NHTSA Complaint #885586 — 1993 MERCURY SABLE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	885586
Vehicle	1993 MERCURY SABLE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 8, 2001
Date Filed	April 10, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AZ

Consumer Description

CONSUMER PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN THICK WHITE STEAM STARTED COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES AND RUNNING ROUGHLY. MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED HIM THAT IS WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ENGINE IS A 3.8L FUEL INJECTED V6.*AK

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