1999 Mercury Sable

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2004· SUSPENSION

  NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V332000; FORD ISSUED A FRONT COIL RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO DO REPAIRS.*AK

• 12/29/2004· SUSPENSION

  NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V332000; MERCURY ISSUED A FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JB

• 12/26/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, CANNOT DUPLICATE T PROBLEM AND IS UNABLE TO REMEDY. *AK

• 12/21/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FUMES INSIDE CAR NOTICED, AND A SLIGHT STRANGE SOUND FROM CAR WHEN RUNNING. WHEN TAKEN TO SHOP TO FIND PROBLEM, A CRACK WAS NOTICED AT THE Y SHAPED PIPE CONNECTING TO BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS THE WHOLE SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THE CONVERTERS ARE FINE.*AK

• 12/17/2019· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE WAGON. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/17/2019· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND MADE IT VERY HARD TO STEER ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER AND VERY HARD TO TURN HAD TO GET CAR TOWED.I FIND THIS TO BE A COMPLETE RIP OFF BECAUSE I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF STEERING PROBLEMS OF THE SAME MATTER

• 12/16/2004· SUSPENSION

  WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

• 12/14/2020· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT A USED 1999 MERCURY SABLE GS WITH THE U TYPE 3.0L V6 ENGINE 2 MONTHS AGO. JUST RECENTLY I NOTICED THE CAR WANTING TO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE AT STOPS. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER WHENEVER I START THE CAR IT LUNGES FORWARD. NOTHING DRAMATIC BUT DEFINITELY NOTICEABLE. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE ABOUT A RECALL AND 1 WAS PRESENT A LONG TIME AGO. IS IT TO LATE TO GET MY CAR CHECKED OR HOW TO SEE IF IT WAS EVER SERVICED OR CALLED FOR THE RECALL.

• 12/13/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER LOST ALL BRAKES AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER FOUND LEAK IN REAR CYLINDER AND REPLACED BOTH CYLINDERS, CONSUMER FELT LUCKY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND NO INJURIES. *SLC

• 12/12/2004· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER DRIVING MY 1999 MERCURY SABLE STATION WAGON IN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN, I LOSE POWER STEERING DURING TURNS. THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO EXCESSIVE BELT SLIPPAGE FROM WATER. IT GOES AWAY IF I STOP FOR A FEW SECONDS TO LET THE BELT REGAIN TRACTION. THIS CONDITION OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY IS A RISK TO LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *JB

• 12/10/2005· STEERING

  NOISY POWER STEERING PUMP & LOSS POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED ON OUR 1999 SABLE WHEN IT HAD 56,000 MILES. *JB

• 12/09/2002· POWER TRAINCrash

  CONSUMER STATED WHEN PUT IN PARK THE VEHICLE ROLLED BAKWARDS ABOUT 4-6 IN. CAUSED DAMAGES. TS *TT

• 12/08/2004· STEERING,SEAT BELTS

  REAR RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL 99V25000. ALSO, RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A SEAL LEAK.*AK *TC

• 12/06/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HIGHBEAM ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED; PREVIOUSLY THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS EXTREMELY HOT.

• 12/05/2001· AIR BAGS

  STARTED FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE CAR. LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO SEE IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING.NOTHING IN SIGHT.AS I DROVE HOME, I NOTICED THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHTAND THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKED. DEALER INVESTIGATED AND STATED THAT I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING VERY HARD BECAUSE THE SUB FRAME ASSEMBLY AND PASSENGER LOWER CONTROL ARM WERE BENT. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING. REPAIR CHARGE WAS $2056. *AK

• 12/03/2012· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1999 MERCURY SABLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

• 12/02/1998· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING MFR. RECALL NOTICE # 98S-31 & NHTSA RECALL 98V-288 000 CONCERNING FORD/ TRANSMSSION OIL COOLER LINE . AN INCORRECT TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE WAS INSTALLED, THE LINE CONTACTS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MODULE SUPPORT BRACKET AND OVERTIME. CAN WEAR AND DEVELOP A LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. *AK

