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2005 Mercury Sable Engine problems

Owners have filed 8 complaints about the 2005 Mercury Sable's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 10% of all its complaints, most recently on May 2, 2017. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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8
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Crashes
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Fires
0
Injuries
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Engine complaints

BrakesEngine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. While driving various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to stop as the rpms increased. The contact stated that the failure would occur occasionally. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred prior to purchasing the vehicle. The contact requested that the dealer repair the vehicle before the sale was finalized, but the issue persisted. The contact was unaware of the repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Filed Incident Service brakes · EngineNHTSA 10983133
Transmission & drivetrainBrakesEngine & cooling

Purchase vehicle used in june of 2015, one repair after another. Owned 1yr and here are repairs that we have had to do: drain plug replaced, trans filter, additive & fluid, re-built transmission, fluid, replace rear brake shoes, replace valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, egr sensor. Cost incurred $3,275.20 Way more than any car should have in one year! Anybody going to reimburse these expenses?

Filed Incident Power train · Service brakes · EngineNHTSA 10883298
Transmission & drivetrainEngine & cooling

This 2005 mercury sable (ls premium) just fell out of gear as I was on the road. Totally out of the blue with no warning whatsoever. I know now the transmission must be replaced for upwards of $1800.00. This car has just 30,000 miles on it. I find it completely unacceptable for a mildly driven car, owned by an elderly woman, should fail so badly after only 30,000 miles. This seems to be a common occurrence with this particular transmission also involving the ford taurus and the windstar...Which I understand was...

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recalled. This particular transmission is known to fail prematurely and without notice. This is an accident waiting to happen and I hope this is taken seriously. This is a defect that is way too common in these models and I will be looking into legal recourse against any and all involved. Please check into this unfortunate public safety hazard. Thank-you. *Tr

Filed Incident Power train · EngineNHTSA 10701221
Acceleration & cruise controlEngine & cooling

I was driving along and all of a sudden my car begin to accelerate on it's on. The engine was revving and when I went to apply the brakes the car didn't at first slow down. When I finally reached home and put the car in park the engine was still revving as if I was stepping on the gas. It was very scary and intimidating. The same identical thing happened to my husband when I asked him to drive the car around the block. *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed control · EngineNHTSA 10622414
Transmission & drivetrainEngine & cooling

Mercury sable tends to suddenly accelerate and lurge forward even with the foot on the brake. *Tr

Filed Incident Power train · EngineNHTSA 10505691
Engine & coolingFuel systemTransmission & drivetrain

Idles, makes noises, vibrates, drives by itself with out stopping during idling, don't shift into gears properly. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Fuel system, gasoline · Power trainNHTSA 10447483
Engine & coolingFuel systemElectrical system

The engine suddenly quit running while cruising at 60 mph in darkness on a heavily traveled congested 6 lane interstate highway. The time was 6:50 pm and there was no unusual weather. The car shook for a few seconds at the time of shut-down. I attributed the shake of the car to a loaded semi flat bed truck running in the next lane at approximately 65 mph. We were at normal spacing between vehicles. There was neither contact with this truck nor any other vehicle. The incident occurred on i270 near bridgeton,...

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mo. We merged onto mo 340 and continued coasting until we found a safe place to pull over to call for help. I tried to restart the engine several times while coasting, to no avail. While waiting for help to arrive, I tried to understand what may have caused the engine to quit running. The fuel tank registered one-half full. I recalled reading in the owner's manual years ago about a fuel shut-off reset. I raised the trunk lid, readily found the reset. The red button was up--i pushed it down. I was able to immediately restart the engine. The engine was let run for at least 10 minutes without finding any problem. We continued on to our destination about 8 miles away. The car has been driven on 4 days since then for a total of about 250 miles, with no apparent problem. I write this because I find it extremely dangerous to have an engine shut down on a very congested interstate highway, after dark, with most traffic running 65 - 70 mph. During this incident, I feared being rear-ended as there was limited opportunity to get off the road. *Kb

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Fuel system, gasoline · Electrical systemNHTSA 10437692
SteeringEngine & cooling

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. The contact states that while driving approximately between 45-50 mph on normal road conditions. The vehicle began to shake and vibrate excessively. The failures occurred the following day and the check engine warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The failures occurred without warning. The warning indicator illuminated until the engine was turned off. The contact was in the process of taking the vehicle to an authorized dealer for inspection. The failure and current mileages were 73,000.

Filed Incident Steering · Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10282677

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