1988 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING, AND THERE WAS KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR MOUNTS. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IN ADDITION, WHEN CONSUMER TRIED START VEHICLE UP, VEHICLE DIED OUT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

RECALL MFR 38S36/ 98V323000 PROBLEM IN FRONT RATHER THAN REAR. DEALER CONTACTED,AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM DUE TO COMPLIANCE WITH RECALL. ALSO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRED ON 1/15/99. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SHOULDER BELT AND THE LAP BELT DON'T WORK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDES. CONSUMER CAN HEAR THE SEAT BELT MOTOR RUNNING, BUT THE SEAT BELT DOESN'T WORK. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT BUCKLE. WHEN TRIED TO FASTEN SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELT BUCKLE FELL OFF. THE MANUACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

I WAS JUST TOLD RECENTLY THAT THIS MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE WAS KNOWN ABOUT BY THE MANUFACTURES ABOUT THE HEAD BOLTS CAUSING THE HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW AND DAMAGE THE HEADS AND VALVES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I WERE TO SEND IN A COPY OF MY REPAIR BILL TO THE MANUFACTURER THAT I WOULD BE FULLY REIMBURSED. CAN YOU PLEASE SEND ME BY MAIL THE ADDRESS THAT I COULD SEND THE COPIES TO? I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH , THANK YOU.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT WITH HER SIX- YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OVER FRONT SEAT AND SHIFT GEAR FROM OUT OF PARK. NO KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION, VEHICLE MOVED FROM GARAGE OUT INTO THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. NO INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN. *AK

FIRESTONE (FR440 20570SR14) TIRES CONTINUE TO SEPARATE THE TREAD CAUSING VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING.

THE HEADLIGHTS/DASH LIGHTS/RUNNING LIGHTS AND BRAKES LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF DUE TO A SHORT IN THE LIGHT SWITCH. THE LIGHT SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND NEEDS REPLACING A THIRD TIME. EACH SWITCH HAS LASTED ABOUT 40,000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 20MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITHOUT ANY NOTICE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY NHTSA THAT AN INVESTIGATION, EA90042,WAS GOING ON REGARDING THE STICKING THROTTLE, HOWEVER WHEN CONTACTING FORD REGARDING THIS THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH THING. *SLC

HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING LINE RUPTURED SPRAYING OIL DOWN ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FIRE.