- The problem
- Vehicle description: taurus/sable vehicles equipped with 3.0L and 3.8L engines and mustang vehicles with 3.8L and 5.0L engines. It is possible for the engine cooling fan bearing to seize.
- The risk
- Should this occur, excessive heat could be generated which could melt the fan motor electrical connector. Components inside the cooling fan motor could ignite potentially resulting in an underhood fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the engine cooling fan assembly and install a circuit breaker. If the cooling fan is inoperative, the fan and motor assembly will be replaced. Owner notification began december 28, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Engine & cooling
1995 Mercury Sable Engine problems
Owners have filed 130 complaints about the 1995 Mercury Sable's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 37% of all its complaints, most recently on June 24, 2013. They describe 1 crash, 9 fires and 2 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 130
- Recalls
- 3
- Crashes
- 1
- Fires
- 9
- Injuries
- 2
- Deaths
- 0
Engine recalls for the 1995 Mercury Sable
- The problem
- This is not a safety recall in accordance with the safety act. However, it is deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency. Vehicle description: 1995 taurus/sable passenger vehicles equipped with 3.0L and 3.8L engines and 1995 ford mustang vehicles with 3.8L and 5.0L engines. It is possible for the engine cooling fan bearing to seize.
- The risk
- Should this occur, excessive heat could be generated which could melt the fan motor electrical connector. Components inside the cooling fan motor could ignite potentially resulting in an underhood fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the engine cooling fan motor assembly at no charge to consumers. Ford is extending the limited warranty on the engine cooling fan motor to a total of 8 years or 100,000 miles from the warranty start date, whichever occurs first. This coverage is automatically transferred to subsequent owners at no charge. If the vehicle already has more than 100,000 miles, this coverage will last until june 30, 2002. If the consumer has paid to have this service done before december 2001, ford is offering a refund. Owners can contact ford at 1-866-436-7332, concerning this program.
- The problem
- These vehicles are originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, iowa, minnesota, nebraska, north dakota, and south dakota. The vehicles involved are 1992-1994 tempo/topaz vehicles with 3.0L engines; 1994 tempo/topaz with 2.3L engines; 1992-1995 taurus/sable with 3.8L engines; 1994-1995 taurus/sable with 3.0L engines and 1992-1994 lincoln continental vehicles with 3.8L engines. During high winds, heavy, blowing and drifting snow, and low temperatures, the engine cooling fan can become blocked or frozen with snow. The fan motor may not rotate and could overheat.
- The risk
- This condition can cause smoke or flames from the fan and/or shroud, the fan electrical wiring, or the fan motor resulting in a vehicle fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will install an electrical jumper harness containing an automatic resetting circuit breaker to protect the fan motor low speed circuitry from overheating.
Engine complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mercury sable. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 160,000. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mercury sable. The contact stated the vehicle would sporadically stall when driving in warm to hot temperatures. The contact stated the engine would have to be shut off and cooled off before being able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for further inspection of the failure. The failure persisted. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 84,000.
I bought a 1995 mercury sable. The person I bought it from said it had all new brakes, springs, filters, sensors, radiator, etc. When I took it to my mechanic last week (friday), he said there is a number of illegal things on it and it needs 1500$ worth of work to make it safe. He said it was a lemon and I should contact the person that sold it to me, so I did, I brought him to the mechanic so he could hear everything illegal and unsafe and broken about it. He stated in front of the mechanics that he would be...
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refunding my money on monday (today). When I called today they told me to bad I'm not getting my money back. We bought it as is and oh well. I have a detailed list of problems with this car from my mechanic. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 mercury sable. While driving at any speed, the radiator fan shuts off and does not come back on. As a result, the temperature in the vehicle increases. The dealer was notified and gave the contact the runaround. The contact referenced three nhtsa campaign id numbers 01i011000, 01v390000, and 97v019000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan). The contact was informed that the safety improvement campaign expired. She stated that she never received a recall notice. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Consumer requesting reimbursement for repairs on a 1995 mercury sable. Consumer repaired the vehicle for recall problems before a recall was received and would like reimbursement for the cost. *Kb the head gaskets, timing cover gaskets and oil pan were replaced due to the vehicle overheating. *Jb
Dt*: the contact stated that the vehicle slows down and will not accelerate until the vehicle stalls to a stop. The vehicle runs fine after it is restarted. The dealership and two independent repair shops could not duplicate the problem. There was nothing illuminated on the dash prior to each incident. Updated 10/4/2006 -the consumer noticed that teh abs light has illuminated twice, once while the vehicle was running and once while it was not. *Nm
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 door. At any rate, I...
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turned around and smoke was billowing from the rear of the car. My husband jumped in the car (i wouldn't have done that) and backed it into our court. I ran for the phone and called 911. My point is, that except for the fluke of my being in the garage at the time, my house could have gone up in smoke! When I called the local ford dealer, they referred me to ford customer service. Josh at customer service told me that the "customer satisfaction program" on this car had expired and that there are no available coverages. He further stated that I had no recourse to anyone else in the company because ford had "empowered" the customer service program to answer all questions of this type. I think that if my house had burned down, ford certainly would have had some liability. The cost to repair the vehicle is $2,000, nearly as much as it's worth. Is there anything you can do to help me with this problem? *Nm
I just bought the car uaed drove off the highway and my car started smoking from the hood, I also getting a knocking sound in the engine department, the car has no safety future in it ,if I was in the highway driving and this car started to stop, I will be in serious accident, ford need to recall the engine and replace it with one high performance one, that last. *Nm
Motor replaced on my car , a 95 mercury sable, replaced at 85,000 miles and just blew again I now have 123,00 on the car and just want to express my gratitude for you changing my mind on future purchases of ford products. I work for a teer 2 supplier of color conc. To gm and have always purchased ford in spite of the savings I receive through work. Can you help me or not with my expenses for repair of another motor? *Nm
The vehicle started to smoke. The consumer pulled over to the side of the road, to find the fire had completely gone out. **Jb
Recall campaign; 97v019000 consumer received recall notice in reference to circuit breaker. After the recall repairs, the consumer discovered the signals were not working. *Bf the consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealer for recall repairs. After picking up the vehicle, the consumer discovered that the directional signals were not working and the engine stalled out at low speeds and at stop lights, cutting out the power brakes and the power steering. *Sc the dealer claimed the problems were unrelated with the recall. *Jb
Several unexpected experiences with cooling system failure. *Bf recall numbers; 97v019000, 01v390000, & 01i011000. *Sc
Consumer took vehicle to the dealer for routine maintenance, and mechanic determined that the motor mounts need to be replaced due to corrosion. *Ak
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
Consumer took vehicle to the dealer for routine maintenance, and mechanic noticed that the motor mounts needed to be replaced due to corrosion. *Ak
Driver took the vehicle to the dealer for routine maintenance, and mechanic noticed that the motor mounts needed to be replaced due to corrosion. *Ak
Consumer stated that vehicle was leaking coolant into engine which caused it to smoke . Consumer had this vehicle checked out and he was told that it was leaking coolant. He called the manufacturer and was told that there was no recall. *Ak
Car stalls in warm weather. On one of many stalled occasions I was stopped at a red light and when it turned green the car lunged as if it were moving but stalled and a man in a truck behind me slammed on his brakes but a woman behind him slammed into his truck. They had an accident because my car stalled and stopped short. Also, right rear window wont go down sometimes. The a/c stinks and the heater smells like super hot dried burnt carpeting. There's a gas smells so heavy at times in the back seat I'm scared...
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for my children to be back there. The dash lights get so hot I'm afraid it's going to melt something or start a fire. The car is had to start on certain days. Other days it starts right up. Sometimes the car starts and runs great. Other days it starts but you can feel something isn't right and the car will feel like it's on the verge of stalling but then you can hear it start back up again. Almost like the ignition is turning on and off. I have a list of all the repairs done to my car just after I purchased it and there is some major bills in this pile! Reading that other people are having the same exact problems with their sables is proof that ford put out an unsafe car! I haven't got the money to buy another car. I can hardly afford to fix the one I have but it's all I got. Shame on ford! I won't be buying another ford in the future unless they resolve this mess! *Jb
1995 Mercury sable has experienced several problems. *Mr the engine would idle, run rough, stall, and restart immediately, the a/c had blown warm air, the remote fuel door latch had broken, the engine made a loud squealing sound while being driven, and there was a coolant leak. The headgasket , timing cover, oil pan, broken fuel door spring, and starter circuit wiring assembly have all been replaced. Recall #97v019000 *scc
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
I have a 1995 mercury sable that has a bad head gasket. I was told by my mechanic that there was a recall by ford, but after calling and leaving messages, I am unable to confirm this. Please advise. Thank you! I am also listing numerous problems that have occurred with the suspension and brakes in the last year.
My complaint relates to ford and its handling of the problems associated with the 3.8 Engine. When notified of the recall because of the gasket problem I took my 1995 sable to a ford dealer for correction. The car is not used too much, and consequently the time extension(to 7 years) ran out, but with only 28,000 miles on the new gaskets (72,000 miles total on the vehicle), they failed last month. Ford has no interest in providing any relief. Mileage to them is irrelevant, only the time. Pretty lousy approach to...
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fixing an engineering design flaw. Purchases of ford products are a thing of the past. Just had to enter a formal complaint and get it off my chest. If you can use me as any kind of a witness against them give a call. *Ak
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.
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK *JB
Mercury Sable engine complaints by year
Sable engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data