1989 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

IGNITION OF ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT INTERMITANT AND UNUSUAL TIMES USUALLY GOING UPHILL TO THE RIGHT.

HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE DIMMED & CLOUDED. HAVE BEEN GETTING WORSE. LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS TOLD ENTIRE LIGHT SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

RECALL 97I-OO3.OOO. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON AUGUST 10TH, 1998, STILL NO PESPONSE BACK FROM DEALER REGARDING PARTS. *AK

THE REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE TO HIT THE GROUND, AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SURGE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM. IN ONE INSTANCE, THE ENGINE SURGED AND RAN INTO A CONCRETE WALL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY AN ENGINE SURGE, WHICH WAS THE RESULT OF A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. *AK

DEFECT WITHIN THE IGNITON WIRING, CAUSING THE WIRING TO BURN AND VEHICLE TO LOCK UP. THIS HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION. DEALER AND FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE CUT OFF. MECHANIC WORKED ON CAR, PUT ON COMPUTER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, AND STATED THE COMPUTER BRAIN WAS GONE OUT ON THE CAR. COULD BE MANY REASONS THAT CAUSE CASCADE PROBLEMS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED, AND WENT BLACK BECAUSE THE FUSE BURNED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REAR LIGHTS DID NOT WORK, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF PARTS SW-1975. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR SUBFRAM MOUNTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MAKE/MODEL 93V-106.002. *AK

THE OVERDRIVE GEAR IS TOO SMALL AND IT BLOWS OUT THE FRONT PISTON, AFTER CAR RUNS FOR FIVE MINUTES GEARS WILL NO LONGER ENGAGE. (QCAW)