Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
304 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
95,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1996 model year. Data updated: . 27 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Power Train:Automatic Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 54 of 304 complaints (17.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and shifting | 52 | 17.1% |
| Braking behavior | 38 | 12.5% |
| Steering behavior | 32 | 10.5% |
| Engine operation | 12 | 3.9% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 10 | 3.3% |
| Fuel system concerns | 8 | 2.6% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 54 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 21 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 14 |
| Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System | 13 |
| Structure:Body:Door | 12 |
| Air Bags:Frontal | 11 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 11 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 11 |
Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 54; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 21; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 14; Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System: 13; Structure:Body:Door: 12; Air Bags:Frontal: 11; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System: 11; Vehicle Speed Control: 11
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 1 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 2 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 6 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 8 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 6 |
| 150,000 and above | 4 |
Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 6; 75,000 to 99,999: 8; 100,000 to 149,999: 6; 150,000 and above: 4
75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (8). 277 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 27 |
| 1997 | 32 |
| 1998 | 38 |
| 1999 | 56 |
| 2000 | 53 |
| 2001 | 31 |
| 2002 | 27 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
1996: 27; 1997: 32; 1998: 38; 1999: 56; 2000: 53; 2001: 31; 2002: 27; 2003: 14; 2004: 6; 2005: 4; 2006: 4; 2007: 3; 2008: 1; 2009: 1; 2011: 2; 2012: 1; 2013: 1; 2014: 1; 2016: 1; 2017: 1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 52 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 38 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 32 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.
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
THE WATER PUMP FAILED ON A 1996 MERCURY SABLE BECAUSE SAND FROM THE ENGINE CASTING GOT INTO THE WATER PUMP
Owner-reported narrative. 96,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005561 at NHTSA ↗
WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED INTO SOME NEARBY TRASH CANS AND A WOODEN FENCE. *JG *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10006304 at NHTSA ↗
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…
Owner-reported narrative. 46,650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007614 at NHTSA ↗
VEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB
Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10009682 at NHTSA ↗
THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT CONSTANTLY JAMMED NOT ALLOWING CONSUMER TO OPEN THE DOOR. *NLM
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10015568 at NHTSA ↗
I HAVE A MERCURY SABLE 1996, MANUFACTURED IN 9/95. VIN NUMBER [XXX]. MY CAR HAS 58,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS ALMOST GONE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS CAR AND I AM LOOKING FOR THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO TAKE WITH ME TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT MY CAR JERKS FORWARD WHEN AM TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I HAVE DONE ALL THAT I CAN TO TAKE CARE OF THIS CAR BUT NOTHING I DO HAS WORKED. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND I REALLY NEED HELP WITH MY RE…
Owner-reported narrative. 58,890 miles reported. Look up ODI 10020530 at NHTSA ↗
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10026856 at NHTSA ↗
PROBLEM STARTED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD UNLESS YOU HAD BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN AS HARD AS YOU COULD. THEN WHILE LEAVING A STOP LIGHT CAR WOULD HESITATE THEN PICK UP SPEED VERY SLOWLY, FINALLY THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. $1800.00 !! *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 96,512 miles reported. Look up ODI 10028593 at NHTSA ↗
5 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
Reported: 1996-01-25 (January 25, 1996)
THE BRAKE SYSTEM FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR LAMP SWITCH CAN MALFUNCTION. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS."
Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IF THE SWITCH MALFUNTIONS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LAMP WILL EITHER REMAIN ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY OR FAIL TO LIGHT AS INTENDED WHEN THE FLUID LEVEL FALLS TO A CERTAIN LEVEL. IN EITHER CASE, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR WOULD NOT BE WARNED OF A LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL CONDITION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR LAMP SWITCHES.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 1996-05-14 (May 14, 1996)
THE PARK PAWL SHAFT WAS IMPROPERLY POSITIONED WHEN THE ROLL PIN THAT RETAINS IT WAS INSTALLED DURING TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. IF THE SHAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY POSITIONED, THE ROLL PIN MAY NOT HAVE LINED UP WITH THE GROOVE IN THE SHAFT AND HAVE BEEN CRUSHED AT ASSEMBLY. ALSO, A BURR COULD HAVE BEEN RAISED ON THE SHAFT.
