1999 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM IS FAULTY. I HAVE HAD 3 FREEZE PLUGS REPLACED IN ENGINE OVER PAST YEAR AND A HALF AT COST OF $500.00 I AM TOLD IF THE OTHERS RUST BEHIND THE ENGINE IT WILL BE ANOTHER $500.00 JUST HAD THE SYSTEM FLUSHED LAST YEAR, NOW IT IS RUSTY AGAIN. COOLING SYSTEM IS CORROSIVE! DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?*AK

ALUMINUM WHEEL CORROSION OF MY 1999 MERCURY SABLE LEADS TO CONSTANT PRESSURE LOST. DEALER CANNOT REPAIR, NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB IF TIRE PRESSURE IS IMPORTANT WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT? *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER'S TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. *AK *JB

THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL 04V332000 REPAIRS WON'T BE AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. *AK *SC

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FEELS REAL LOOSE, ND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $200. *AK *MR

FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL FILTER LINE ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY WHEN GAS WAS SMELLED. THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND VIEWED GASOLINE SQUIRTING ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC "ELBOW" THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS CRACKED. *SC *JB

I OWN A 1999 MERCURY SABLE, BOUGHT IT NEW. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON PERIODICALLY. THIS MIGHT HAPPEN NO MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE WASHER FLUID STARTED TO SPRAYEED OUT. IT ONLY LASTED A SPLIT SECOND AND SO FAR HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE WASHER FLUID IS A NEW OCCURENCE; BEFORE, IT WAS JUST THE WIPERS COMING ON AND SWISHING A TIME OR TWO.*AK

FORD SAFETY RECALL 04S17 LETTER TO ME STATES: WE EXPECT THAT THESE SHIELDS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER 2004." THIS "SHIELD" IS, IN MY OPINION, A CHEAP, INEFFECTIVE RUBE GOLDBERG, ATTEMPT BY FORD TO COVER UP A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION CAUSED BY THE FRACTURE OF FRONT COIL SPRINGS PUNCTURING THE FRONT TIRES AND IN FORD'S OWN WORDS: "...WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING." FORD ALSO STATES IT WOULD REPLACE A COIL SPRING WHICH FRACTURES. THIS IS AN IRRESPONSIBLE POSITION: REPLACE THE COILD SPRING ONLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ARE WE OWNERS OF 1999 THROUGH 2002 SABLES AND TAURUSES TO AVOID DRIVING OUT CARS UNTIL THE NON-SOLUTION "CONTAINER" PARTS MIGHT ARRIVE IN DECEMBER? AND THEN WAIT UNTIL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN SCHEDULE THE NON-SOLUTION? ACTION BY YOUR AGENCY IS REQUIRED TO FORCE FORD TO BEGIN REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS NOW! ANYTHING LESS WILL RESULT IN ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND DEATHS ON OUR ROADS.*AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THE RECALL HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER, 2004. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE RECALL STATED IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. BUT YET THERE WAS NOT SOLUTION. UNTIL DECEMBER 2004, THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF MANUFACTURER WOULD PAY FOR A RENTAL. *AK *SC *JB

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER HEARD A WINDING COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, LIFTED UP THE HOOD, AND NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID WAS DRY INSIDE OF THE CANISTER PUMP. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR STEERING FLUID. THEN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK PINION FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK