1995 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

DRIVER WAS DRIVING CAR ON STATE ROAD 84. CAR WAS STALLING. DRIVER PULLS OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, OPENS HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENGULFED IN FLAMES AS STATED IN FIRE MARSHALL'S REPORT. FIRE MARSHALL STATES THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS TOTALLED.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOES FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND WILL NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . *NLM *DT

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. TS SCC

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN. TS CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING HEAD GASKETS, THEREFORE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TT

WHILE HAVING THE AIR CONDITIONING SERVICED THE ENGINE OVER HEATED DUE TO THE FAN NOT RESPONDING TO TEMPERATURE RAISING. A SERVICE CAMPAIGN WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURE BUT THE FAILURE OCCURED (2) WEEKS AFTER THE DEADLINE. THE MANUFACTURE IS NOT ASSISTING WITH THIS CAMPAIGN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 01I011 ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FAN ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE COOLING FAN. BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAN WILL NOT OPERATE DUE TO A BLOWN OR SHORTED CONSTANT CONTROL RELAY MODULE. *SCC

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND LEAKED COOLANT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER STATED THAT MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET, AND ISSUED A WARRANTY. HEAD GASKET FAILED AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET. *YH *JB SERVICE BULLETIN #98-4-9. HEAD GASKET FAILED WHEN IT WAS SEVEN YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS. *SCC

I OWN A 1995 MERCURY SABLE STATION WAGON. AT 69,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECTIVE PART IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 98-4-9. FORD ISSUES A 5 YR/60,000 WARRANTY IN 1998 AND A 7 YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY IN 2000. THE HEAD GASKETS ON MY VEHICLE DID NOT FAIL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS 7 YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS --WHICH WAS OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. IT IS UNFAIR TO MAKE THE PUBLIC PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. NLM

PARTS FOR RECALL 01V390000 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. WHILE WAITING FOR PARTS, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

LIONEL BARNET, P.A. WHO IS WRITING ON BEHALF OF MR. BADER STATES THAT THE OWNER RECEVIED NOTICE OF SAFETY RECALL 01S30/O1M09 RELATING TO COOLING FAN MOTOR FAILURE. PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF RECALL NOTICE, MR. BADER, A QUALIFIED AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC, FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REPAIR HIS VEHICLE DUE TO OVERHEATING AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FAN MOTOR HAD SEIZED. MR. BADER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REASONABLE CHARGES HE INCURRED IN REPAIRING HIS VEHICLE WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. *TT