2001 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH. A NOISE WAS HEARD, AND THE CONTACT REMOVED THE REAR TIRE AND FOUND THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF A FAILURE UNTIL THE COIL SPRING BROKE, AND THE NOISE WAS HEARD. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION, NHTSA PE05054 FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

THE REAR COIL SPRING (DRIVER SIDE) IS BROKEN. PREVIOUSLY I HEARD AN OCCASIONAL SCRATCHING SOUND (MOSTLY IN REVERSE), THEN WHILE DRIVING SOMETHING STARTED DRAGGING. BEFORE I COULD STOP AND CHECK, SOMETHING FELL OFF AND THE DRAGGING NOISE STOPPED. THE CAR WAS SERVICED TODAY (OIL CHANGE) AND ASKED THE MECHANIC TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE CORROSION SHIELDS (SAFETY RECALL) INSTALLED ON THE COIL SPRINGS HAD BECOME LOOSE OR HAD FALLEN OFF. MECHANIC DISCOVERED BROKEN COIL SPRING. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AT 50-60 MPH WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. ALL FOUR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES;. THE CONTACT HAD A FRACTURED SPINE, AND THE OTHERS SUSTAINED BRUISING AND WHIPLASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

2001 SABLE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON FREQUENTLY. *TS THE COIL SPRINGS MAKE NOISE. THE BRAKE HARNESS LIGHT WAS DEFECTIVE. ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED AIR EVERY WEEK (DOT NUMBERS W2X8LH01802 AND W2X8LH04102). *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS DIFFICULTY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED DEALER, WHO CLEANED AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS MULTIPLE TIMES. THESE REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE REAR COIL SPRING OF THE 2001 SABLE IS FRACTURED. ALTHOUGH NO DAMAGE IS YET DONE, I AM CONCERNED THE SAME TYPE OF CONTACT WITH A TIRE CAN HAPPEN AS WITH THE FRONT SPRINGS. FORD DOES NO, BUT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND PROGRAM LIKE THE FRONT COIL SPRING. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED PROGRAM 04M04 NOTIFICATION IN AUGUST 2004 REGARDING THE FRONT SPRINGS. HE CALLED THE NUMBER LISTED ON THE LETTER. THE RECORDED MESSAGE STATED THAT IF THE FRONT SPRINGS FRACTURE THEY COULD PUNCTURE A TIRE WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT . THE CONTACT FELT THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AT NO COST TO HIM BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

CONSUMER 2001 MERCURY SABLE BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSED 3 ACCIDENTS. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD ALREADY HAD THE ACCIDENTS BY THE TIME THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A FULL REPORT RELATING TO THE RECALL. *JB

DT: WHILE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 30 MPH, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED . THERE HAS BEEN NO INSPECTION AS TO WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT INJURED HER LEFT SHOULDER, NECK AND RIGHT HAND. SHE WAS IN THERAPY FOR THREE MONTHS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HE HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AS HE WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER HE EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. WHILE REPLACING THE TIRE HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS. THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN FOR THIS COMPONENT. *AK (11/23/05) *SC