• 12/01/1999· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD CLUNK WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. NLM

• 11/28/2005· VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEATER DID NOT WORK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS BLOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO REPAIR EXPENSE.*AK

• 11/25/2015· STEERING

  EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE SECOND POWER STEERING PUMP , IT IS HORRIBLE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL MOST OF THE TIME. ALSO, IT IS NOISY WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. IT HAD A NEW RACK AND PINION ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT . PARKING IN A PARKING LOT IS AWFUL AS IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER AROUND OTHER CARS. TURNING CORNERS ,SOMETIMES IT'S OKAY AND OTHER TIMES REALLY HARD. NOT SURE IF THIS COMPLAINT BELONGS HERE, BUT HEATER DOESN'T WORK ,EITHER. FEELS LIKE A/C IS ON . HAD A FRIEND CHECK IT AND HE IS HAVING A HARD TIME FIGURING IT OUT. DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER "DATE HAPPENED" AS IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST.

• 11/22/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO DECELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 11/19/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THROTTLE. DRIVERS FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME, ACCELERATOR OVER POWERS BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. *AK CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG.*SLC

• 11/17/2005· VISIBILITY

  THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER TURNS ON BY ITSELF, SOMETIMES IT ONLY GOES ON ONCE AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL DO IT FOR A FEW TIMES. IT USED TO ONLY HAPPEN ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS, NOW THERE ARE DAYS THAT IT HAPPENS EVERY FEW MINUTES. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER YET, BECAUSE I WANT TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TO SEE IF IT WILL BECOME A RECALL OR NOT (SINCE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM). *JB

• 11/14/2006· SUSPENSION

  I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A REAR SUSPENSION SQUEAK DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT A BROKEN REAR COIL SPRING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SQUEAK. THE PART OF THE SPRING THAT RESTED IN THE SPRING SEAT HAD FRACTURED SEVERAL INCHES FROM THE END OF THE COIL. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING BOTH COIL SPRINGS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THE UNBROKEN SPRING FRACTURING, PUNCTURING THE TIRE AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I PAID FOR REPLACEMENT OF BOTH COIL SPRINGS AND HAD THE REAR STRUTS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME TO RESTORE THE CAR'S ORIGINAL RIDE QUALITY. *JB

• 11/14/2001· EQUIPMENT

  WHEN STIVERS' BODY SHOP REPAIRED THE BODY, THEY FAILED TO REPLACE THE CERTIFICATION LABEL. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT. WITHOUT IT, THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE IS.

• 11/12/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONT END SHIMMIED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE GROUNDED. THIS HAPPENED FIRST AT 25000 MILES, A SECOND TIME AT 48000 MILES. MR ROTORS GROUNDED AGAIN AT 50000 MILES . DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT ROTORS BE REPLACED ON NEXT SERVICE. *TT *JB

• 11/12/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK FAST ENOUGH IN HEAVY RAIN. MR MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT *JB

• 11/07/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PROBLEM FIRST NOTICED AS ENGINE OVERHEATED AND A COOLANT LEAK OCCURRED... DEBRIS IN COOLING SYSTEM CREATES A BLOCKAGE AND HEATER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. STILL OVERHEATS AFTER RADIATOR FLUSHES TO CLEAN SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC TO EITHER SELL THE CAR OR REPLACE THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM. *LA

• 11/02/2001· TIRES

  1999 MERCURY SABLE, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P205/65R15, WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELT SPONGY. *AK DOT NUMBER P5UR4423900, CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A SPLIT ABOUT 1 INCH FROM THE RIM AND 1/4 OF AN INCH FROM THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE OTHER 3 TIRES ARE DRY ROTTED IN THE SAME AREA AND SOME ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF SPLITTING, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

• 11/01/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE DASH LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE AND IT HAD TO BE SERVICED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSOR AND A VALVE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE LINKAGE BROKE ONCE IN A PARKING LOT. IT HAD TO BE TOWED IN ON FLATBED.*AK