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PARK PAWL OCCASIONALLY NOT ENGAGING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER IS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AS IF IN NEUTRAL IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR DOES NOT APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE PARK PAWL SHAFT ROLL PIN. IF THE ROLL PIN IS DAMAGED, BOTH THE ROLL PIN AND THE PARK PAWL SHAFT WILL BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, OWNERS WILL BE REMINDED TO FULLY APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE, IN ADDITION TO PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 1996-09-05 (September 5, 1996)
THE PARK PAWL ABUTMENT BRACKET HAS A SHARP EDGE WHICH CAN CAUSE THE PARKING PAWL TO HANG UP AND NOT ENGAGE THE PARK GEAR. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS THAT THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK.
Consequence: UNINTENDED AND UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT CAN RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE PARK PAWL ABUTMENT BRACKET.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 1996-09-18 (September 18, 1996)
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARK PAWL SHAFT MAY NOT BE FREE TO ROTATE AS INTENDED. IF THE PARK PAWL SHAFT DOES NOT ROTATE, IT WOULD PREVENT THE PARK PAWL FROM ENGAGING THE PARK GEAR WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN THE PARK POSITION.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AS IF IN NEUTRAL WITH THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE PARK POSITION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE PARK PAWL SHAFT ROTATION AND THOSE SHAFTS WITH RESTRICTED ROTATION WILL BE REPLACED WITH A SHORTER SHAFT THAT WILL NOT RESTRICT ROTATION.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Reported: 1998-03-25 (March 25, 1998)
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER FORD SERVICE BULLETIN 97-17-9 FROM AUGUST 1997 THROUGH DECEMBER 1997. THESE VEHICLES WERE INADVERTENLY EQUIPPED WITH AN 18-GALLON FUEL TANK RATHER THAN THE 16-GALLON AS SPECIFIED. THE 18-GALLON TANK HAS A SECOND VALVE LOCATION WHERE A SHIPPING PLUG SHOULD BE INSTALLED.
Consequence: IF THIS SHIPPING PLUG IS DISPLACED, FUEL LEAKAGE CAN RESULT. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT FUEL TANK.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
304 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
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 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 5616.0% | 144.6%ODI 10009682 · 39,000 miVEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB | 104.4%ODI 10003085 · 80,000 miTHE 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 … | 52.6%ODI 10017865WHEN 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 | 41.6%ODI 10013658 · 80,000 mi1999 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 | 51.1%ODI 10074300 · 77,000 miWHEN 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 | 51.2%ODI 10015696 · 13,000 miTHE VEHICLE HAD A CONSISTENT OIL LEAK SINCE PURCHASE. THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE GASKET CYLINDER HEADS LEAKED. *JB ...*AK | 40.9%ODI 10125660 · 8,530 miDT: 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 … | 21.0%ODI 10045158THE 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 | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 236.6%ODI 10007906 · 123,000 miMY 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. | 5417.8%ODI 10007614 · 46,650 miCAR 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… | 3013.2%ODI 10003211 · 34 miI 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… | 1910.0%ODI 10018076WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *NLM | 135.0%ODI 10031517PROBLEMS 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 | 163.4%ODI 10000421ON 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… | 133.0%ODI 10015688 · 13,000 miWHEN THE GEAR WAS SWITCHED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB..*AK | 102.3%ODI 10002435CONSUMER 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 | 52.5%ODI 10144045DT: 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. | 47.7%ODI 10101612VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD ABOUT 3 FEET WHEN IT IS STARTED. OCCASIONALLY, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN IDLING. *NM | 44.8%ODI 10227109WHILE 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 | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 23.3%ODI 10218193 · 1,000 mi1. 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… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 154.3%ODI 10003978WHILE 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 | 113.6%ODI 10006304WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED INTO SOME NEARBY TRASH CANS AND A WOODEN FENCE. *JG *JB | 198.3%ODI 10009110THE 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 | 2312.1%ODI 10087325 · 89,000 miWHILE 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 | 114.3%ODI 10002406CONSUMER 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 | 449.5%ODI 10025445ON 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 … | 4310.0%ODI 10015688 · 13,000 miWHEN THE GEAR WAS SWITCHED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB..*AK | 4810.9%ODI 10015990 · 17,000 miWHEN 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 | 2512.4%ODI 10111727WHILE 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 | 1426.9%ODI 10451504 · 116,000 miI 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 | 3542.2%ODI 10424246 · 85 miENTERED 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 | 1100.0%ODI 10640194 · 6,500 miI 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 | 1016.4%ODI 10293524 · 44,980 miON 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 | 525.0%ODI 10479839 · 50,000 miTL* 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. … |
| Suspension:Front:Springs:Coil Springs | 154.3%ODI 10001043 · 85,000 miWHILE DRIVING THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. TS SCC | 10.3%ODI 10031707THE 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 | 52.2%ODI 10100306 · 138,850 miBROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING OBSERVED WHILE SERVICING BRAKE SYSTEM. SEVERE CLUNKING SOUND RADIATED THROUGH VEHICLE FOR 3-5 DAYS PRIOR TO SERVICE.*AK | 157.9%ODI 10019791 · 51,800 miWHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED, AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. *JB | 3614.0%ODI 10008427 · 68,000 miLEFT FRONT SUSPENSION COIL BROKE AND PUNCTURED LEFT FRONT TIRE.*JB | 5511.9%ODI 10015122 · 53,000 miTHE FRONT SPRING BROKE. THE DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, DUE TO A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER. *JB | 286.5%ODI 10063750I 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… | 9722.0%ODI 10121262 · 68,500 miDT: 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 | 157.5%ODI 10157703 · 42,900 miMERCURY 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 | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 329.1% | 216.9% | 146.1% | 42.1%ODI 10019284 · 60,000 miAUTOMOBILE 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 … | 62.3%ODI 101398581999 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. … | 30.6%ODI 747636THE 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! | 40.9%ODI 10023902 · 398,000 mi2001 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 | 20.5%ODI 10157182MY 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… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Power Train | 6719.1%ODI 10780043 · 103,219 miTL* 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. | 41.3%ODI 10071066 · 67,000 miI 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. | 41.8%ODI 10070190 · 70,000 miI 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… | 10.5%ODI 10011533THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH DID NOT ENGAGE AT TIMES, WHICH CAUSED A HARD SHIFT. *JB | 41.6%ODI 10070794 · 108,000 miHESITATION 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 | 40.9%ODI 10068790 · 40,000 miNEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH FAILS AND CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE, BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. | 51.2%ODI 10070375 · 44,000 miTRANSMISSION 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!!! | 92.0%ODI 10252822 · 64,000 miTL*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. | 2210.9%ODI 10233355 · 101,000 miTL*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… | 815.4%ODI 104386612004 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 | 2125.3%ODI 10418835 · 113,700 miI 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… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 914.8%ODI 10440288 · 63,000 miCAR 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 | 315.0%ODI 10342923 · 25,000 miAUTOMOBILE 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… |
| Suspension:Rear:Springs:Coil Springs | 30.9%ODI 10080289WHILE 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 | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 20.9%ODI 10082425 · 67,220 miWHILE 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… | 31.6%ODI 10146034 · 107,305 miWHILE 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 | 10.4%ODI 10173529 · 96,600 miI 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… | 4910.6%ODI 10021563NAR 05/21/2003. *MR RIGHT FRONT SPRING WERE BROKEN CUTTING INTO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING A FLAT. *CB | 9522.1%ODI 10089457 · 45,000 miREAR 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 | 235.2%ODI 10123717 · 70,000 miTHE 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. | 21.0%ODI 10324740 · 55,068 miTL* 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. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Structure:Frame And Members | 144.0%ODI 10025006 · 83,750 miCONSUMER 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 | 72.3%ODI 10073691WHILE 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 | 10.4%ODI 10421114 · 99,000 miTL* 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. | 10.5% | 20.8%ODI 10373703 · 140,000 miSUBFRAME 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 | 20.4%ODI 10354329 · 52,000 miTL*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.… | 10.2%ODI 10484108 · 106,000 miTL* 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… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 11.9%ODI 10253550 · 79,600 miWHILE 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 … | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 60,418–127,628 mi | 80,757 mi | 6 | ODI 10007614 · 46,650 miCAR 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… ODI 10020530 · 58,890 miI HAVE A MERCURY SABLE 1996, MANUFACTURED IN 9/95. VIN NUMBER [XXX]. MY CAR HAS 58,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS ALMOST GONE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS CAR AND I AM LOOKING FOR THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO TAKE WITH ME TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT MY CAR JERKS FORWARD WHEN AM TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I HAVE DONE ALL THAT I CAN TO TAKE CARE OF THIS CAR BUT NOTHING I DO HAS WORKED. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND I REALLY NEED HELP WITH MY RE… ODI 10028593 · 96,512 miPROBLEM STARTED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD UNLESS YOU HAD BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN AS HARD AS YOU COULD. THEN WHILE LEAVING A STOP LIGHT CAR WOULD HESITATE THEN PICK UP SPEED VERY SLOWLY, FINALLY THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. $1800.00 !! *JB |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | Too few reports for a range | 87,000 mi | 2 (sparse) | ODI 10009682 · 39,000 miVEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB ODI 10160024 · 135,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE MOUNT AND CARRIAGE FRAME RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SLIP FROM THE MOUNT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO EXTREME WINTER WEATHER AND ROAD SALTS. THE REPAIR SHOP CONCLUDED THAT A PIECE OF STEEL NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO EACH SIDE OF THE ENGINE MOUNT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. |
| Vehicle Speed Control | Too few reports for a range | 31,000 mi | 2 (sparse) | ODI 10048531 · 56,000 miUPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER ASSIST AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT HIT AN OBJECT. THE DRIVER THEN PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE SEVERAL TURNS BEFORE STOPPING AGAIN. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *JB ODI 10501255 · 6,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED HOWEVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *TR |
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
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.
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
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.
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.
2008: 15 complaints · 2009: 10 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | 9 | 15 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Power Train:Automatic Transmission | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System | Structure:Body:Door | Air Bags:Frontal | Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | Vehicle Speed Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | — | 1ODI 881693WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE SHUDDERED, THEN STOPPED, ENGINE STILL RUNNING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *AK | 0 | 1ODI 518479POWER STEERING COMPONENTS EMITTING A GROANING NOISE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FIVE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION ROUGHLY DOWNSHIFTS IN FIRST GEAR, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE JERKING. *AK | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 745185COOLANT TURNED TO A RUSTY SLUGGY MIXTURE. FREEZE OUT PLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SYSTEM FLUSHED. NEW COOLANT WAS ADDED AND IT IS ALREADY TURNING BROWN AGAIN. FORD DID DO THE WORK FOR FREE, BUT TOLD ME I WAS ON MY OWN IF IT OCCURED AGAIN. HAVE LEARNED THROUGH VARIOUS PEOPLE THAT THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THEIR SABLE AND TAURUS CARS. TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO HAD TO REPAIRED AT A COST TO ME OF $1750.00. WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP THE CAR WILL THEN NOT GO FORWARD. YOU HAVE TO PRESS IN ON THE GAS AND MAKE IT LUNGE FORWARD, SOMETIMES CAUSING TH… | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 1ODI 881693WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE SHUDDERED, THEN STOPPED, ENGINE STILL RUNNING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *AK | — | 1ODI 