1995 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

THIS WAS REPAIRED AT BERGE FORD IN MESA, AZ. THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT RELATED TO THIS ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILURE. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK FOR ADDITIONAL WORK THAT I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY THE COOLING FAN FAILURE. THE HARMONIC BALANCER WARPED FROM THE ENGINE HEAT AND WELDED ITSELF TO THE CRANK SHAFT. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $1460.00 I FEEL THAT BERGE FORD OR FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF THEIR SERVICE PEOPLE.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RECALL O1I011000 DEALER REPLACED ONLY THE RESISTOR IN APRIL. WHEN I QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT THIS REPLACING THE COOLING FAN I WAS TOLD "IF THE COOLING FAN WAS GOING TO FAIL, IT WOULD HAVE FAILED AT THAT TIME." ON 06/14/2002 THE ENGINE COLING FAN FAILED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO BERGE FORD IN MESA, AZ. 480-497-7600. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE RADIATOR EXPLODED FROM THE HEAT. SERGIO TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILURE IS WAS THE ROOT OF ALL THE DAMAGE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THEY DID COVER THE COST OF THE ENGINE COOLING FAN. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR PER DIRECTION OF THE RECALL LETTER. THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL $157.15 COST TO ME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ACTION I CAN TAKE TO RECOVER MY COSTS? ONE LAST THING, AS I WAS FILLING OUT THIS FORM I NOTICED BERGE FORD HAD RECORDED THE VEHICLE MILEAGE INCORRECTLY FOR MY VEHICLE. JOHN REDIKEN IS MY NORMAL SERVICE CONSULTANT.*AK

RECALL O1I011000 REPAIRS WERE DONE, DEALER REPLACED COOLING FAN RESISTOR. WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. ON 14-JUN-02 AT BERGE FORD MESA, AZ 480-497-7600.*AK *YH

HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED AND ENGINE OVERHEATED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER ADDS MALFUNCTION OF FAN MOTOR RECALL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE HEAD GASKET. *TT

HEAD GASKET GOES OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. HAD PART REPLACED , PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

RECALL 98 V 323 000/SUBFRAME CORROSION: UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP POSITION, DRIVER HEARD A CLUNK SOUND, AND THEN THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEMS AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE CONSIDERATION FOR VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AS PER RECALL. *JG

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE RECONDITIONED.*AK *MJ

THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES AT ABOUT 45MPH OR MORE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. IT WILL COST OVER $700 TO FIX IT. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THEN FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE A/C WAS INOPERATIVE. OUTSIDE SHOP FOUND A/C MANIFOLD LINE WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED CAUSED BY STRESS FROM SUSPENDED SUBFRAME. OUTSIDE SHOP CLAIMED WHEN RECALL REPAIRS TO REPLACE SUBFRAME BOLTS WHICH ENTAILED LIFTING THE ENGINE AND / OR LOWERING IT PUT STRESS ON THE FRONT BOLTS, THUS SHEARING OFF THE BOLT LOCATED ON THE FRONT END RIGHT SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DROP WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE A/C. DEALER CLAIMED THAT DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY OUTSIDE SHOP WHO REPAIRED A/C SEVEN MONTHS PRIOR. THERE WERE IMPACT MARKS INDICATION THAT THE SERVICE PERFORMED WHEN REAPIRING THE A/C OR VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH CREATED THE PROBLEM. *TT