2000 Mercury Sable Problems, complaints & recalls

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the heater failed to blow hot air. The contact stated that the windshield defroster was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to lb smith ford located at 1100 market st, lemoyne, pa 17043, (717)761-6700, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the heater coil was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

I am having problems with it stalling constantly when I have sat at a light I dont javw the money to fix this due to on a fixed income was told it has a problem with the throttle control issue and they said there was a recall on it due this

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. While driving various speeds, the vehicle handled poorly and was unstable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the entire suspension was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown. The vin was invalid.

The cap indicator light is on. After checking it several times I was informed by an auto technician that the neck of the fuel pipe needs to be replace.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. The contact stated that the defrost feature for the front windshield did not work. The contact stated that the failure occurred every time the defroster was activated for the past three years. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. The contact stated that while vehicle was parked, it caught on fire in the dashboard area without warning. The fire was extinguished by neighbors. The air bags did not deploy, there was no police report filed, and there were no injuries due to the fire. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning and the rpms increased to 500 or more. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and did not assist. The contact was referred to nhtsa. The failure mileage was 116,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. While driving 35 mph over a bump, the contact heard an abnormal noise underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that both springs had fractured. The mechanic also diagnosed that the brakes and ball joints needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the springs were not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

I was in a parking lot of a store, started my car, headed out onto a city street, turned right. All of a sudden my vehicle took off, started speeding up. I stepped on the brake, it slowed the vehicle down a little, but the brake felt like air and didn't feel like it was braking correctly. Luckily, I had a green light, went through that, kept braking. The car slowed down a little bit but then would not stop completely, surged a little more; I was able to pull into a parking lot; braked again, my car kept going...

I drove the car home after purchasing it and it was wobbling and I pulled off of the highway and did not know why it was making a loud noise. The mechanic siad a wheel bearing is broken on a tire.

I just bought a 2000 mercury sable, when backing out of the driveway and making a turn, I felt something pop & a spring coil on the drivers side broke.

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was a fuel odor present inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 154,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. The contact stated that while driving at a low speed, the contact heard a loud noise. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the front driver side coil spring fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 192,000.

Subject:2000 mercury sable ls. When starting vehicle when raining vehicle tends to choke out or miss and not have any power. If attempting to drive vehicle will stall out. This has happened several times. Someone mentioned to me that computer could be getting wet or holding condensation. The warning engine light will come on. If driven for a distance after rain is over the next day or so the light will go off. Is this a problem with this particular car? The engine was tuned five years ago when purchased. When the weather is dry or just snowing the car idles okay and runs smooth. *Tr

The torque converter in the transmission failed. The vehicle stopped dead in the street. I was on a side street at the time and not on the highway. I called 4 transmission repair shops in the st. Charles, mo area for pricing. They were all aware of this defect but ford does not have a recall and will not offer any type of satisfaction for the repair. If I had been traveling at a higher rate of speed, on a busy street or highway, an accident would have occurred. I think this is definitely a safety hazard. I don't know that any other consumers have complained but a survey of transmission repair shops would surely reveal the extent of the problem. *Tr

ALL LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

This sable had the stuck throttle problem recall performed in october 2013. Yesterday, a dangerous acceleration condition occurred. While accelerating from a stop light, the car kept accelerating even after taking all pressure from the accelerator pedal. I entered an on ramp and accelerated to join with traffic. Even after completely removing my foot from the pedal the car kept accelerating to over 75 miles an hour. I attempted to brake, but had to shut off the ignition to pull to the side of the road. I restarted...

Exited from the highway to refuel. Upon fueling we intended to continue our trip as planned. Car stopped at light began to accelerate for 5-10 feet. Engine made a revving sound and all power was lost. All fuels look good and this car has less than 20,000 miles total because it was used sparingly by previous owner. No lights or indication gave warning that transmission would lose power. We are now seeing online that this is an issue. I had previously called dealer but kept getting hung up on. I am a widow...

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. The contact stated that the brake lights continuously failed without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 157,000 and the current mileage was 159,000.

My mercury sable 2000, (i am the original owner), was taken in for new tires and the technician reported the rear brakes were low and replaced both rear brake drums and cylinders. Upon further inspection he noticed the spring on the rear strut drivers side had fractured. We are not sure when this happened, although we are sure it did not happen at the garage because there was rust between the fracture joints. The spring narrowly missed puncturing the side wall of the tire. I do remember ford had a recall for a...

I drove my mercury sable 2000 today. Just seconds after I got off from a highway to a local road, my filled my car accelerated when I hit the brake. I had to hit the brake hard to stop the car in a traffic light. However, the engine rushed to 4000rpm. I switched to park gear and turned off the ignition. After a few seconds, I turned on the car again but the engine rushed to 4000rmp. Had no idea what happened. Wait for a minute and turned the car on again. Same problem exists. In the park position, I hit the gas...

After being parked for approximately 2 months over the winter, I went to inspect the sable, and found a flat tire ( front passenger side), upon further inspection, I found that the coil spring had fractured, shot downward, and punctured the inner sidewall of the tire. The coil is not significantly rusted, and retains almost all of the original protective coating to prevent rust. On a ten year old car, I would think this is normal wear, but I remember that my 2000 sable was recalled for the exact same problem, as was the 2001 model, and I have now found over 200 reports of the same problem in the 2003 sable, and would like to know why a recall was never issued for this model. *Tr

I rotated the tires on my car in march and seen that both rear coil springs where broke . (The front with the shields are good .) Sorry about sending it twice . *Tr

I rotated the tires on my car in march and seen that both coil springs where broke . *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle erroneously accelerated and crashed into a gate. The contact applied constant pressure to the brake pedal and traveled approximately four car lengths before stopping. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 112,000. *Tr updated 04/10/13*lj...Updated 04/25/13 *bf the consumer stated the gate crushed the right side of the vehicle from the front bumper to the rear bumper. The iron gate bent almost in half taking it off the track and rendering it inoperable. Updated 06/04/2013 *js