2001 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

THE CAR WOULD NOT START EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD. AFTER SWITCHING THE REMOTE ENTRY BACK AND FORTH FROM LOCK TO UNLOCK SEVERAL TIMES, THE ENGINE STARTED. THE ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 65 TO ABOUT 20MPH. THE DEALER CLAIMED A CONTACT IN THE FUSE BOX WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE SUFFICIENT CONTACT WITH THE FUSE. I ALSO SUSPECT THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE OR IGNITION SWITCH MIGHT BE AT FAULT.*AK

THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING, UPON IMPACT THE THE DRIVERS SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG FALSELY DEPLOYED HITTING THE CONSUMER CAUSING BRUISING AND SORENESS. NLM

HEADREST IS TOO BIG, AND CONSUMER CANNOT SEE OUT OF REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACES OR DRIVEWAY.*AK BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAD NO SOLUTION. THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE HEADREST BUT WAS UNABLE. *YH

ALL OF SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE OF POOR QUALITY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER TRIED TO MOVE THE FRONT SEAT BACK BY USING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE POWER SEAT ADJUSTMENT SWITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER REALLY WAS ADJUSTING AN ELECTRIC PEDAL ADJUSTMENT SWITCH THAT MOVED BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL CLOSER TO CONSUMER CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CONSUMER STATES THAT THESE TWO SWITCHES SHOULD NOT BE LOCATED NEAR EACH OTHER AND THAT THE PEDAL SWITCH SHOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO BE USED WHILE IN PARK. *SLC

FUEL SMELL PROMBLEM IN VEHICLE, O RINGS AND SOME GASKETS REPLACED, PROBLEM OF FUEL SMELL STILL EXISTS, PROBLEM CAUSED APPREHENSION AND ILLNESS. *CJ

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE SWAYS AND VEERS EXCESSIVELY IN MODERATE CROSSWINDS. *AK

CONSUMER CAN SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO FEEL ILL, DEALER TRIED TO FIND PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. NLM