2001 MERCURY SABLE Complaints
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2001 MERCURY SABLE- WILMINGTON, DE
WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL IT WOULD GET STUCK, GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ON THIS MODEL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, ALLOWING THE GAS PEDAL TO BE ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE TO STOP, AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN 3 ACCIDENTS. *AK. *ET
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2001 MERCURY SABLE- METAIRIE, LA
PANEL LOCATED UNDERNEATH DASH HAS CABLES AND WIRES EXPOSED AND CAN BE DANGEROUS TO CHILDREN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE AREAS BEHIND THE DASHBOARD GO DEEP BEHIND THE INSTUMENT PANEL. CHILDREN ARE ALSO ABLE TO PLACE THEIR ENTIRE ARM UP AND BEHIND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. *YH
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2001 MERCURY SABLE- FLEMINGTON, NJ
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN RANDOMLY, EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICAL SHUTS OFF AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THREE WEEKS ON A VEHICLE THAT IS TWO MONTHS OLD (PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST). EACH TIME THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, THE STARTER MOTOR WAS BURNED OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STARTER MOTOR THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME, THE NEW STARTER MOTOR WAS BLOWN OUT. THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY TO EXPIRE (EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE ONLY 2,200 MILES ON THE VEHICLE) SO THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS AS A WARRANTY ISSUE.
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2001 MERCURY SABLE- SHERMAN, TX
AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER CARS AND THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK IF IN A CRASH. *AK
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2001 MERCURY SABLE- SHAMONG, NJ
I WAS INFORMED THAT IF I WAS TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, FORD DOES NOT KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR THE 5 STAR RATING AND ADDITIONAL COST WERE PAID FOR SIDE AIR BAGS. *AK
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2001 MERCURY SABLE- METAIRIE, LA
THE VEHICLE'S WIRE, CONNNECTORS, STEERING WHEEL AND UNDERSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD EXPOSED BECAUSE OF NO PANEL PROTECTION. *YH
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2001 MERCURY SABLE- WINGO, KY
VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AT SLOW SPEEDS, THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 2 OR 3 TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEN ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 WHILE PARKING VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE RUNNING INTO BUILDING. CONSUMER SUFFERED HEADACHES, AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS $ 7000. *AK
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2001 MERCURY SABLE- MATAIRIE, LA
THERE IS NO PANEL COVERING UNDERSIDE DASHBOARD, WIRES/ STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY ARE EXPOSED, A SMALL CHILD COULD EASILY GET HANDS UP IN WIRE AND POSSIBLY BE INJURED. *AK *SLC
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2001 MERCURY SABLE- SEAFORD, NY
DEAR COMMENT " PID DATA TEST FOUND AIR BAG OVER 17V MODULE BAD" ...MY COMMENT "THEREFORE COUND NOT BE DEPLOYER IN CASE OF ACCIDENT"*AK
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2001 MERCURY SABLE- METHUEN, MA
BRAKE PEDAL & ACCELERATOR ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. MANYT TIMES BOTH ARE DEPRESSED WHEN ONLY THE BRAKE WAS MEANT TO BE APPLIED. VEHICLE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN 6+ COLLISIONS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK
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