748760I WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM MY FIRST LONG DISTANCE TRIP FROM NAPA, CA. TO VENTURA, CA. WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CARS TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT STRAIGHT TO HOT, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST TOTAL POWER, RESULT? TWO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, NUMEROUS COOLING PARTS REPLACED. WHEN FORD WAS CONTACTED ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR A KNOWN DEFECT (HEAD GASKETS) THEY SAID THE GOODWILL POLICY DOESN'T COUNT IN MY CASE BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO A REPAIRSHOP OTHER THAN FORD. SO HERE I AM OUT $2,724.62 REPAIR COSTS $400. TOWING COST AND ANOTHER $250. IN RENTAL… | 1 | 1ODI 8009069THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. AND THE SLIDDING DOOR WILL UNEXPECTLY OPEN WHILE TRAVELING.*JB | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 0 | 1ODI 748760I WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM MY FIRST LONG DISTANCE TRIP FROM NAPA, CA. TO VENTURA, CA. WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CARS TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT STRAIGHT TO HOT, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST TOTAL POWER, RESULT? TWO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, NUMEROUS COOLING PARTS REPLACED. WHEN FORD WAS CONTACTED ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR A KNOWN DEFECT (HEAD GASKETS) THEY SAID THE GOODWILL POLICY DOESN'T COUNT IN MY CASE BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO A REPAIRSHOP OTHER THAN FORD. SO HERE I AM OUT $2,724.62 REPAIR COSTS $400. TOWING COST AND ANOTHER $250. IN RENTAL… | — | 0 | 1ODI 559140VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM, CONSUMER NOTICED BROWN CORROSION IN THE RADIATOR AND RESERVOIR, THE RADIATOR CAP WAS REPLACED AND A SUPER FLUSH WAS DONE TO STOP THE PROBLEM, AFTER THE FLUSH THE HEAT STILL DIDN'T WORK AS IT SHOULD, AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION, NOW THERE ARE SIGNS OF ANTI-FREEZE IN THE TAILPIPE, WHICH COULD BE A SIGN THAT THE CORROSION COULD BE GETTING INTO THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLY WARPING THE HEADS. *SLC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System | 1ODI 518479POWER STEERING COMPONENTS EMITTING A GROANING NOISE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FIVE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION ROUGHLY DOWNSHIFTS IN FIRST GEAR, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE JERKING. *AK | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1ODI 856385WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AS RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT.ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK | 0 | 0 |
| Structure:Body:Door | 0 | 1ODI 8009069THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. AND THE SLIDDING DOOR WILL UNEXPECTLY OPEN WHILE TRAVELING.*JB | 1ODI 559140VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM, CONSUMER NOTICED BROWN CORROSION IN THE RADIATOR AND RESERVOIR, THE RADIATOR CAP WAS REPLACED AND A SUPER FLUSH WAS DONE TO STOP THE PROBLEM, AFTER THE FLUSH THE HEAT STILL DIDN'T WORK AS IT SHOULD, AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION, NOW THERE ARE SIGNS OF ANTI-FREEZE IN THE TAILPIPE, WHICH COULD BE A SIGN THAT THE CORROSION COULD BE GETTING INTO THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLY WARPING THE HEADS. *SLC | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bags:Frontal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 856385WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AS RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT.ALSO, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 1ODI 745185COOLANT TURNED TO A RUSTY SLUGGY MIXTURE. FREEZE OUT PLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SYSTEM FLUSHED. NEW COOLANT WAS ADDED AND IT IS ALREADY TURNING BROWN AGAIN. FORD DID DO THE WORK FOR FREE, BUT TOLD ME I WAS ON MY OWN IF IT OCCURED AGAIN. HAVE LEARNED THROUGH VARIOUS PEOPLE THAT THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THEIR SABLE AND TAURUS CARS. TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO HAD TO REPAIRED AT A COST TO ME OF $1750.00. WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP THE CAR WILL THEN NOT GO FORWARD. YOU HAVE TO PRESS IN ON THE GAS AND MAKE IT LUNGE FORWARD, SOMETIMES CAUSING TH… | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
7 patterns with matching reports.
18 mentions · 5.9% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
POWER STEERING COMPONENTS EMITTING A GROANING NOISE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FIVE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION ROUGHLY DOWNSHIFTS IN FIRST GEAR, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE JERKING. *AK
\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b15 mentions · 4.9% of complaints
Median mileage: 58,890 mi (3 usable records).
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…
I HAVE A MERCURY SABLE 1996, MANUFACTURED IN 9/95. VIN NUMBER [XXX]. MY CAR HAS 58,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS ALMOST GONE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS CAR AND I AM LOOKING FOR THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO TAKE WITH ME TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT MY CAR JERKS FORWARD WHEN AM TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I HAVE DONE ALL THAT I CAN TO TAKE CARE OF THIS CAR BUT NOTHING I DO HAS WORKED. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND I REALLY NEED HELP WITH MY RE…
PROBLEM STARTED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD UNLESS YOU HAD BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN AS HARD AS YOU COULD. THEN WHILE LEAVING A STOP LIGHT CAR WOULD HESITATE THEN PICK UP SPEED VERY SLOWLY, FINALLY THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. $1800.00 !! *JB
\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b12 mentions · 3.9% of complaints
Median mileage: 54,500 mi (2 usable records).
VEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THE RAIN WARNING DASH LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE AND SHORTED WIRE ON FUEL PUMP.
\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b8 mentions · 2.6% of complaints
Median mileage: 96,256 mi (2 usable records).
PROBLEM STARTED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD UNLESS YOU HAD BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN AS HARD AS YOU COULD. THEN WHILE LEAVING A STOP LIGHT CAR WOULD HESITATE THEN PICK UP SPEED VERY SLOWLY, FINALLY THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. $1800.00 !! *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE RUSTED CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO POUR FROM THE TUBES. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED PIT HOLES IN THE TUBES LOCATED IN THE FUEL LINES WHERE THE RUST APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED.
WHEN CAR IS PUT ON A STANDARD TIRE SHOP LIFT THE REAR HIGTH SENSING VALVE GOES PAST ITS LIMIT WHICH ALLOWS CONSTANT PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO REAR BRAKES, AND CAN LEAD TO BRAKE FAILURE IN LESS THAN 400 MILES. *AK
\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b6 mentions · 2.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 6,000 mi (1 usable records).
(1) CAR SHIFTS HARD DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK OR BOUNCES UP, THEN DOWN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. (2) WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL ROAD SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WILL SWITCH TO LOW GEAR CAUSING SUDDEN THROW OF DRIVER INSIDE CAR AND AT TIMES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THERE IS A LONG DELAY IN POWER TO ENGINE THEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. (3) REPLACED CAM SENSOR AND OTHER SENSOR THREE TIMES AND ALWAYS FAILS AGAIN.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED HOWEVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *TR
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED BECAUSE ENGINE FAILED RESULTING IN OVER HEATING. YH
\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b3 mentions · 1.0% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT ON NOVEMBER OF 1998. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD SHIFT SOLINOID THAT WOULD NOT EFFECT THE CAR VERY MUCH BUT, SHOULD BE REPLACED SOMETIMES. ON FEB. 4, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START SO IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE, THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDED TO GO TO A DEALER BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PROPER COMPUTER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO BOB HASTINGS FORD, EAST ROCHESTER NY, WHERE THEY FOUND THAT A FUEL SENSOR WAS MISSSING. I CONTEND THAT THE S…
THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEY FIX IT AND IT STILL KEEPS ON BREAKING DOWN. DRIVER DOOR WON'T LOCK, ROOF LIGHT STAYS ON, PANEL LIGHT INDICATING ALL DOORS ARE OPEN STAYS LIT. THEN IT GOES OFF AND THEN ON. ITS A CONTINOUS THING THAT HAPPENS. YESTERDAY. 11-28-01 IT WOULD NOT START. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND SOMETIMES IT STARTS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. DO I QUALIFY TO GET A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THEY FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY ANSWERS YET. MY VEHICLE IS PAID OFF SINCE OF LAST MONTH. ERLINDA …
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65-70 MPH NOTICED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT COMING ON. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF VEHICLE, AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD. NOTICED ENGINE COOLANT OVERFLOWING ONTO GROUND. TRIED TO START VEHICLE, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE HAD SUCKED UP THE WATER FROM THE AIR FILTER WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE HEAD TO CRACK. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
PURCHASED CAR NEW THERE IS A BAD RAW GAS SMELL LIKE THERE IS A GAS LEAK TOOK TO DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b