TO EXTEND WARRANTY TO BLOWN HEADGASKET REPAIR; HAVING IT REPAIRED ELSEWHERE -VIN IS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT. I WILL BE SUING FORD TO RECOVER REPAIR COST FOR DEFECTIVE ENGINE. DOT MUST REQUIRE FORD TO COVER ALL 3.8L FAULTY HEADGASKETS PRODUCED. PLEASE HELP CONSUMERS. *AK

NOTICED COOLANT LEAKAGES . VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET(3.8L ENGINE). *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND GOING OVER A BUMP HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID CONSUMER NEEDED NEW SPRINGS. *AK

1993 MERCURY SABLE (58,500 MILEAGE) HEAD GASKET FAILURE: A FEW DAYS AGO, THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING FROM COLD TO HOT; AND WOULD THEN RETURN TO MID-RANGE ONLY TO GO BACK TO "HOT" -- THIS CYCLE CONTINUALLY REPATED ITSELF. WHILE IT WAS IN THE "HOT" RANGE, A WHIRRING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COULD BARELY BE DETECTED. HEATER WOULD NOT HEAT UP WHILE ENGINE WAS IN IDLE AND WOULD BEGIN HEAT OUTPUT ONLY AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY, 03/21/00, ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER NOTICING THIS SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE. ESTIMATED COST AS OF 03/21/00 IS: $1,000 - $1,500 (FINAL ESTIMATE FROM DEALERSHIP DUE ON 03/22/00). WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING FORD MOTOR CO. ON 03/22/00. *AK