2000 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE WAGON. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH USING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND TRIED TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BUT IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT A FASTER SPEED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS HE PULLED TO THE SIDE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. HE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE FORCING HIM TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF A SECOND TIME. HE CALLED A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE FOR HALF AN HOUR HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM TO CALL NHTSA AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO ADVISED HIM TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,980. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF UPDATED 05/05/11

VEHICLE STARTING MAKING FRONT END NOISE, DIFFICULT TO STEER, UNSAFE HANDLING. THE SUBFRAME, ENGINE CRADLE, DETERIORATED DUE TO CORROSION IN AREA OF FRONT MOUNTING BOLT BREAKING THE BOLT COMPLETELY FREE AND NO LONGER PROVIDING STRUCTURAL SUPPORT. SIMILAR CORROSION IS OBSERVABLE ON FILLER TUBE AND VENT TUBE TO GAS TANK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF ENGINE CRADLE. ESTIMATE OF REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $1000.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH SHE HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE COULD STILL HEAR SQUEAKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 12/10/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUBFRAME WAS ALSO CRACKED. WHEN THE MECHANIC TOOK IT APART, THE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE. UPDATED 12/17/10

MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. IT GAVE NO WARNING OR SLIPPAGE OR ANYTHING. THE CAR WAS MOVING FINE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING. IT WILL GO IN PARK AND NEUTRAL BUT WON'T PULL. THE FLUID DOESN'T LEAK OUT AND IS STILL FULL. AFTER READING FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MERCURY SABLES AND FORD TAURUS. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS MATTER. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND $2000 FOR A REBUILD WHEN FORD IS RESPONSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED YET THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE Y ARRIVED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT NOTICED VARIOUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS REGARDING FIRES IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD LOOK INTO ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UPON RESTARTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES, 2000 MERCURY SABLE. WAS DRIVING THE CAR, TURNED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, LIKE A JOINT POPPING. REAR END OF VEHICLE SAGS ON BOTH SIDES AND POPPING NOISE OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE MAKES A TURN. GOING TO MECHANIC FOR REPLACEMENT OF COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS, ESTIMATED COST WITH LABOR $400+. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. ONCE THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE RPMS CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A LOSE THROTTLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE MY TIE RODS REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION MY MECHANIC FOUND MY RIGHT FRONT COILS SPRING BROKEN. HE ALSO STATED THE COIL HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST FOUND AT THE BREAK. I HAVE INSTALLED KYB STRUTS INSTALLED. *TR