1995 MERCURY SABLE

COMMENTS: I HAVE A 1995 MERCURY SABLE WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. SOME YEARS AGO, FORD ISSUED A LETTER SAYING IT WOULD MAKE REPAIRS IF THE HEAD GASKET PREMATURELY BLEW ON THIS CAR AT UNDER 60,000 MILES OR WITHIN 5 YEARS. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, WITH NO WARNING, MY SABLE BLEW ITS HEAD GASKET IN MY GARAGE, AFTER I HAD TURNED OFF THE CAR AND GOTTEN OUT OF IT. IT WAS JUST A MIRACLE THAT I WAS STILL IN THE GARAGE WITH MY HUSBAND WHEN IT HAPPENED. NORMALLY, I WOULD HAVE GONE IN THE HOUSE AND SHUT THE D

Mileage: 52,000

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TO FIND THE FIRE HAD COMPLETELY GONE OUT. **JB

Mileage: 85,682

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE FAN MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM *MR

Mileage: 102,000

DRIVER WAS DRIVING CAR ON STATE ROAD 84. CAR WAS STALLING. DRIVER PULLS OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, OPENS HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENGULFED IN FLAMES AS STATED IN FIRE MARSHALL'S REPORT. FIRE MARSHALL STATES THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS TOTALLED.

Mileage: 80,000

PARTS FOR RECALL 01V390000 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. WHILE WAITING FOR PARTS, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS A RECALL LETTER SENT TO CONSUMER, (01I011000) THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE CONDITIONS STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER. CONSUMER IS LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE TO COVER THE COSTS OF REPAIR TO VEHICLE. *JG

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.*AK

THE COOLING FAN CAUSED A FIRE. *SLC

APPEARS TO BE OVERFLOW OF TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM DIPSTICK. *AK

I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TWICE SINCE I OWNED THE CAR (2 YEARS). THE SWITCH OVERHEATS AND ACTUALLY BURNS/CHARS THE METAL CONTACTS AND MELTS THE PLUG. IT GETS VERY HOT TO TOUCH AND THE HEADLIGHT AND/OR PARKING LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF AND TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE TAURUS/SABLE AND THEY HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT COST ME $125 EACH TIME TO REPLACE IT (PARTS AND LABOR), BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE FIRE THAT COULD OCCUR. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO ASUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FIRST OCCURRED IN 1998 AT 20,000 MILES. PART WAS REPLACED, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED AT 30,000 MILES AND DEALER STATES THAT COSTUMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FULL COST OF REPAIR. *AK

SITTING IN THE VEHICLE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. OPENED THE DOOR TO SEE WHERE IT WAS BURNING. TURNED ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND A FIRE BROKE OUT ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V019000 IN THE MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS ON DATE GIVEN. PICKED VEHICLE UP. THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE ON 02 SEP 99. THE REMEDY FOR THE ENGINE COOLING FAN HAD FAILED. *AK

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. ALSO, WHEN SETTING CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE ACCELERATED. FINALLY, MOTOR MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE. *AK

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. ALSO, WHEN SETTING CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE ACCELERATED. FINALLY, MOTOR MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH BRAKE PEDAL BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO REAR ENGINE MOUNTS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSED A COLLISION. ALSO, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BUT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEFLATE, TRAPPING THE OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINING INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO REAR ENGINE MOUNTS MALFUNCTIONING WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSED A COLLISION. ALSO, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BUT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEFLATE, TRAPPING THE OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINING INJURIES. *AK