1997 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE ENGAGE FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO MOVE DIDN'T WORK. DEALER FIXED THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN CHANGING THE TIRE THE JACK COLLAPSE AND COULD HAD CAUSE INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE INSIDE COURTESY LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE GOES THROW A PUDDLE OFF WATER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. DEALER CONTACTED. TS

THE FREEZE PLUGS CONTINUOUSLY RUST OUT CAUSING THE COOLANT TO BE BROWN MAKING THE ENGINE OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS WORKED ON (2) MONTHS AGO WITH THE PROBLEM REOCCURING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

CAR OVERHEATED, TAKEN TO MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED BLOWN HEADGASKET - RETOOLED HEADGASKET. ALSO REPLACED WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, PLUGS, PLUG WIRES, COIL, THERMOSTAT, SINCE HEADGASKET PROBLEM - CAR HAS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED CONSTANTLY. STILL HAS CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE. CAR IS 5 YRS OLD. SEEMS LIKE EXCESSIVE PRBLEMS FOR A CAR THAT NEW.

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED AS A BAD FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS NEVER NEEDED, THEN THE PROBELM WAS DISCOVERED TO BE A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS.*JB