2003 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CORRODED WIRING AND IT WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF AT WILL, SOUNDING HORN, FLASHING LIGHTS, CAUSING OTHER FLOWING TRAFFIC TO BE DISTRACTED. CONCERNED THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM MAY ACTIVATE WHILE IN MOTION. CONCERNED THAT IT MAY STOP THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. *TR

THROTTLE CABLE STUCK, ENGINE AT 1800 TPM, ENGINE REVVED TO 2600 RPM, INABILITY TO SLOW VEHICLE, SURGING. REQUIRED HARD BREAKING. ONCE CAR STOPPED, IDLE DROPPED TO 900 RPM AFTER 15-30 SECONDS. HAPPENS WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. ENGINE SURGES AT START, REVS TO 2100 THEN TO 2600. INSPECTED CABLE, THROTTLE AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE POINT OF ENTRY TO SUPPORTING BRACKET PLASTIC SHATTERED. CABLE EMITS SOUND FROM BINDING. TOOK TO FORD DEALER, THEY INDICATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CLEARLY DOCUMENTED WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR AND ENGINE. *TR

VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WHERE I GO TO STOP AND CAR ACCELERATES AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED MULTIPLE CARS BECAUSE OF THIS. WHILE GOING FROM A RED TO GREEN LIGHT ON A HILL MY SABLE STALLED AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, ALMOST CRASHING INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME, IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR MY QUICK REACTION. VEHICLE WILL IDLE VERY HIGH, 2.5RPMS AT THE LOWEST, WHILE SITTING IN PARK AFTER STARTUP. AFTER A 5 MINUTES IT WILL SOMETIMES DROP DOWN TO 750-1000RPMS, OTHER TIMES IT WILL CONTINUE TO IDLE HIGH. DURING DRIVE IT WILL CONTINUALLY ACCELERATE TO AROUND 40 MPH ON IT'S OWN. WHEN I BRAKE IT WILL IDLE HIGH AND LURCH FORWARD, UNTIL I'M FORCED TO PUSH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEN CAR WILL EITHER CONTINUE TO IDLE HIGH OR DROP SO LOW THAT IT STALLS. USUALLY I DRIVE WITH TWO FEET AT LIGHTS OR SIGNS TO BE ABLE TO REV ENGINE FROM STALKING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CODE READ IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, SO IT WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK TO GARAGE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ALL VACUUM LINES WERE REPLACED AS WELL. AM GOING TO FIX THE GASKET AND SELL. CAR SCARES ME TOO MUCH TO DRIVE. MULTIPLE PANIC AND ANXIETY ATTACKS. PLEASE RECALL THIS, EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 90 IN SOUTH DAKOTA WHEN THE ELECTRICAL JUST SHUT OFF AT NIGHT. WE HAD NO POWER, LIGHTS OR STEERING CONTROL GOING 75 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR SINCE WE GOT THE VEHICLE IN 2009. AT THAT SPEED AND WITH NO ONE ABLE TO SEE US DUE TO NO LIGHTING WE BECOME A HAZARD TO OURSELVES AND OTHERS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS AN ENDEMIC PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND WHY NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE ISSUE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 REPAIR PLACES INCLUDING A FORD DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WE WOULD LIKE FORD TO MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 25 MPH AFTER SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IDLE IAC VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

2003 MERCURY SABLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND SLASHED TIRE WHICH CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE FLAT TIRE. *SMD

I LEFT HOME FOR WORK. ALL PARTS OF VEHICLE WORKING FINE. I PUT MY BLINKERS ON TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WHICH I EXECUTED. HALF-WAY DOWN THE STREET, THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, BUT WAS STILL RUNNING. I TRIED SHIFTING TO ANOTHER GEAR - NOTHING. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO SOUND, JUST NOTHING. I ATTEMPTED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ONE WAY STREET WITH PARKING ON BOTH SIDES. I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR. THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT OCCUR ON AN INTERSTATE, OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. HAD TO CALL AAA, GET THE VEHICLE TOWED. MY GARAGE SAID IT WAS CATASTROPHIC TORQUE CONVERTER LOSS. HE HAS DONE 5 2003 VEHICLES JUST THIS YEAR. MY HUSBAND JUST HAD MAJOR HEART SURGERY; IS NOT WORKING, AND NOW I HAVE TO COME UP WITH OVER $2,000 TO GET A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. FORD/MERCURY HAS KNOWN ABOUT THESE CATASTROPHIC FAILURES FOR YEARS NOW -- AND NOTHING IS DONE. DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED BEFORE THERE IS ACTION? THIS IS NOT FAIR THE AMERICAN CONSUMERS WHO TRY TO BUY AMERICAN PRODUCTS AND GET SCREWED IN THE END! MY NEXT CAR...JUST MAY BE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY. *TR

MY 2003 MERCURY SABLE HAS A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON. I FOUND THE RECALL NOTICE ONLINE AND CONTACTED FORD WHO DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL FOR MY VIN NUMBER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED DUE TO A FRACTURED COIL SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT CLOCK SPRINGS, THE COIL SPRINGS, AND THE STABILIZER SPRING BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 91,000.