2000 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NM *SC

2000 MERCURY SABLE WITH ADJUSTABLE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS WAS RECALLED FOR SPACING ISSUE. TOLD ON RECALL NO ADJUSTMENT NEEDED. HAD BAD CRASH. AFTER CRASH TOLD TWO MORE TIMES ADJUSTMENT NOT NEEDED. THIS CAR HAS A BRAKE PEDAL THAT WOBBLES SIDE TO SIDE 7 MM AND A GAS PEDAL THAT WOBBLES SIDE TO SIDE 1 CM. ODI IN WASHINGTON TOLD ME THAT AS BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL UNIT IS BROUGHT FORWARD THE 3 INCH DISTANCE FOR A SHORTER PERSON THE SIDE TO SIDE WOBBLE OF BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES WORSE CAUSING YOU TO HIT THE GAS. THEY ALSO SAID ADJUSTMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE ON THIS CAR. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AND TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET POWER WINDOWS REPAIRED I HAVE FINALLY BEEN SOMEWHAT SATISFIED, ALTHOUGH I STILL EXPERIENCE SOME STICKING AND ANNOYING WIND NOISE. I DID ASK RUSTON FORD, LINCOLN, MERCURY IN RUSTON, LA WHEN I HAD THE WINDOWS REPAIRED ABOUT THE FRONT BUMPER PAINT PEELING/FLAKING AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE PROBLEM. I RECENTLY SEARCHED SEVERAL AUTO REPAIR AND SUPPLY STORES FOR SOME TYPE OF TOUCH UP PAINT AND WERE TOLD BY SEVERAL REPUTABLE SALES PEOPLE THAT THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL CUSTOMERS LIKE MYSELF WITH THE SAME PROBLEM(PEELING/FLAKING PAINT) ON THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I COULD ORDER THE PAINT THROUGH THE LOCAL FORD LINCOLN MERCURY DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD MOST LIKELY REOCCUR. AFTER MY DEALINGS WITH THE RUSTON FORD, LINCOLN, MERCURY DEALERSHIP IN RUSTON, LA I HAVE NO DESIRE TO DO ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS WITH THEM EVER AGAIN!, NOR WILL I CONSIDER PURCHASING ANY FORD OR MERCURY VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE OWNED 6 VEHICLES IN THE PAST 12 YEARS: CHEVROLET CORSICA MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CHEVROLET BLAZER TOYOTA FORERUNNER TOYOTA CAMRY -------OF THESE SIX VEHICLES I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT MY MERCURY SABLE HAS BY FAR EXCEEDED ANY PROBLEMS AND POOR SERVICE EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER RECEIVED!!!! ON AUGUST 15TH I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE WAS A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM MY AIR CONDITIONER WHICH COULD BE SIGNS OF YET ANOTHER PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. ALL I AM ASKING FOR IS A LITTLE OLD FASHIONED HONESTY AND TRUST IN SOMEONE THAT WILL TELL ME WHETHER THESE PROBLEMS ARE COVERED UNDER A DEFECT OR RECALL CLAIM. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM SOMEONE SOON. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH FAILS AND CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE, BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR.

NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN FRONTAL COLLISION IN 2000 MERCURY SABLE, CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.*AK

FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE AT 49,000 MILES. TIP OF FAILED SPRING PUNCTURED TIRE SIDE WALL. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS PARKED AT THE TIME. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE OPERATED DUE TO COIL SPRING INTERFERENCE WITH WHEEL WELL PATH OF REPLACEMENT TIRE.

WHILE BRAKING, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER STATED WE NEVER HEARD SOMETHING LIKE THIS. *AK

PETITION TO OPEN AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THE MERCURY SABLE HAS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE WITH A DEFECTIVE BRAKE PEDAL & AIRBAGS.*MR THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL SYSTEM WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR THE SPACING BETWEEN THE PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NO ADJUSTMENT. ONE DAY THE DRIVER WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ONTO A GRASSY MEDIAN AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. ON INSPECTION OF THE CAR IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD EXCESSIVE SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. *TS *NLM

BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH FAILURE THAT CAUSED BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL. THE SAME FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON JUNE 7, 2002. IN ADDITION THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 19,2001 TO COMPLY WITH RECALL 01S08. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS NOT THE PROBLEM. IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. *LA