1990 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

RECALL 89V171000. THE INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS GET DIM, AND INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THE PANEL LIGHT WIRING IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/AIR BAG LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT, AND SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT LIGHTS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON AND WON'T GO OFF. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

SEAT BELTS HARNESS LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS ARE LOOSE, THEY WILL NOT TIGHTEN ALL THE WAY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPAIR WORK WAS, DONE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND OFF. *AK

BRAKE FRONT PADS AND REAR DISCS MAKE NOISE WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES IN THREE YEARS. BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

THE SPEEDOMETER'S RPMS GO UP, AND THE CAR SEEMS TO ROAR AND STAY IN NEUTRAL GEAR OR ANOTHER GEAR. IT WON'T SHIFT GEARS. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR JUST TAKES OFF, NO WARRANTY, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR SUB-FRAME MOUNTS CAME UNATTACHED ALLOWING MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL ONTO THE GROUND WITH NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGING OTHER COMPONENTS. COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED PRIOR DUE TO RECALL HOWEVER RECALL REPAIR FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING THE BODY MOUNTS SUPPORTING TRANSMISSION & ENGINE BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE TO FALL. THE ENGINE FELL ON THE STEERING BINDING. HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. *AK

RECALL SERVICE ON SUBFRAME MOUNTS DENIED, MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING STEERING LOCK UP.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35MPH, STARTED TO TURNING LEFT, WAS UNABLE TO RETURN STEERING WHEEL TO ORIGINAL POSITION. HAD TO BE FORCED BACK. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

INTERMITTENT FUNCTION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WIPERS STOPPED PARTWAY OR FULLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD.