2000 MERCURY SABLE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

CRUISE CONTROL- THE OFF BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS IN OPERATION PUSHING THE OFF BUTTON WILL NOT SHUT OFF THE CRUISE UNLESS YOU POUND ON THE BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES OR PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE OFF BUTTON IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V266000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL REGARDING 2000 MERCURY SABLES. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THAT THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD BEFORE THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. FORD STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE RECALL APPLIED ONLY TO THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE FAILED SPRINGS WITH ONES FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE MUFFLER BAFFLE. ALSO, THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT FORD WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SPRING THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,798 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,700. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO THEN REPLACED THE STRUTS AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/09/07 *TR

Mileage: 39,700

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE, AND SHE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PAN LEAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THIS REPAIRED IN APRIL 2004, AND IT STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. SHE HAD IT REPAIRED AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER APRIL 2004 AND IT STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE OIL PAN LEAK WAS DISCOVERED BECAUSE IT WAS VISIBLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. *AK

Mileage: 71,434

2000 MERCURY SABLE WITH DURATEC V6 24V ENGINE. STARTED CAR; LOUD BANG; INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH STARTING OR DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALL MAINTENANCE DONE IN TIMELY MANNER. WHEN INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED PIECES OF PLASTIC FLEW AND INSULATION UNDER HOOD WAS ACTUALLY SHREDDED. COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY HAD SOMEONE HAD HOOD OPEN WHEN CAR WAS STARTED. CAR CURRENTLY AT NEW BRIGHTON FORD WAITING FOR REPAIR.*AK

Mileage: 31,500

1) INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED WHEN STARTING THE CAR; ) CAR NOT DRIVEABLE; ) TOWED TO WHITE BEAR LINCOLN MERCURY FOR SERVICE - ESTIMATE PROVIDED 25, MARCH, 2005. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES TO HAVE NO CONTROL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

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

Mileage: 58,000

ON RAINING DAYS, WHILE DRIVING THE AT ANY SPEED, THE SERPENTINE BELT WOULD FALL OFF AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MANY OCCASIONS, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, NO CODES WERE REPORTED. ALSO, MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPERIENCED AN EXPLOSION AND BLEW UP. CONSUMER WAS PULLING UP TO THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *AK

Mileage: 13,000

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

Mileage: 77,000

WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER WAS PUT INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS REVERSING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR BECAUSE OF THE WEAK TRANSMISSION BEING USED. ALSO, INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *AK

Mileage: 48,350

DEFECTIVE EGR VALVES CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. REPLACEMENT PART WAS MADE OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL THAN THE ORIGINAL ONE INSTALLED WHEN THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. MECHANIC WELL REPLACE IN 6-8 WEEKS. *MR *CB *JB

Mileage: 52,000

SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN 05-01, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAS LIT UP ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE CAR EMITS AN ODOR WHICH I HAVE READ TO BE A COMPLAINT OF MANY SABLE OWNERS. ITS WORTH LOOKING IN TO BECAUSE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS. *JB

Mileage: 9,000

SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN 05-01, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAS LIT UP ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE CAR EMITS AN ODOR WHICH I HAVE READ TO BE A COMPLAINT OF MANY SABLE OWNERS. ITS WORTH LOOKING IN TO BECAUSE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS. *JB

Mileage: 9,000

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

AT 25MPH, VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, AT OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *SLC

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD EMISSION, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS . THIS IS PRIMARILY EMISSION ISSUES BETWEEN THE CHECK ENGINE'S AND THE GAS TANK. *AK

VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. WHEN VEHICLE SHUTDOWN BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE EMITS AN ODOR/FUMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER TEST DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DEALER'S LOT WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE AND IT EMITTED THE SAME SMELL, THE FUMES EASILY GET INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DASH VENTS OR OPEN WINDOWS, THE SECOND CAR TESTED WAS BUILT IN THE SAME PLANT AND THE SAME MONTH AS THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN OR VENT/AC ON WITHOUT BEING OVERCOME BY THE FUMES/SMELL. NLM

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!

EXHAUST AND FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ON START UP AND WHILE DRIVING, THE SMELL IS SO STRONG YOU MUST DRIVE WITH THE WINDOW OPEN NOT TO GET A HEADACHE. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER TWICE AND STILL THEY CAN NOT FIX THE SMELL.*AK

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

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

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