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1999 Mercury SABLE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

258 owner complaints analyzed

5 distinct recall campaigns

67,850 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1999 model year. Data updated: . 98 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Suspension:Front:Springs:Coil Springs is the most frequently named component, appearing in 36 of 258 complaints (14.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior4417.1%
Steering behavior3814.7%
Transmission and shifting197.4%
Engine operation62.3%
Electrical and battery issues51.9%
Fuel system concerns41.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Suspension:Front:Springs:Coil Springs
36
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
13
Steering:Rack And Pinion
13
Air Bags:Frontal
11
Vehicle Speed Control
11
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
9
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
8
Steering
8
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Suspension:Front:Springs:Coil Springs36
Power Train:Automatic Transmission13
Steering:Rack And Pinion13
Air Bags:Frontal11
Vehicle Speed Control11
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer9
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip8
Steering8

Suspension:Front:Springs:Coil Springs: 36; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 13; Steering:Rack And Pinion: 13; Air Bags:Frontal: 11; Vehicle Speed Control: 11; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer: 9; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 8; Steering: 8

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
8
25,000 to 49,999
18
50,000 to 74,999
30
75,000 to 99,999
18
100,000 to 149,999
16
150,000 and above
8
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0008
25,000 to 49,99918
50,000 to 74,99930
75,000 to 99,99918
100,000 to 149,99916
150,000 and above8

Under 25,000: 8; 25,000 to 49,999: 18; 50,000 to 74,999: 30; 75,000 to 99,999: 18; 100,000 to 149,999: 16; 150,000 and above: 8

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (30). 160 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1998
1
1999
20
2000
26
2001
30
2002
36
2003
27
2004
46
2005
29
2006
13
2007
4
2008
3
2009
6
2010
1
2011
5
2012
2
2013
1
2014
1
2015
1
2016
2
2017
1
2019
2
2020
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19981
199920
200026
200130
200236
200327
200446
200529
200613
20074
20083
20096
20101
20115
20122
20131
20141
20151
20162
20171
20192
20201

1998: 1; 1999: 20; 2000: 26; 2001: 30; 2002: 36; 2003: 27; 2004: 46; 2005: 29; 2006: 13; 2007: 4; 2008: 3; 2009: 6; 2010: 1; 2011: 5; 2012: 2; 2013: 1; 2014: 1; 2015: 1; 2016: 2; 2017: 1; 2019: 2; 2020: 1

Pattern summary

Suspension:Front:Springs:Coil Springs leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 44 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 38 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 19 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10021526 · 2003-05-27 (May 27, 2003)

VEHICLE ABS SYSYTEM IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10021526 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10024743 · 2003-07-28 (July 28, 2003)

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A FLAT ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE CONSUMER CHANGED TIRE TO AN UNUSED SPARE AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE TO SERVICE STATION. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARE BLEW OUT. UPON INSPECTION BY DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PIERCED BOTH TIRES, AND CAUSED DAMAGE. *AK FOUND THE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WERE MACHINED AND THE PADS HALF WORN. *SCC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10024743 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10004338 · 2003-01-22 (January 22, 2003)

VEHICLE'S STEERING GEAR HAS MALFUNCTIONED 3 TIMES AND MADE LOUD HOWLING NOISES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 7,750 miles reported. Look up ODI 10004338 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10005234 · 2003-02-03 (February 3, 2003)

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. CAUSING POWER STEERING PUMP TO BOIL OVER CONTINOUSLY. MAKING YOU THINK THAT THE PUMP WAS BAD.

Owner-reported narrative. 39,097 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005234 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10031517 · 2003-07-24 (July 24, 2003)

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP.*MR WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AND FAILED TO ACCELERATED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. *TS *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10031517 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10031939 · 2003-08-01 (August 1, 2003)

PROBLEMS WITH ABS. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS IN TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHERE THE ABS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIR 7 TIMES. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPAIRS AND OR PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED: TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AFTER TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FOUND LOW, EXHAUST LEAK FIXED, WASHER FLUID WOULD SPRAY WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL AND LIGHTS WERE ON, SHAKING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED/RESURFACED ROTORS, TRUNK LEAKED WATER, REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TO FIX WASHER FLU…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10031939 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10057026 · 2004-02-11 (February 11, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN STORM, ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ASSY BROKE CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY, I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I HAD REPAIRED AT LOCAL SHOP IN LONG ISLAND ,NY , MECHANIC SAID NEW REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN ORIGINAL INDICATING THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH DESIGN OF ORIGINAL UNIT.HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES , ETC. I CHECKED RECALLS & THERE WERE NON RELATED TO THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE. I PAID $309.91 FOR REPAIRS TO VEHI…

Owner-reported narrative. 50,448 miles reported. Look up ODI 10057026 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10086664 · 2004-08-11 (August 11, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NY STATE THRUWAY, WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE, THE CAR LOST POWER AND COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. IT WAS LATER FOUND TO HAVE THREE (3) CRACKED CAM SHAFTS. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 53,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10086664 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10013658 · 2003-03-29 (March 29, 2003)

1999 MERCURY SABLE HEAD GASKET BLOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING. DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT IN TOWN. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, SMELL OF COOLANT, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STOPPED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10013658 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10108283 · 2005-01-31 (January 31, 2005)

WHEN I DRIVE IN THE RAIN OR THROUGH A PUDDLE, THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS AND MY BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. TWICE I HAVE COME SEVERELY CLOSE TO CRASHING MY CAR AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF STEERING COMPLETELY! *AK

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Owner report 10118704 · 2005-04-29 (April 29, 2005)

LAST THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, I HAD LEFT MY HOUSE TO FILL THE GAS TANK ON MY 1999 MERCURY SABLE WAGON. THE TANK WAS JUST ABOUT FULL WHEN A CHILD WALKED BY AND SHOUTED, HEY MISTER, SOMETHINGS COMING OUT FROM UNDER YOUR CAR. SURE ENOUGH, THE SERVICE STATION ATTENDANT AND I BOTH LOOKED, AND GASOLINE WAS POURING, AND I MEAN POURING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. I CALLED AAA AND IMMEDIATELY HAD THEM TOW THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER, CHAPMAN FORD, IN BRIDGETON, NJ. THEY HAVE REPLACED A CANNISTER HAVING TO DO WITH THE EMISSIONS, AND SOME OTHER PARTS. I…

Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10118704 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10169724 · 2006-10-02 (October 2, 2006)

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 58,486 miles reported. Look up ODI 10169724 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

258 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

38.0%Usable mileage98 / 258 records
88.8%Valid incident date229 / 258 records
100.0%Valid filing date258 / 258 records
88.8%Ordered incident and filing dates229 / 258 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component19951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620082009
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
5616.0%
ODI 10000311 · 70,900 mi

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON ALL FORD 3800'S. TS

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144.6%
ODI 10009682 · 39,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB

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104.4%
ODI 10003085 · 80,000 mi

THE MOST RECENT PROBLEMS ARE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. FIRST, ALL OF THE PASSENGER POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. THEY CAN ONLY BE CONTROLLED BY THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL. SECOND, EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE DOORS ARE SECURELY CLOSED, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON BETWEEN 20 SECONDS AND SEVERAL HOURS. THERE WERE OCCASIONS WHEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO WORK. AN AUDIBLE CLICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM UNDER THE DASH. THE CLICK IS SIMILAR TO THE SOUND MADE WHEN MANUALLY OPERATING THE SWITCH. THIRD, THIS …

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52.6%
ODI 10017865

WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED HIS REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SURGE. *JB

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41.6%
ODI 10013658 · 80,000 mi

1999 MERCURY SABLE HEAD GASKET BLOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING. DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT IN TOWN. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, SMELL OF COOLANT, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STOPPED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. *NLM

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51.1%
ODI 10074300 · 77,000 mi

WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD ON TOP OF THE ENGINE EXPLODED INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULDN'T INDICATE WHAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. THE MANIFOLD, SPARK PLUG AND 3 TYPES OF SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. *NM

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51.2%
ODI 10015696 · 13,000 mi

THE VEHICLE HAD A CONSISTENT OIL LEAK SINCE PURCHASE. THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE GASKET CYLINDER HEADS LEAKED. *JB ...*AK

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40.9%
ODI 10125660 · 8,530 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER SAID THAT HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO GO GET A HAIR CUT, AND WHEN HE CAME OUT THE CAR WAS RUNNING ALTHOUGH HE HAD THE KEYS IN HIS HANDS. WHEN THE CONSUMER POPPED THE HOOD, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, AND WHEN HE CLOSED THE HOOD IT STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE CONSUMER HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE CONSUMER SAW ON CNN NEWS ABOUT FORD. THE CONSUMER HAD BECOME CONCERNED AND WANTED SOMEONE TO HELP HIM. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THE CAR WAS NOT …

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21.0%
ODI 10045158

THE OIL PAN GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON MY VEHICLE AND NOW IT IS LEAKING AGAIN. I SUSPECT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HOW CAN I SOLVE THIS PROBLEM? *LA

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
236.6%
ODI 10007906 · 123,000 mi

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 1999. IT ONLY HAD 86000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE DRIVEN FOR A WHILE AND IT WOULD STRAIGHTEN ITSELF OUT. WELL, NOW IT'S SITTING IN MY FRONT YARD NEEDING A $1700 TRANSMISSION IN IT. LUCKY FOR ME, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME ON A BACK ROAD INSTEAD OF ON A HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC ZOOMING BY.

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5417.8%
ODI 10007614 · 46,650 mi

CAR IS A 1996 MERCURY SABLE, VIN [XXX], WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. CAR WOULD LUNGE AND JERK AS CAR WOULD SLOW AND THEN RE-ACCELERATE (SUCH AS GOING INTO AND OUT OF A CURVE IN TOWN, OR APPROACHING A RED LIGHT THAT CHANGED TO GREEN BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED.) CAR WAS FIRST WORKED ON 9/9/1999, AT WHICH TIME THE CAR HAD 28,156 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY. THE SYMPTOMS AGAIN STARTED OCCURRING ABOUT A YEAR LATER. WHEN SERVICED ON 5/15/2001, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, T…

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3013.2%
ODI 10003211 · 34 mi

I PURCHASED A 1997 MERCURY SABLE IN JULY 1977 FROM DON JACKSON SPARTAN LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER. I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE BRAKES, THE "PLASTIC" BUCKET HOLDING RESERVE ANTIFREEZE (CRACKED AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE) AND NOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK (INTERMITTENTLY AND STEADILY). WHEN I CONTACTED DON JACKSON LINCOLN-MERCURY AT THOSE TIMES WHEN THE PARTS ACTED UP TO ASK THEM IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY RECALLS OR PROBLEMS (AND I CITED EACH AREA EACH TIME I CALLED), I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS RE…

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1910.0%
ODI 10018076

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *NLM

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135.0%
ODI 10031517

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP.*MR WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AND FAILED TO ACCELERATED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. *TS *JB

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163.4%
ODI 10000421

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…

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133.0%
ODI 10015688 · 13,000 mi

WHEN THE GEAR WAS SWITCHED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB..*AK

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102.3%
ODI 10002435

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO STATED THAT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THAT THEY STATED THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. * NLM

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52.5%
ODI 10144045

DT: CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD LIGHT UP AND THE RADIO WOULD GO OUT, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. SHE CONTACTED THE MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE TWO SENSORS ON THE VEHICLE. *AK THE MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE THINKS IT IS BEING STOLEN. THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

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47.7%
ODI 10101612

VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD ABOUT 3 FEET WHEN IT IS STARTED. OCCASIONALLY, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN IDLING. *NM

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44.8%
ODI 10227109

WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. W/O WARNING NO PREVIOUS CAR PROBLEMS, REGULAR VEHICLE CHECK-UPS AND THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP THAT IT IS THE CONVERTER. AFTER CALLING THAT SHOP AND A FORD DEALERSHIP THEY ALL HAVE HAD STORIES ABOUT THIS PIECE GOING OUT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND BASICALLY INDICATED THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION OR A REBUILT ONE. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. *TR

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00.0%

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23.3%
ODI 10218193 · 1,000 mi

1. TRANS FAILS TO DOWNSHIFT,INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM APPR. 50 MPH ON AND INCLINE, REVS TO 5500 RPM BUT CAR SLOWS DOWN. ALMOST GOT HIT BY TRUCK ON FREEWAY YESTERDAY. 2. THE CAR GROUND TO A HALT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 15-20 MPH. OCCURRED ONE TIME, ALMOST REAR ENDED. 3. ON SLIGHT INCLINE, IN DRIVE, CAR WILL ROLL BACK AS IF IN NEUTRAL, ALMOST HIT CAR BEHIND ME SEVERAL TIMES AND DIFFICULT TO PARK VEHICLE. THERE ARE OTHER TRANS RELATED ISSUES, BUT THESE THREE ARE SAFETY CONCERNS. CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER…

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00.0%

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Vehicle Speed Control
154.3%
ODI 10003978

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOES FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND WILL NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . *NLM *DT

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113.6%
ODI 10006304

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED INTO SOME NEARBY TRASH CANS AND A WOODEN FENCE. *JG *JB

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198.3%
ODI 10009110

THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH DID NOT WORK. *JB THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING RECALL #98V028000, 97V097000, 99V12400, AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT VALID. *SCC *JB

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2312.1%
ODI 10087325 · 89,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVERDRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THIS CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO DROP TO ZERO, AND THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, HORN BECAME INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

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114.3%
ODI 10002406

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THE CONSUMER STOP LIGHT. . VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WHERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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449.5%
ODI 10025445

ON 06/26/03 2000 SABLE PARKED IN FRIENDS DRIVEWAY IN PARK RUNNING WITH A/C ON AND DRIVER LEFT VEHICLE. DRIVER WENT TO FRONT DOOR AND THEN HEARD A BOOM. CAR WENT UP A SLIGHT GRADE AND CONTINUED FOR 15 FEET AND STRUCK FRIENDS NEW MOTOR HOME. OWNER OF MOTOR HOME OPENED CAR DOOR TO MOVE VEHICLE AND FOUND CAR STILL IN PARK. OWNER SELECTED REVERSE AND BACKED CAR AWAY FROM MOTOR HOME. METLIFE AUTO & HOME NOTIFIED. ON 06/27/03 THIS SABLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF. WHEN DRIVER AND 2 PASSENGERS RETURNED TO CAR AND STARTED CAR …

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4310.0%
ODI 10015688 · 13,000 mi

WHEN THE GEAR WAS SWITCHED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB..*AK

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4810.9%
ODI 10015990 · 17,000 mi

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION TO MAKE THE VEHICLE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER PROBLEM. *JB THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. (MODEL LS)SCC

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2512.4%
ODI 10111727

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

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1426.9%
ODI 10451504 · 116,000 mi

I NOTICED THAT THE CAR DID NOT DECELERATE WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I BRAKED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RACE EVEN FASTER. AT THE LIGHT I KEPT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GAVE IT GAS WHILE BRAKED. THEN IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THAT FIRST INCIDENT. PREVIOUS TO THAT FIRST INCIDENT, I NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED. *TR

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3542.2%
ODI 10424246 · 85 mi

ENTERED INTERSTATE 81, ACCELERATED TO 65 MILES PER HOUR AND SET CRUISE CONTROL, DROVE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE CAR ACCELERATED TO APP. 85 MILES PER HOUR AT WHICH TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL CEASED TO WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR

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1100.0%
ODI 10640194 · 6,500 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH MY FRIENDS AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST BEGAN TO ACCELERATE I FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES BROKE MY NECK AND FRACTURED MY BACK. I HAVE CONTINUES PAIN AND RUIN ED MY DRIVING RECORD. I LOST MY LICENSE FOR A YEAR WAS IN REHAB FOR OVER A MONTH TO LEARN TO WALK AGAIN. I TOTALED CAR AND CANNOT STAND FOR LONG OR BEND WELL DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN YOUR CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT I READ ABOUT FROM 2012. PLEASE ADVISE NEXT STEPS. *TR

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1016.4%
ODI 10293524 · 44,980 mi

ON A 2008 MERCURY SABLE, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN FULLY OR NEAR FULLY DEPRESSED, IT HAS BECOME CAUGHT UNDER THE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CONTINUE TO RACE EVEN WHEN ALL PRESSURE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

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525.0%
ODI 10479839 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CRASHING INTO AND EMBANKMENT AND CONTINUING INTO A GOLF COURSE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS FROM THE CRASH. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S HEAD IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN A CONTUSION. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS AND BRUISES TO THE ARMS AND LEGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. …

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Suspension:Front:Springs:Coil Springs
154.3%
ODI 10001043 · 85,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. TS SCC

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10.3%
ODI 10031707

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE SPRING PUNCTURE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS PLACE IN REVERSE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO REPLACED THE TIRE HE NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING BROKE WHICH IN TURN PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *SCC *NLM

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52.2%
ODI 10100306 · 138,850 mi

BROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING OBSERVED WHILE SERVICING BRAKE SYSTEM. SEVERE CLUNKING SOUND RADIATED THROUGH VEHICLE FOR 3-5 DAYS PRIOR TO SERVICE.*AK

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157.9%
ODI 10019791 · 51,800 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED, AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. *JB

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3614.0%
ODI 10008427 · 68,000 mi

LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION COIL BROKE AND PUNCTURED LEFT FRONT TIRE.*JB

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5511.9%
ODI 10015122 · 53,000 mi

THE FRONT SPRING BROKE. THE DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, DUE TO A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER. *JB

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286.5%
ODI 10063750

I HAD A COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT PASSENGERSIDE BRAKE AN CUT MY TIRE. IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING SIXTY FIVE I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE OR MY PASSENGERS .THERE IS MORE TO THIS STORY THAN THIS IF YOU WANT TO CALL ME.NOW WHAT I WANT IS TO GET THE WORD OUT TO THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS CAR A MERCURY SABLE 2001 TO HAVE IT CHECKED RIGHT AWAY AND MAYBE WE CAN SAVE SOME LIVES.WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP TODAY FROM THE FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS BEING FIXED HE TOLD ME THEY HAD ANOTHER CALL TODAY THE23 IT HAPPENED TO SOMEONE ELSE. THANK YOU MRS. C.VREELA…

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9722.0%
ODI 10121262 · 68,500 mi

DT: I AM WARE OF A RECALL OF 1999-2001 FOR MERCERY SABLE VEHICLE FOR THE SPRINGS CORRODING AND BREAKING. I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2002 MERCERY SABLE IN WHICH I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT A EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPAIR, $550.61. I HAVE BEEN DENIED REFUND BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL.*AK

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157.5%
ODI 10157703 · 42,900 mi

MERCURY SABLE 2003 FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. WILL HAVE REPAIRED AT MERCURY DEALER AND WILL KEEP FAILED PART. THIS IS THE SAME RECALL WE HAD ON OUR 1999 MERCURY SABLE 2 YEARS AFTER WE PAID TO HAVE ITS COIL SPRINGS FIXED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH MERCURY SABLES AS WELL AS THE FORD TAURUS. *NM

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
329.1%
ODI 10000604 · 105,000 mi

HEAD GASKET BLEW ON DEC. 25 2002

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216.9%
ODI 523619

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, CAUSNG ACCIDENT.

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146.1%
ODI 524260

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN ENGINE IS ON/VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING.

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42.1%
ODI 10019284 · 60,000 mi

AUTOMOBILE 1998 MERCURY SABLE ENGINE RPM SURGES FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AT DEALER REPLACING SENSORS AND OTHER PARTS STILL SURGES PERIODICALLY IN 2002 THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES BEFORE THE CRASH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE 2002 ANOTHER 4 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED ALSO AFTER SHUTTING OFF CAR, THE FAN STILL RUNS ALSO FIXED 4 TIMES NOW ONLY REASON WE DID NOT BUY A NEW, AND OTHER BRAND VEHICLE IS LACK OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR …

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62.3%
ODI 10139858

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. …

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30.6%
ODI 747636

THE ENGINE HAS A HEAVY SPARK KNOCK AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES. THE DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT. WHEN CAR IS FIRST PUT IN REVERSE, IT WILL ROLL FORWARD. WHEN SLOWING FROM 60+ MPH, THE CAR SHAKES REALLY BAD AND ALSO RIDES VERY ROUGH WHEN SPEEDING UP FROM 65+MPH. THESE CARS SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF ENGINE, TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS. MAYBE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. MY CAR HAS BEEN INT HE SHOP 60 OUT OF 290 DAYS. I HAVE DEALT WITH RENTAL CARS AND REPAIRS IN EXCESS OF $20K. PLEASE HELP!

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40.9%
ODI 10023902 · 398,000 mi

2001 MERCURY SABLE 39K MILES. DRIVING ON NYS THRUWAY WHEN I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WITH MY CAR. FORD MOTOR ADMITTED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE BUT SAID MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. DID GET ME DISCOUNT ON REPAIRS. FORD REFUSED TO TELL ME IF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME WITH THIS ENGINE. *JB

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20.5%
ODI 10157182

MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, I PURCHASED THE CAR JUNE 2003, I HAVE KEPT UP WITH TYPICAL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. MY LAST OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS LOW, CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF. I LET THE CAR REST FOR 10 MINUTES TRIED TO START AGAIN AND THE ENGINE WOULD RUN BUT CHUGGED AND VIBRATED. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FAMILY MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THE CAMSHAFT BROKE. MY SABLE HAS 72,000 MILES, I PUR…

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Power Train
6719.1%
ODI 10780043 · 103,219 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED SEVERELY WITH EXTREME HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 93V106000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,219.

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41.3%
ODI 10071066 · 67,000 mi

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND ONE HALF. I BOUGHT IT FROM RAY HUDSON CHEVROLET IN LA CROSSE ,WIS. I HAD THE CAR TWO WEEKS AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AT THE DEALERS EXSPENSE. I HAD TO HAVE A WHEEL BEARING REPLACED AND NOW AFTER A YEAR AND 1/2 I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR.

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41.8%
ODI 10070190 · 70,000 mi

I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT SABLE WAS A BAD CAR AFTER THE ENGINE OF MY MOTHER'S '87 SABLE EXPLODED, CAUGHT FIRE AND BUSTED THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE CAR BESIDE THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE (1993). LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT IN THE CAR. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OFF AND SITTING IN PARK FOR FIVE MINUTES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I BOUGHT MY 97 SABLE IN 2001. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH SO MANY CONSTANT PROBLEMS. I SPEND ABOUT $1200 A YEAR FIXING IT CONTINUALLY. I'M CURRENTLY HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO GOING OUT WHILE IN REVERSE OR WHEN I PRESS THE BR…

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10.5%
ODI 10011533

THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH DID NOT ENGAGE AT TIMES, WHICH CAUSED A HARD SHIFT. *JB

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41.6%
ODI 10070794 · 108,000 mi

HESITATION IN TRANSMISSION. EXCESSIVE LEAK IN TRANS FLUID, MADE A LARGE PUDDLE. HAD A WOBBLE AS VEHICLE ACCELERATED. HAD FRONT TRANS SEAL AND AXLE SEALS REPLACE, AS WELL AS ONE AXLE

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40.9%
ODI 10068790 · 40,000 mi

NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH FAILS AND CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE, BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR.

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51.2%
ODI 10070375 · 44,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 44000 MILES WITHOUT ANY NOTICE AT ALL. THIS CAR IS TWO YEARS OLD AND JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY. FORD WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG ABOUT THIS!!!

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92.0%
ODI 10252822 · 64,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. HE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS WERE FAULTY. THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE RECALL BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

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2210.9%
ODI 10233355 · 101,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED INTO A SERVICE STATION AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR; HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V106000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH); HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE A…

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815.4%
ODI 10438661

2004 MERCURY SABLE LS PREMIUM WITH DOHC V-6 AUTOMATIC ENGINE. BAD SLIPPAGE OCCURS WHEN REVERSE IS ENGAGED WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEING WARM. ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS WARM. MILEAGE IS CURRENTLY AT 61,000. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2007 WITH 48,000 MILES WITH FULL FACTORY WARRANTY. I NOTIFIED FORD.MERCURY. BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WONT DO A FIX ... ONLY UNDER THE FULL COST OF REBUILDING OR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

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2125.3%
ODI 10418835 · 113,700 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON A BUSY STREET AT ABOUT 2:50PM AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 SABLE FAILED. I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR, DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE LOCKED INTO NEUTRAL. I BECAME STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WITH THE HELP OF TWO YOUNG MEN PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO PAT MILLIKEN FORD, REDFORD, MICH. THEY INDICATED IT WOULD TAKE TWO DAYS AT LEAST BEFORE THEY COULD ADVISE ME ON THE…

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914.8%
ODI 10440288 · 63,000 mi

CAR WOULD JERK GOING INTERSTATE SPEED OF 70MPH. FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK IN TO GEAR. DID THIS ABOUT FOUR TIMES AND I MEAN IT IS HARD, WILL SCARE YOU TO DEATH IF YOUR IN THE CAR. AFTER IT DID THIS ABOUT FOUR TIME OVER AN HOUR, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON THE REST OF THE TRIP. THIS IS A USED CAR I JUST BOUGHT, SO IM NOT SURE IF IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS. BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE NOW. *TR

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315.0%
ODI 10342923 · 25,000 mi

AUTOMOBILE ENGINE INADVERTENTLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. ONLY INDICATION WAS ILLUMINATION OF ALTERNATOR SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING LIGHT AND TACHOMETER INDICATION OF ZERO. THERE WAS NO ASSOCIATED SHUDDER, LURCHING, OR OTHER PHYSICAL INDICATION THAT ENGINE HAD FAILED. NO ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT OR OTHER INDICATION WAS DISPLAYED. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL, RESTART ATTEMPTED, AND ENGINE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN THE…

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Suspension:Rear:Springs:Coil Springs
30.9%
ODI 10080289

WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING SHEARED OFF. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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20.9%
ODI 10082425 · 67,220 mi

