2000 Mercury Sable

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

• 12/31/2007· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS CAUSING A LEAK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR), BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

• 12/30/2002· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENTCrash

  ON THE MORNING OF 12/19/02, I ENTERED MY VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP. AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR I OBSERVED IN THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT IT APPEARED MY GARAGE DOOR WAS NOT FULLU OPENED. I THEN OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND EXITED IT WITHOUT CLOSING IT. WITH MY BACK TO THE VEHICLE I VERIFIED THAT THE GARAGE DOOR WAS FULLY OPENED. BEFORE I COULD TURN AROUND THE VEHICLE HAD PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH THE CAR DOOR OPENED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE WITH THE HOPES OF STOPPING IT AS THE DOOR MADE CONTACT WITH SOME PLASTIC CONTAINERS. THE CONTAINERS DID CREATE A VOID FOR ME AS ONCE THE CONTAINERS GAVE WAY UNDER THE FORCE OF THE DOOR I WAS THEN THROWN CLEAR OF THE OPENED CAR DOOR AND THE GARAGE DOOR DOOR JAM. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO PICK MYSELF UP FROM THE FLOOR I WAS ABLE TO RUN AND STOP THE CAR WHEN IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET DOWN THE DRIVEWAY.

• 12/26/2008· SUSPENSION

  NOTICED RATTLE SOUND GOING OVER BUMPS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. SAW A PIECE OF COIL SPRING ABOUT 5" LONG ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. OK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. DEALER MAKING REPAIRS BROKE A BOLT AND HAD TO ORDER A NEW KNUCKLE CASTING FOR THE LEFT SIDE. WAS GOING TO BE $491 TO REPAIR, NOW IT WILL BE $180 MORE. *TR

• 12/26/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONCERNING A 2000 MERCURY SABLE'S DAYLIGHT ALWAYS ON SAFETY HEADLIGHTS. THE LIGHTS CLOSELY REREMBLE THE ACTUAL HEADLIGHTS SO AT NIGHT YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOUR REAL HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE FOUND MYSELF DRIVING AT NIGHT WITHOUT THE REAL HEADLIGHTS ON. THUS I HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS ON, I WAS DRIVING WITH THE DAYLIGHT HEADLIGHTS ONLY UNTIL I NOTICED THAT THE DASH LIGHTS WERE OFF. *TR

• 12/26/2007· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE STANDING RAINWATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE. *TR

• 12/26/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  AIRBAG AND ABS LIGHTS ON CONTROL PANEL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAPPENS WHEN CONSUMER USES POWER WINDOWS. WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED, ALL DASH LIGHTS GO DIM. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 12/23/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS

  KOONS LINCOLN-MERCURY SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE STATED THAT THE EMISSION LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL VAPOR TRANSFER SYSTEM. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE LEFT FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR. BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A SWITCH STOP LAMP AND BROKEN WIRE. THIS DEFECT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET REAR-ENDED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON BALTIMORE'S BELTWAY.*AK

• 12/22/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND WAS PRODUCED. THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO FIND THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

• 12/21/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE THROTTLE STUCK AND CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT A VERY FAST SPEED. MECHANIC RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FINALLY REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM CONTINUED. I HAD TWO TRIPS TO MECHANIC AND REPAIRED AND REPLACED MY GARAGE DOOR THREE TIMES BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. MILEAGE 93119. FINALLY GAVE UP AND TRADED CAR IN. *TR

• 12/21/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHENEVER TURNING ON SIGNAL LIGHT TO MAKE A TURN SIGNAL WILL STOP BEFORE ACTUALLY MAKE THE TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/21/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEAT BELTS

  WHEN PUTTING ON TURN SIGNAL AND STARTING TO TURN, TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WILL GO OFF BEFORE TURN IS COMPLETE.*AK DELAER STATED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS FAULTY, ALSO THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY.*SLC

• 12/21/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN TURNING A CORNER SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL GO OUT BEFORE TURN IS COMPLETE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/20/2005· SUSPENSION

  ON 12/15/2005, I WAS DRIVING MY TWO KIDS TO SCHOOL IN MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE WHEN MY LEFT REAR TIRE (ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD) BLEW OUT. I SWERVED AND CAME TO REST ON A GRASSY MEDIAN. MY KIDS AND I WERE PRETTY SHAKEN UP BUT I MANAGED TO COMPOSE MYSELF TO GET OUT AND CHANGE THE TIRE. AS CARS DROVE RELATIVELY CLOSE TO ME, I MANAGED TO GET THE SPARE ON AND NOTICED THAT MY TIRE HAD A GROOVE CARVED ON THE INSIDE WITH A DEEP PUNCTURE. I SEARCHED TO SEE WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS AND NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN THE SHARP BROKEN EDGE PROTRUDED OUT. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT INTERFERE WITH THE SMALL SPARE TIRE. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER (REEDMAN/TOLL) AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE REAR SPRINGS AND THAT IT WOULD BE A FEW DAYS BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIR. I AM CURRENTLY SHOPPING AROUND TO GET THE BEST PRICE (SO FAR $505.00 TO REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS) I HAVE JUST RESEARCHED THE NHTSA SITE AND WAS APPALLED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED AND FORD'S UNWILLINGNESS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THEIR COST. WILL IT TAKE A DEATH OR TWO BEFORE A RECALL WILL BE MADE TO CORRECT THIS? I NOTICED THAT A FORMAL NHTSA INVESTIGATION WAS UNDERWAY AS OF OCTOBER 2005 ON THE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURES BASED ON 131 COMPLAINTS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE OUTCOME OF STUDY. IS IT ONGOING OR HAS A CONCLUSION BEEN REACHED? I WILL SAVE MY OLD PARTS. *NM

• 12/20/2004· SUSPENSION

  NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 04S17 FRONT COIL SPRINGS; NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V332000. FORD LINCOLN MERCURY 845-561-3900.*AK

• 12/20/2004· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V332000 FOR THE SPRING SHIELD, BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AT THE DEALER. *AK

• 12/16/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE BRAKING, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

• 12/14/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION CONSUMER HIT BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. *AK

• 12/13/2004· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER RECEIVED FORD RECALL 04S17 IN AUGUST 2004, WHICH STATED THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT IN, AND THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED. *AK......*AK

• 12/10/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS IN A PARKING LOT OF A STORE, STARTED MY CAR, HEADED OUT ONTO A CITY STREET, TURNED RIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE TOOK OFF, STARTED SPEEDING UP. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, IT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN A LITTLE, BUT THE BRAKE FELT LIKE AIR AND DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS BRAKING CORRECTLY. LUCKILY, I HAD A GREEN LIGHT, WENT THROUGH THAT, KEPT BRAKING. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT BUT THEN WOULD NOT STOP COMPLETELY, SURGED A LITTLE MORE; I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT; BRAKED AGAIN, MY CAR KEPT GOING AT SLOW SPEED; I PULLED ON MY PARKING BRAKE, NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN, I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, WHICH STOPPED IT. THEN I PULLED OUT THE KEY. I CALLED THE MECHANIC I USE. HE SENT A TOW TRUCK TO ME. MY CAR IS AT THE MECHANICS NOW.

• 12/10/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES GAS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK AND THEN ABRUPTLY ENGAGE. THE DEALERSHIP DID A TEMPOARY FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 12/08/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER STATED WE NEVER HEARD SOMETHING LIKE THIS. *AK

• 12/07/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TC

• 12/04/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK GEAR. CONSUMER HAS TO LEAVE VEHICLE IN NEUTURAL GEAR, ENGAGE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND LEAVE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, TO PARK VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BRAKE WIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 12/02/2004· SUSPENSION

  COIL SPRINGS CORRODED. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. LATER, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WAS RECALL 04V332000 ON THIS SUBJECT. SHE SPOKE WITH MERCURY FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THEY REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE FOR HER TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. ON AUGUST 31ST, 2004 CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT WAS SENT OUT. THERE WAS STILL NO RESPONSE WEEKS AFTER. THEY CONTACTED DEALER AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEVER HAD PAPER WORK DONE. BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALER GAVE CONSUMER A RUN AROUND. CONSUMER STILL DID NOT RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT.*AK

• 12/01/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AT START UP/ WHILE DRIVING SMELL OF EXHAUST WILL COME IN VEHICLE. DEFECT WAS DUE TO ENGINE SENSOR THAT WAS REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER. *AK

• 11/30/2004· SUSPENSION

  THE OWNER REQUESTED A FULL REFUND FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BROKEN SPRING AND THE DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION AND TIRES. *BF THE TIRE WAS RIPPED IN ALMOST A COMPLETE CIRCLE. RECALL# 04V332000. *SC

• 11/29/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALL PROBLEMS WITH MY SABLE FROM TRANSMISSION TO AIR CONDITIONER IS ONLY TYPICAL FOR SABLES. TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY,BRAKES PULSATE, CLIMATE CONTROL CAN'TBE USED BECAUSE OF SMELL INSIDE CAR. PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS ONLY THE WAY I DRIVE, THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH CAR. AM NOW ATTEMPTONG TO HAVE FORD BUY BACK VEHICLE.

• 11/29/2000· TIRES

  CONSUMER STATED THAT DOUGHNUT TIRE ON VEHICLE WASN'T UP TO SAFETY STANDARD AS STATED IN FEDERAL MOTOR SAFETY STANDARDS 110 IN NEW TIRE MANUAL. THIS CONSUMER WASN'T SATIFIED. HE HAS SPOKEN WITH DEALER.*AK CONSUMER FEELS THE SAFETY LABELS SHOULD INCLUDE MAXIMUM LOAD, OCCUPANT NUMBER, AND LUGGAGE LOAD. *SLC

• 11/28/2014· POWER TRAIN

  THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD IN THE STREET. I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AT THE TIME AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED 4 TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS IN THE ST. CHARLES, MO AREA FOR PRICING. THEY WERE ALL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT BUT FORD DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL AND WILL NOT OFFER ANY TYPE OF SATISFACTION FOR THE REPAIR. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, ON A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED BUT A SURVEY OF TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS WOULD SURELY REVEAL THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/28/2007· SUSPENSION

  TOOK 2000 MERCURY SABLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THEM FOR A FEE. 80,676 MILES. *TR

• 11/28/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR STALLED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REPLACED SOME IGNITION COILS SECOND TIME, HOWEVER CAR STALLED YET AGAIN. TWICE CAR WAS STARTING FROM A STOP IN TRAFFIC, TWICE COMING TO A STOP AND GETTING READY TO TURN RIGHT. DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TURNING AS CAR COASTED INTO LANE WHEN I NEEDED TO BE ACCELERATING. DT

• 11/27/2000· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED VEHICLE STARTED TO LEAK OIL, AND VEHICLE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH STEERING PUMP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED STEERING PUMP TWICE, AND TRIES TO FIX LEAKING PROBLEM. BUT TO THIS DATE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. BUT THE LEAKING CONTINUED AND THE DEALER DID SERVICES LIKE CLEANING THE TENSIONER, REPLACEING BELT TENSIONER ASSEMBLY, BUT THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL LEAKING OIL. *YH

• 11/26/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE.... THE SAME BRAKE SWITCH AND FAILURE COVERED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL! *JB

• 11/26/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 30MPH HAD EXTENDED STOPPING. TS

• 11/25/2015· SUSPENSION

  I JUST BOUGHT A 2000 MERCURY SABLE, WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND MAKING A TURN, I FELT SOMETHING POP & A SPRING COIL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE.

• 11/25/2015· SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS

  I DROVE THE CAR HOME AFTER PURCHASING IT AND IT WAS WOBBLING AND I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE MECHANIC SIAD A WHEEL BEARING IS BROKEN ON A TIRE.

• 11/23/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  PETITION TO OPEN AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THE MERCURY SABLE HAS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE WITH A DEFECTIVE BRAKE PEDAL & AIRBAGS.*MR THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL SYSTEM WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR THE SPACING BETWEEN THE PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NO ADJUSTMENT. ONE DAY THE DRIVER WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ONTO A GRASSY MEDIAN AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. ON INSPECTION OF THE CAR IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD EXCESSIVE SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. *TS *NLM

• 11/22/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AFTER DEALERSHIP MEASURED THE SPACING BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL SAD IT WAS FINE, BUT CONSUMER HAS SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SPACING OF THE TWO PEDALS. TS

• 11/21/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  A VEHICLE STOPPED QUICKLY CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAREND THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS GOING 35-40MPH BEFORE THE CRASH. *AK

• 11/21/2001· AIR BAGS

  SIDE DOOR AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUS TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING; FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

• 11/20/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  EXITED FROM THE HIGHWAY TO REFUEL. UPON FUELING WE INTENDED TO CONTINUE OUR TRIP AS PLANNED. CAR STOPPED AT LIGHT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FOR 5-10 FEET. ENGINE MADE A REVVING SOUND AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. ALL FUELS LOOK GOOD AND THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES TOTAL BECAUSE IT WAS USED SPARINGLY BY PREVIOUS OWNER. NO LIGHTS OR INDICATION GAVE WARNING THAT TRANSMISSION WOULD LOSE POWER. WE ARE NOW SEEING ONLINE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY CALLED DEALER BUT KEPT GETTING HUNG UP ON. I AM A WIDOW WITH CHILDREN AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO JUST TOW THE CAR TO BE FIXED AS THIS WAS OUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION WE HAVE BEEN LIMITED ON ACTUALLY TRAVELING TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN CHECK RECALL INFORMATION FOR US. *TR

• 11/20/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

• 11/20/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE ANIT LOCK BRAKE MODULE WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE AND ALMOST RESULTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION. *MJS

• 11/19/2003· STEERING

  THE PULLEY ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP CRACKED AND DISINTEGRATED.*MR *NLM

• 11/18/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATED THAT ON 11/3/02 WAS DRIVING APPROACHING A STOPPED TRAFFIC AND DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CONSUMER PULLED OFF ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO AT FIRST ADVISED COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. DEALER THEN STATED DISCOVERED PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SENSOR THAT WAS SIGNALING CAR TO FIVE MORE GAS. DELAER REPAIRED AND RETURNED VEHICLE TO CONSUMER. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE FREQUENTLY WITHIN NEXT WEEK TO MAKE SURE PROBLEM WOULD NOT REOCCUR. ON 11/10/02 WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SURGE OCCURED AGAIN. DEALER STATED NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. TS

• 11/16/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTUREFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD AREA WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY NEIGHBORS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FIRE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/16/2007· SUSPENSION

  MY 200 SABLE HAD THE REAR SPRINGS GO OUT ON IT. MY MECHANIC FOUND THIS OUT WHEN HE WAS PERFORMING A TIRE ROTATION. MY SPRINGS WERE TOTALLY SEPARATED/BROKEN. THANK GOODNESS THAT HE WAS DILIGENT WITH THIS OR ELSE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

• 11/16/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE SIDE BY SIDE DUE TO A NEW DESIGN FEATURE THAT LOWERS OR RAISES BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING PEDAL MISAPPLICATION.*AK *SLC

• 11/15/2004· SUSPENSION

  THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *JB THE STRUT WAS POINTING AND RUBBING THE TIRE. *SC

• 11/13/2002· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT BINDS AND BECOMES INOPERABLE REPEATEDLY, REPORTED ISSUE THE FIRST TIME ON 10/05/2001; NEXT ON 10/15/2001; NEXT ON 10/23/2001; AGAIN ON 9/30/2002; AGAIN ABOUT 11/01/2002 (NOT LOGGED IN BY DEALER); AND 11/11/2002. DT