• 10/31/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES ON THE 1999 MERCURY SABLE THAT I PURCHASED 4 YEARS AGO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND/OR REPLACED 4 TIMES! NOW THEY ARE GOING OUT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, AND EVERY OTHER THING THAT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED. WHEN I ASKED THE LAST MECHANIC WHY MY BRAKES KEEP GOING OUT, HE STATED THAT THIS SIZE OF FORD WAS NOT SUPPLIED WITH AN APPROPRIATE BRAKE FOR THE SIZE OF CAR. I ASKED WHAT COULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION, AND WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE BRAKES. I THINK THIS IS A HORRIBLE ANSWER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FORD WILL DO FOR ME. I LIVE IN OREGON AND AM SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS, BUT I DON'T DARE GO OVER ANY OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGES BECAUSE GOING DOWNHILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES MAKES THE ENTIRE CAR SHIMMY AND IT FEELS LIKE I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THAT IT WON'T STOP. I HAVE TO MAKE WEEKLY TRIPS OVER THE MOUNTAINS, SO I ALWAYS RENT A CAR. THIS IS GETTING TO BE TOO EXPENSIVE. I OWN MY CAR FREE AND CLEAR AND WOULD LIKE THE BRAKES TO STAY FIXED ONCE I GET THEM FIXED BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

• 10/31/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SYSTEM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A WHITE PART AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER STATED THAT IS HOW THE WINDSHIELD WORKS. ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD IS ON USE IT SCRATCHES THE WINDSHIELD ON THE VEHICLE. TS

• 10/30/2000· EQUIPMENT

  WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONER INSTEAD OF COOL AIR IT WILL BLOW HOT AIR TO THE FACE WHERE IT COULD NOT BE CUT OFF.*AK

• 10/28/2006· WHEELS

  REAR LEFT TIRE CONSISTENTLY LOW, EVEN AFTER BEING FILLED AND RE-FILLED ON A WEEKLY BASIS. AFTER TAKING TO A SERVICE STATION, MECHANIC STATED THE RIM WAS FAULTY AND TIRE WAS SEPARATING FROM THE RIM. THEY SEALED THE TIRE TO THE RIM. AFTER HAVING ALL TIRES REPLACED A FEW MONTHS LATER, SAME ISSUE WITH SAME REAR LEFT TIRE. DIFFERENT MECHANIC ALSO STATED UPON INSPECTION THAT RIM WAS WARPED. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NOR ABUSED. RIMS ARE STANDARD MANUFACTURERS. *NM

• 10/25/2000· EQUIPMENT

  THERE IS A BAD MILDEW ODOR WHEN OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. *CJ

• 10/24/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  INTERMITTANT ERRATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST TOW GEARS, PERFORMED SBDS DIAGNOSIS AND REMPVED PLUGGED VALVE BODY TO NO AVAIL. TRANSMISSION FLUID LOOKED LIKE COFFEE GROUNDS IN IT, ALSO OIL LEAK IN THE AREA OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT NEEDED TO BE CHECKED.

• 10/21/2004· SUSPENSION

  CAR WAS TWO YEARS OLD WHEN PURCHASED, AND HAD 60K MILES. I NOTED THAT CAR WOULD SHAKE, ESPECIALLY DURING BRAKING. I ALSO NOTED THAT VEHICLE PULLED TO ONE SIDE DURING BRAKING. I TOOK CAR TO SHOP AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE DISCS HAD TO BE TURNED DUE TO WARPAGE. (I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES, INCLUDING TUARUS') THIS ELEVIATED MOST OF THE PROBLEMS, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIE RODS, AND TIE ROD ENDS WERE WORE OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I PERSONALLY LOOKED AT THE ORIGINAL TIE RODS AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED AND NOTED THAT THEY WERE WORE OUT. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE POSSIBLY RESULTED IN PREMATURE BRAKING AND LOSE OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NOTABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE BRAKING DISTANCE AND ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIE RODS, AND ENDS.