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MY CAR. I PUT IT IN GEAR AND HEARD A BIG CLUNK, THE CAR DROPPED ON THE LEFT AND I HEARD MY TIRE BLOW OUT. IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING , WHEN IT BROKE THE BROKEN SPRING STABBED MY TIRE. I AM SURE THAT IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED QUITE AN ACCIDENT. NOT ONLY WAS THIS A BIG EXPENSE FOR ME TO FIX. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR, BECAUSE I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER ABOUT THE OTHER (RIGHT) SIDE AND ALSO THE BACK SPRINGS. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT I CAN DO TO STAY SAFE IN MY VEHICLE? PL…

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31.6%
ODI 10146034 · 107,305 mi

WHILE RESEARCHING ANOTHER PROBLEM ONLINE, I FOUND REFERENCES TO COIL SPRING PROBLEMS FOR OTHER SABLE MODEL YEARS, SO THOUGHT I SHOULD NOTIFY NHTSA MY REAR COIL SPRING BROKE ALSO. WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING ON MY 1998 MERCURY SABLE WAGON BROKE. INCIDENT DATE IS ESTIMATED, I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE SHOP TO GET THE SPRINGS. BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE REPLACED APRIL 20, 2005 (I HAVE RECEIPT). *JB

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10.4%
ODI 10173529 · 96,600 mi

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 O…

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4910.6%
ODI 10021563

NAR 05/21/2003. *MR RIGHT FRONT SPRING WERE BROKEN CUTTING INTO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING A FLAT. *CB

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9522.1%
ODI 10089457 · 45,000 mi

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING PUNCTURING THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE.*MR THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BUT NOT THE REAR. *NM

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235.2%
ODI 10123717 · 70,000 mi

THE CAR HAD A NOISE IN THE REAR SOUNDED LIKE A LOSE PIPE WAS WAITING TO HAVE THE CAR LOOK AT. SOME DAYS LATER ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE DAY THE SPRING MUST HAVE MOVED AND FLATTENED THE TIRE. INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER TURNS OUT THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN.

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21.0%
ODI 10324740 · 55,068 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS EXITING A DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT LOCATE THE ORIGIN OF THE NOISE UPON FURTHER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, HE FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CUT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,068.

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Structure:Frame And Members
144.0%
ODI 10025006 · 83,750 mi

CONSUMER HEARD CRACKING COMING FROM FLOORBOARD WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LOWER SUBFRAME IS CORRODING. RELATED TO RECALL 98V323000; BUT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND CONSUMER DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *PH

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72.3%
ODI 10073691

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COLLAPSED DUE TO RUSTING. THIS CAUSED THE FRAME TO BREAK. ALSO, WHEN THE ENGINE COLLAPSED THE BALL JOINTS BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRES TO DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

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10.4%
ODI 10421114 · 99,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUB FRAME THAT HOLDS THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION TOGETHER WAS DETACHED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE; HOWEVER, DURING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR RELATED WARRANTIES AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

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10.5%
ODI 608114

RIGHT PILLAR POST EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT NOISE. MJS

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20.8%
ODI 10373703 · 140,000 mi

SUBFRAME OF VEHICLE IS SEVERELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND. MOST OF THE BODY ROT IS COVERED BY THE PLASTIC MOLDING UNDER THE DOORS, AND IS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL THE MOLDING IS REMOVED. IT SEEMS THAT WATER AND ROAD SALT MUST GET TRAPPED BETWEEN THE MOLDING AND METAL LEADING TO THE EXTENSIVE RUST. THE FRAME BREAKING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WOULD LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

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20.4%
ODI 10354329 · 52,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH SHE HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE COULD STILL HEAR SQUEAKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 12/10/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUBFRAME WAS ALSO CRACKED. WHEN THE MECHANIC TOOK IT APART, THE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE.…

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10.2%
ODI 10484108 · 106,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUB FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE CORROSION. ALSO, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE A USED SUB FRAME FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURING NEW SUB FRAMES FOR THAT SPECIFIC YEAR MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILU…

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11.9%
ODI 10253550 · 79,600 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC. I ROLLED UP THE WINDOW THINKING IT WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE. A FEW MINUTES LATER I NOTICED AN ODD MELTING LOOK ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD, AND A STRONGER BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. IMMEDIATELY I TURNED OFF THE REAR DEFROST, AND CRACKED THE WINDOW TO LET THE FUMES ESCAPE. APPROXIMATELY A MILE LATER (WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH) THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. THE GLASS INITIALLY STAYED INTACT, BUT PRIOR TO ME DRIVING TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP (3 MILES FROM THAT POINT), THE SHARDS BEGAN FALLING INTO THE BACK SEAT …

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Suspension:Front:Springs:Coil Springs58,865–95,225 mi70,327 mi18
ODI 10008427 · 68,000 mi

LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION COIL BROKE AND PUNCTURED LEFT FRONT TIRE.*JB

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ODI 10014719 · 78,000 mi

THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS RUINED THE STRUTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM

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ODI 10020772 · 56,400 mi

FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE, SLICED RIGHT FRONT TIRE WHILE STILL IN DRIVEWAY AFTER PUTTING IN DRIVE. *AK

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Power Train:Automatic TransmissionToo few reports for a range21,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10096164 · 90,000 mi

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…

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ODI 10179139 · 12,000 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE MAY 22 2006, THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE HEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE SHE PURCHASED IT. THE VEHICLE OPERATES WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE READING, AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP GEARS WHEN YOU APPLY THE GAS PEDAL AND BACK FIRES WHILE SWITCHING GEARS. THE DEALER HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE FAILURES THAT THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED WITH HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OCTOBER OF 2006 WAS THE LAST T…

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ODI 8023937 · 21,000 mi

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

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Steering:Rack And Pinion38,299–71,550 mi66,765 mi7
ODI 10005234 · 39,097 mi

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. CAUSING POWER STEERING PUMP TO BOIL OVER CONTINOUSLY. MAKING YOU THINK THAT THE PUMP WAS BAD.

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ODI 10081232 · 67,099 mi

VEHICLE IS 1999 MERCURY SABLE,POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED MAKING NOISE. EXAMINING PUMP SHOWED NO LEAKS ALTHOUGH FLUID WAS LOW. FLUID ADDED TO PROPER LEVEL. WITHIN DRIVING 2 MILES PUMP AGAIN MADE NOISE. BACKING UP CAR ALLOWED VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF FLUID LEAK ON GROUND. ALTHOUGH SOME FLUID WAS IN STEERING PUMP, POWER ASSIST WAS LOST WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. TRIP TO MECHANIC REVEALED RACK AND PINION FAILURE AND MASSIVE FLUID LEAK. MILAGE ON VEHICLE IS 67,100 MILES. MECHANIC FEELS PREMATURE FAILURE SHOULD N…

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ODI 10089469 · 37,500 mi

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

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Vehicle Speed ControlToo few reports for a range155,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10170035 · 170,000 mi

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

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ODI 10427716 · 109,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 MERCURY SABLE WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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ODI 10881775 · 155,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES HESITATED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

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Visibility:Windshield Wiper/WasherToo few reports for a range100,000 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10082278 · 150,000 mi

1999 MERCURY SABLE - THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO STOP. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT I HIT THE THEM BY MISTAKE, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. *LA

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ODI 8022541 · 50,000 mi

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

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipToo few reports for a range36,063 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10033163 · 37,600 mi

ON SUNDAY AUG. 17TH I DROVE ONTO A STEEP EXIT FROM A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TO A FIVELINE HIGHWAY. I HAD NO BRAKES. THE LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP STAYED GREEN (THERE WERE ABOUT 40 CARS WAITING TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION)--I CROSSED ALL FIVE LANES AND CRASHED MY CAR INTO A DIRT BANK. I HAD NO BRAKES --THE MAN FOLLOWING ME SAID (AND TOLD THE POLICE) THAT HE SMELLED A BURNING ORDOR OR BRAKE SMELL AND HAD COMMENTED TO HIS WIFE THAT HE THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES BEFORE THE INCIDENT. HE ADVISED THE POLICE. THE POLICE CHECKED THE BRA…

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ODI 10179504 · 34,526 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS TONE RINGS CRACKED. THE DRIVER FELT THE ABS PUMP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE TONE RINGS ARE WEARING AND CRACKED, AND THE AXLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED . *AK

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Steering56,000–149,000 mi102,641 mi5
ODI 10004338 · 7,750 mi

VEHICLE'S STEERING GEAR HAS MALFUNCTIONED 3 TIMES AND MADE LOUD HOWLING NOISES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM

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ODI 10144908 · 56,000 mi

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

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ODI 10163307 · 102,641 mi

THE STEERING GEAR ASSY BROKE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WE DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE MERC DEALER. THE MECHANIC WOULD NOT EVEN TEST DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS. *NM

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 215 reports

2008: 15 complaints · 2009: 10 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
20087915
20090610
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20086001
20092000

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentSuspension:Front:Springs:Coil SpringsPower Train:Automatic TransmissionSteering:Rack And PinionAir Bags:FrontalVehicle Speed ControlVisibility:Windshield Wiper/WasherService Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipSteering
Suspension:Front:Springs:Coil Springs—0000000
Power Train:Automatic Transmission0—0000
1
ODI 10031939

PROBLEMS WITH ABS. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS IN TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHERE THE ABS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIR 7 TIMES. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPAIRS AND OR PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED: TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AFTER TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FOUND LOW, EXHAUST LEAK FIXED, WASHER FLUID WOULD SPRAY WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL AND LIGHTS WERE ON, SHAKING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED/RESURFACED ROTORS, TRUNK LEAKED WATER, REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TO FIX WASHER FLU…

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0
Steering:Rack And Pinion00—000
1
ODI 758023

1) RACK & PIONION ROD: AT APPROXIMATELY 55000 MILES, THE RACK AND PINION SEAL BLEW OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO VIABLE REASON FOR THIS COMPONENET TO FAIL. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF AN ACCIDENT. REPAIRS WERE APPROXIMATELY $700. 2) FRONT AXLE/ABS: A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING BEGAN AND RESULTED IN BRAKES SLIPPING AND VIBRATING, CAUSING A SOUND OF METAL ON METAL. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RING/GEAR ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE AXEL WAS ORIGINALLY …

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0
Air Bags:Frontal000—00
1
ODI 858358

VEICLE INVOLVED IN FRONT COLLISION WITH A 35-40 MPH IMPACT DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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1
ODI 841635

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, SUDDENLY STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT OF CONTROL TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DO A 180 DEGREE TURN, THEN ROLLED OVER TWO COMPLETE TURNS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

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Vehicle Speed Control0000—000
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer00000—00
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip0
1
ODI 10031939

PROBLEMS WITH ABS. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS IN TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHERE THE ABS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIR 7 TIMES. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPAIRS AND OR PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED: TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AFTER TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FOUND LOW, EXHAUST LEAK FIXED, WASHER FLUID WOULD SPRAY WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL AND LIGHTS WERE ON, SHAKING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED/RESURFACED ROTORS, TRUNK LEAKED WATER, REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TO FIX WASHER FLU…

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1
ODI 758023

1) RACK & PIONION ROD: AT APPROXIMATELY 55000 MILES, THE RACK AND PINION SEAL BLEW OUT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO VIABLE REASON FOR THIS COMPONENET TO FAIL. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF AN ACCIDENT. REPAIRS WERE APPROXIMATELY $700. 2) FRONT AXLE/ABS: A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING BEGAN AND RESULTED IN BRAKES SLIPPING AND VIBRATING, CAUSING A SOUND OF METAL ON METAL. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RING/GEAR ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE AXEL WAS ORIGINALLY …

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1
ODI 858358

VEICLE INVOLVED IN FRONT COLLISION WITH A 35-40 MPH IMPACT DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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00—0
Steering000
1
ODI 841635

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, SUDDENLY STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT OF CONTROL TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DO A 180 DEGREE TURN, THEN ROLLED OVER TWO COMPLETE TURNS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

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000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

5 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

17 mentions · 6.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 61,000 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 10005234 · 39,097 mi

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. CAUSING POWER STEERING PUMP TO BOIL OVER CONTINOUSLY. MAKING YOU THINK THAT THE PUMP WAS BAD.

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ODI 10015443 · 66,000 mi

A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING FLUID. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CRACKED STEERING RACK AND WAS REPLACED. *JB *SCC

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ODI 10057026 · 50,448 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN STORM, ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ASSY BROKE CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY, I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I HAD REPAIRED AT LOCAL SHOP IN LONG ISLAND ,NY , MECHANIC SAID NEW REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN ORIGINAL INDICATING THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH DESIGN OF ORIGINAL UNIT.HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES , ETC. I CHECKED RECALLS & THERE WERE NON RELATED TO THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE. I PAID $309.91 FOR REPAIRS TO VEHI…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Brake response concerns

12 mentions · 4.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 80,000 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10028895 · 42,685 mi

TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE TRAVELLING 50 MPH. PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. NO LIGHTS INDICATING BRAKE FAILURE LIT. PUT ON FLASHERS, MOVED TO BRAKEDOWN LANE, EXITED HWY, UP HILL SPEED DROPPED, ALLOWED DRIVER TO COME AGAINST A CURB AND STOP. BRAKE FLUID IN RESEVOIR IS ALL VERY BLACK. VEHICLE HA BEEN TOWED TO A SHOP.

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ODI 10096165 · 90,000 mi

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 W…

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ODI 10129660 · 59,900 mi

TOTAL CASASTROPIC BRAKE FAIURE. WITH MY WIFE DRIVING WE ENCOUNTERED A TOLL PLAZA ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN NEW JERSEY. MY WIFE ATTEMPED TO SLOW THE CAR AND AT THAT POINT EXCLAIMED, "I HAVE NO BRAKES"....WE WENT THOUGH THE TOLL BOOTHS AND STOPPED THE CAR ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY USING THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE. I OPENED THE HOOD, AND CHECKED THE LEVEL OF BRAKE FLUID, IT WAS FULL. I GOT BEHIND THE WHEEL AND STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. I TOO FOUND THE BRAKE PEDAL ON 'ON THE FLOOR' WITH NO STOPPING POWER, EVEN AT LOW CRAWL/IDLE SP…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Stalling or loss of power

7 mentions · 2.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 53,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10015443 · 66,000 mi

A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING FLUID. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CRACKED STEERING RACK AND WAS REPLACED. *JB *SCC

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ODI 10057026 · 50,448 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN STORM, ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ASSY BROKE CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY, I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I HAD REPAIRED AT LOCAL SHOP IN LONG ISLAND ,NY , MECHANIC SAID NEW REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN ORIGINAL INDICATING THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH DESIGN OF ORIGINAL UNIT.HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES , ETC. I CHECKED RECALLS & THERE WERE NON RELATED TO THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE. I PAID $309.91 FOR REPAIRS TO VEHI…

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ODI 10086664 · 53,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NY STATE THRUWAY, WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE, THE CAR LOST POWER AND COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. IT WAS LATER FOUND TO HAVE THREE (3) CRACKED CAM SHAFTS. *JB

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

2 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 90,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10096164 · 90,000 mi

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…

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ODI 757150

HARD UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR PULLING AWAY. ONCE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IT WOULD HAVE A TENDENCY AT TIMES TO LURCH FORWARD WHILE BRAKE WAS ON.. UPON TAKING THE TRANSMISSION DOWN, THE DEALER FOUND CLUTCH MATERIAL IN TRANSMISSION THE SS3 WAS STICKING, THE ACCUMULATOR O-RING WAS CUT THE FORWARD DRUM CK.VALL STICINT OVERDRIVE BAND BURNED AND NEEDED TO EXCHANGE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THANKFULLY THE TRANY WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, NOW THE REPAIRED ASSY IS ONLY COVERED FOR 12000 MILES OR 12 MONTHS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST AND WE …

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

1 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 97,101 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10136872 · 97,101 mi

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN THE SMOKE STARTED COMING INSIDE THE CAR FROM THE DASHBOARD. AFTER THAT THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. ALMOST EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD BURNED UP. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. *NM

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b