1996 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FRONT PASSENGER UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION.*AK

POWER TRAIN SLIPPING AND FAILURE. TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AFTER FIRST STOP. LET SET FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART, WILL DRIVE UNTIL NEXT STOP.*AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE. THE CONSUMER THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES. *PH THE CONSUMER FIRST NOTICED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED. UPON STOPPING HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER PUT THE FLAMES OUT WITH A SODA. *SC

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND ONE HALF. I BOUGHT IT FROM RAY HUDSON CHEVROLET IN LA CROSSE ,WIS. I HAD THE CAR TWO WEEKS AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AT THE DEALERS EXSPENSE. I HAD TO HAVE A WHEEL BEARING REPLACED AND NOW AFTER A YEAR AND 1/2 I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR.

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER ASSIST AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT HIT AN OBJECT. THE DRIVER THEN PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE SEVERAL TURNS BEFORE STOPPING AGAIN. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. ONCE HE STOPPED, THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS INQUIRING ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT. *PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD FOR TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALER MORE THAN ONCE. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE SPRING PUNCTURE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS PLACE IN REVERSE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO REPLACED THE TIRE HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING BROKE WHICH IN TURN PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *SCC *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITH NO WARNING ROLLED FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PARK. THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE SLOPE OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONSUMER RAN AFTER THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. *SCC *JB