NHTSA Complaint #720446 — 1993 MERCURY SABLE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	720446
Vehicle	1993 MERCURY SABLE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	March 21, 2000
Date Filed	March 21, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MI

Consumer Description

1993 MERCURY SABLE (58,500 MILEAGE) HEAD GASKET FAILURE: A FEW DAYS AGO, THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING FROM COLD TO HOT; AND WOULD THEN RETURN TO MID-RANGE ONLY TO GO BACK TO "HOT" -- THIS CYCLE CONTINUALLY REPATED ITSELF. WHILE IT WAS IN THE "HOT" RANGE, A WHIRRING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COULD BARELY BE DETECTED. HEATER WOULD NOT HEAT UP WHILE ENGINE WAS IN IDLE AND WOULD BEGIN HEAT OUTPUT ONLY AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY, 03/21/00, ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER NOTICING THIS SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE. ESTIMATED COST AS OF 03/21/00 IS: $1,000 - $1,500 (FINAL ESTIMATE FROM DEALERSHIP DUE ON 03/22/00). WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING FORD MOTOR CO. ON 03/22/00. *AK

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