1993 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

VEHICLE'S STRUCTURE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. AS RESULT THE VEHICLE WILL NEVER PASS INSPECTION AGAIN. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY A TECHNICIAN THAT THE ENTIRE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE UNDERBODY WAS RUSTED AND FALLING APART. *NLM *PH

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED, CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO FALL. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE SPRINGS PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRES. RECALL# 98V094000 THE SALES DEALER HAD GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. *SCC *JB

THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER WAS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TOUCH IT. WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER BECAME HOT, THE TURN SIGNALS AND FOUR WAY FLASHERS WENT OUT. *JB THE IGNITION KEY WOULD BECOME HOT TOUCH AS WELL. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

WITHIN THE FIRST 4000 MILES, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF AN OIL FILTER NOT DOING IT'S JOB,ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS AT NEGHERBON MERCURY IN OAKLAND. THE NEW ENGINE RAN HOT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. THE BRAND NEW ENGINE ACTUALLY HAD A CRACKED HEAD GASKET. ALL THE REPAIRS COST ME $1800.00 THAT TIME. THE DEALER WOULDN'T EVEN PERFORM A COMPRESSION CHECK. THEN THE CAR WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. MOST TIMES IT WOULD RESTART. BUT THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. I TOOK IT TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC WHO HOOKED UP SOME MACHINE TO THE COMPUTER. WE DROVE IT ON A NEARBY FREEWAY, WHERE OF COURSE IT STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY DETERMINE THE COMPUTER WAS FAULTY!!!! THE DEVICE THAT BASICALLY RUNS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF GAS FLOW TO THE ENGINE. I HAD MY MECHANIC CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS ALSO OTHER DEFECTS, SUCH AS THE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED TURN SIGNAL STALK WAS REPLACED BUT THE REPLACEMENT DID THE SAME THING. ONLY LOW WIPER SPEED NO HIGH SPEED, AND THE VARIABLE SPEED WENT OUT. THE LIGHTBAR IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ALL WENT OUT. I SPOKE WITH OTHER SABLE OWNERS WHO SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT THE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE SPENT ALMOST ONE YEAR AT MY MECHANICS. THEN WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF FINALLY GETTING IT BACK, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT. MY MECHANIC SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $2700.00 I THREW IN THE TOWEL ON THAT CAR. AT THAT POINT BLUE BOOK WORTH WAS $3000.00. WHY WOULD I WANT TO PUT IN ANY MORE MONEY? IT IS NOW UP ON BLOCKS AT MY FATHER-IN-LAWS. I CONSIDER THIS CAR A LEMON. THE DEALER WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL AT ALL. IN FACT THEY SEEMED VERY HOSTILE. *AK

SEVERAL REPAIRS AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE DONE TO A 1993 MERCURY SABLE.*MR REPAIRS RANGE FROM HEAD GASKET TO RADIATOR. *PH *JB

DRIVER INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES.*MR THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG CAUSED CATARACTS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ALONG WITH GLAUCOMA, WHILE THE CHEMICAL BURNED THE CONSUMER'S FACE AND MELTED HER EYES.*TS *JB

CONSUMER HAD RECALL 98V009000 REMEDIED ON 6/30/02 FOR HEADLIGHT SWITCH. PICKED VEHICLE UP FROM DEALER AND IT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING FLICKER ON/OFF OF HEADLIGHTS DURING OPERATION. DEALER ADVISED, INSTALLED NEW SWITCH ACCORDING TO REMEDY.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 019 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA RECALL NO. 98V323/FORD RECALL NO. 98S36]. RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED 3/29/1999. AS OF THIS DATE THE REAR SUB FRAME MOUNTING BOLTS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. *JB