• 10/21/2004· POWER TRAIN

  CAR HAS ALWAYS SHIFTED HARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 90K MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL EVIDENCED BY GEAR SLIPPAGE AND CAR DECELLERATING WHILE BEING DRIVEN. TRANSMISSION PUMP WAS ALSO "KNOCKING". CAR WAS TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT A 10 CENT "O" RING HAD FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION PUMP AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP HAD LITERALLY "COME APART". ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION PAN HAD A SMAL, SHINY INDENTION WHERE THE PUMP WAS LOCATED, FURTHER EVIDENCE OF WHERE THE PROBLEM POSSIBLY ORIGINATED. THEY HAD ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS TUARUS' AND SABLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT AT A COST OF $1700.00 AND THE PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH ONE WITH A METALLIC "O" RING TO HELP ELIMINATE FURTHER FAILURES. I PERSONALLY TAKE GREAT CARE AND PRIDE WITH MY VEHICLES AND ON AVERAGE HAVE CHECKED ALL FLUID LEVELS, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON A BIMONTHLY BASES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS RATHER SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING, TO INCLUDE AN ENGINE LIGHT.

• 10/21/1999· STEERING

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 30 - 35 MPH TIE ROD POPPED OUT, DISABLING STEERING MAKING VEHICLE GO OUT OF CONTROL. CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK

• 10/19/2004· TIRES

  PROBLEMS WITH TIRE EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE.*MR THE VEHICLE'S RIMS CUT THE TIRES AND VALVE STEMS. THE CONSUEMR HAS SPENT OVER $150N ON TIRE REPAIRS. *NM

• 10/17/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 MERCURY SABLE LS VIN - [XXX] CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM COPPER COUNTRY FORD 12/16/98 WARRANTY - 36,000 MILES / 6 YEARS ----------------------------------------------- AT APPROX 36,095 MILES OCT 2004 I HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. SEEING AS HOW I WAS OVER THE WARRANTY, I CALLED THE FORD MO. CO AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY WOULD DO. TOWN & COUNTRY FORD (LOCAL FORD DEALER IN MY TOWN) SAID THEY WOULD CHARGE ME FOR THE LABOR ONLY. APRIL 11, 2005 WITH APPROX 38,000 MILES IT STARTED TO LEAK OIL. I TOOK IT TO TOWN & COUNTRY AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW OIL PAN GASKET. THEY REPAIRED IT AT MY EXPENSE. APPROX A MONTH LATER, IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN. TOOK IT IN, AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT... OIL PAN GASKET NEEDED SOME TWEEKING, SO THEY SAID. I TOOK IT TO HAVE ITS NORMAL 3000 MI OIL CHECK DAYS LATER, AND THE MAN WHO LOOKED AT MY ENGINE SAID THE FAN BELT WAS SHREDDED, AND COULD NOT BELIEVE SOMEONE WAS WORKING ON MY ENGINE DAYS PRIOR AND DID NOT FIX IT OR TELL ME ABOUT IT. I HAD THE FAN BELT REPLACED. OCT 13, 2005 MY CAR IS STILL LEAKING OIL. I TOOK IT TO TOWN & COUNTRY FORD, AND NOW THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE.....BECAUSE THE BLOCK IS CRACKED. I ASKED IF MAYBE THE OIL LEAK THAT HAD STARTED IN APRIL MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE CRACKED BLOCK, TO WHICH I NEVER GOT AN ANSWER. WHEN I ASKED WHY THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, THE ANSWER I GOT WAS "ITS MADE OF ALUMINUM, AND SOMETIMES THESE THINGS HAPPEN." CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROX 40,000. I JUST CALLED THE FORD MOTOR CO AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CAR TO HELP ME AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I REALIZE THAT IM OVER MILEAGE, AND THAT IM OVER THE WARRANTY....BUT I HAVE REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE? [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 10/16/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND BRAKING DOWN HILL THERES A VERY BAD SHIMMY IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER STATES 20,000 MILES LATER PROBLEM REOCCURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

