NHTSA Complaint #10255562 — 2003 MERCURY SABLE

ON JANUARY 17 WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE, MY 2003 MERCURY SABLE WAS MAKING A HORRENDOUS NOISE. UPON INVESTIGATING, I DISCOVERED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A FLAT TIRE. MY HUSBAND REMOVED THE TIRE TO TAKE IT FOR REPAIR AND DISCOVERED A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS OPENED WITH A CAN OPENER. WE BOUGHT A NEW TIRE, PUT IT ON THE CAR BUT IT WAS STILL MAKING THAT AWFUL NOISE. THE TIRE WAS RUBBING THE WHEEL WELL. AT THAT TIME, WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS A BIGGER PROBLEM. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE AGAIN, MY HUSBAND DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN! IT HAPPENED WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TAURUS AS WELL AS THE MERCURY SABLE. TO MY DISMAY, THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I AM ONLY GLAD THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MY ONLY HOPE IS THAT THERE WILL BE SOME RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO THAT OTHER CAR OWNERS DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS INCONVENIENCE. *TR