2002 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. *AK MERCURY SUGGESTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *SC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED INTO TRAFFIC. DRIVER HAD TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES PROCEEDED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. AS A RESULT, DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER STATED THEAT BATTERY VOLTAGE WAS LOW. *AK

I BOUGHT MY CAR TWO MONTHS AGO AUGUST 10,2003, FROM HOODRIVER FORD MERCURY, AND SO FAR, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE. WHILE I AM SITTING,IT DIES AND WILL NOT KEEP IDLING AFTER 5 MINUTES. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TWICE TO THE SHOP AT THE FORD DEALER, AND THEY HAVE ALREADY COST ME $48.00 ON MY FORD CREDIT CARD FOR A FUEL PUMP. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY PUT IN NEW SENSORS TOO. I DON'T WANT TO USE UP MY FULL WARRANTY IN A FEW MONTHS.... TWO DAYS AGO, I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY PUT IN FOUR OTHER PARTS WITH SOMETHING TO DO WITH LEAKING VALVES AND OR SOMETHING ELSE. IT IS NOW SITTING IN THE SHOP AGAIN, AS THEY HAVEN'T RESOLVED ANYTHING, IT STILL WILL NOT IDLE FOR LONG. I TRIED TO GET THEM TO REPLACE THE CAR WITH SOMETHING ELSE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO SO. NOW, I DRIVE FOR THE SENIOR SERVICES, AND I NEED A DEPENDABLE CAR THAT I CAN RELY ON FOR MY WORK.

THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. *AK *JB *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. ALSO, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN THE DIMMER SWITCH WAS USED THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. *AK

IN MARCH 2003 WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED, AND FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER STATED THAT FRONT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IT'S EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE AND FUEL PUMP. *NM

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN TRAFFIC. CAR DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOWER SPEEDS AND GIVES PASSENGERS A JOLT. *LA

I HAVE A 2002 MERCURY SABLE W/ 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK NUMEROUS TIMES THE HUB CAPS FELL OFF AFTER THE 6TH TIME THEY REPLACED WITH ALLOY WHEELS. THE RIGHT & LEFT SWAY BAR END LINKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE ALTENATOR WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO COMPLETELY BE OVERHAULED. THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPLAED, THE SPARK PLUG WIRE REPLACED, REPLACED PROCESSOR AND KEY. #4 PLUG WIRE SHORTING OUT CAUSED COIL TO GO BAD AND FOULED #3 AC COIL ASY-IGN REPLACED AFTER FIXING $3 & #4 SHOWED UP ON POWER BALANCE RETEST,BUT SAID ROAD TEST WAS OK AT THIS TIME SUGGESTED FEL MANAGEMENT. IT SCARES ME THAT SO MUCH CAN GO WRONG ON A 2002 AUTO. I DID HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ALTENATOR AND TRANSMISSION, BUT I WOULD HAVE HATED TO PAY THE $3028.00 CHARGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I WASN'T REAL HAPPY TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY GOT STUCK PAYING EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE CAR IN UNDER ORIGNAL WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *LA

MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25 MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO CAR WAS $12,000.00. SHE SUFFERED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO NECK AND NOW IS IN CONSTANT PAIN. CAR WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER, WE NOW HAVE AN ALMOST NEW CAR THAT WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN. *PH