• 10/14/2005· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER HAD COIL SPRING SHIELDS INSTALLED UNDER SAFETY RECALL, VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN HITTING A DIP. *TS THE SHIELDS THAT WERE INSTALLED UNDER THE RECALL WAS CAUSING THE NOISE, SO THEREFORE THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER REMOVE THEM. ONCE THEY WERE REMOVED, THE NOISE STOPPED. THE DEALER DID ADVISE THE CONSUMER THAT DRIVING WITHOUT THE SHIELDS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *JB

• 10/12/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES SLIPPED AND THEN VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK

• 10/11/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE INCIDENT I AM WRITING ABOUT RELATES TO THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ON THE 1999 MERCURY SABLE. AFTER MANY MONTHS OF HAVING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS NOT RESPONDING TO THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE CONTROLS, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. $450 LATER THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM PARTS WITH THE STATEMENT THAT MERCURY WAS HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS SERIES OF LOCKING MECHANISM'S AND IT APPEARED MERCURY HAD A WIDE SPREAD, PERVASIVE PROBLEM. I CONSIDER THIS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AS IT PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM INSURING THAT ALL DOORS ARE LOCKED WHEN TRANSPORTING YOUNG CHILDREN WITHOUT THE DRIVER EXITING THE VEHICLE OR CRAWLING ACROSS TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE TO LOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO TRACK THIS PROBLEM AND HOW CAN MERCURY BE REQUIRED TO CONSIDER THIS A RECALL ISSUE AND TAKE STEPS TO CORRECT AND REPLACE THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM? *NM

• 10/05/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A HOUSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT IT DID NOT HELP IN PREVENTING THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE PEDALS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. UPDATED 10/31/2006 - THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND GLASS IN HER EYES. THE CONSUMER'S ANKLE WAS CRACKED AND HAD TORN LIGAMENTS. *NM

• 10/05/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  REPORTING RAW FUEL IS GETTING INTO THE VAPORIZED SYSTM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA ON THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/02/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR A BROKEN ROD, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FROM THE CENTER SEAM. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK, BUT THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED.

• 10/01/2009· WHEELSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE LS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A WOODED AREA. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE CORROSION ON THE CHROME PLATED WHEEL CAUSED THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE TO LOSE PRESSURE. ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE REPLACED WITH ALLOYED WHEELS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122,000. UPDATED 04/01/10 *BF THE TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE AS A RESULT OF CHROMING OF THE TIRE SEALING AREA. UPDATED 07/19/*JB

• 10/01/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  NOTE******I DID NOT HAVE ANY FAILURES!! MY REASON FOR WRITING IS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE FREQUENT SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES VIBRATE AT HIGH SPEED USUALLY BETWEEN 55-70 WHEN BRAKING. TO BE FAIR I REPORTED AND HAD THE CAR SERVICED WHEN THE BRAKES FIRST VIBRATED. THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED THAT THERE WERE HEAT MARKS ON THE DISC'S. MY PRINCIPAL DRIVING IS HIGHWAY WITH LIMITED BRAKING. THE DEALER SHAVED THE ROTORS (WHICH BOTHERED ME GIVEN THAT THERE WAS LESS THEN 10,000 MILES AT THE TIME), AND THE VIBRATION DISAPPEARED. I AM HOWEVER ONCE AGAIN SEEING SOME SLIGHT VIBRATION. TIRE WEAR APPEARS TO BE NORMAL. GETTING BACK TO THE ROTORS, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE LIFE OF THE ROTORS HAVING BEEN CUT WILL BE SHORT. AS FOR THE TRANSMISSION THIS HAS JUST STARTED, AND I HAVEN'T YET SCHEDULED A SERVICE CALL. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO OWN EITHER TAURUS'S OR SABLES'S AND THE RECURRING PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE TRANSMISSIONS. WHAT DO YOU GUYS SAY?