6.3% of complaints about the 1999 Mercury Sable came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 1999 vehicle — around the middle of the 201 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is suspension (47 complaints), typically at 5.9 yr or about 73,000 miles.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS COULD FRACTURE DUE TO CORROSION ASSOCIATED WITH SALT USED ON THE ROADWAYS DURING THE WINTER. A FRACTURED SPRING COULD MOVE PAST THE SPRING SEAT AND CONTACT A FRONT TIRE.
IF THIS OCCURS, THE TIRE MAY RUPTURE RESULTING IN A RAPID AIR LOSS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MAY HAVE A PIN SHAFT IN THE SWITCHABLE ELR/ALR MECHANISM THAT IS INCORRECTLY FORMED. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SWITCHING MECHANISM COULD BECOME NONFUNCTIONAL, PREVENTING THE SEAT BELT WEBBING FROM BEING EXTRACTED FROM THE RETRACTOR. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT MALFUNCTION OF THE MECHANISM COULD PREVENT THE BELT FROM BEING SWITCHED INTO THE ALR MODE. THE ELR MECHANISM IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION.
IF THE MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONS AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE WEBBING TO BE EXTRACTED, THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT COULD NOT BE WORN BY A VEHICLE OCCUPANT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE MECHANISM DOES NOT ALLOW THE ALR MODE TO BE ENGAGED, THE OPERATOR MAY BE UNABLE TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CHILD SEAT IN THAT SEATING POSITION.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUPPED WITH THE "CALIFORNIA" EMISSIONS PACKAGE. AN INCORRECT TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE WAS INSTALLED. THE LINE CONTACTS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MODULE SUPPORT BRACKET AND OVER TIME, CAN WEAR AND DEVELOP A LEAK.
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A DASH INSULATOR RETAINER CLIP WAS NOT FULLY ASSEMBLED TO THE ACCELERATOR CABLE DASH FITTING. THE CLIP CAN DISENGAGE FROM THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND FALL INTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM PIVOT AREA.
IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE ENGINE MAY NOT FULLY RETURN TO IDLE. ALSO, THE INSULATOR MAY NOT STAY IN THE INTENDED LOCATION AND COULD INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR CABLE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL SEAT TRACKS. THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ATTACHING STUD MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED. THIS HEAT TREATMENT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN CRACKS DEVELOPING IN THE STUD.
IF THE STUD IS CRACKED, IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING MFR. RECALL NOTICE # 98S-31 & NHTSA RECALL 98V-288 000 CONCERNING FORD/ TRANSMSSION OIL COOLER LINE . AN INCORRECT TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE WAS INSTALLED, THE LINE CONTACTS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MODULE SUPPORT BRACKET AND OVERTIME. CAN WEAR AND DEVELOP A LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. *AK
VEHICLE ROLLED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHILE IN PARK , RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ADJ
WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE IT WOULD HESITATE AND WOULD EVENTUALLY SHIFT AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE FROM PARK BUT WOULD IF IT WAS FIRST PUT INTO DRIVE AND THEN REVERSE. THEN IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND WOULD FREELY COAST ON AN INCLINE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED ON A FLATBED FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD IT FOR 5 DAYS, DID NOT FIX IT CORRECTLY AND I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN FOR SERVICE. THE SHIFT CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE CAR PULLS SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT UNDER ACCELLERATION. THEN WHEN IT IS FREEWHEELING IT PULLS TO THE LEFT. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES AND HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR ALMOST 60 DAYS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANY MORE. AT A MARKET RESEARCH MEETING 5/21/99 FORD.