1993 MERCURY SABLE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR ALL THE ABOVE BUT COULD FIND IT IF NECESSARY. I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND, LIVING ON A SMALL PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY, DO NOT HAVE THGE MONEY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE.

ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER MY HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED, MY SABLE STARTED TO HESITATE WHEN WARM. THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED WITH NO EFFECT. THE TIMING HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND TO BE RIGHT ON.

FORD 3.8L HEAD GASKET FAILURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE

I HAVE A 3.8L FORD ENGINE IN MY CAR. IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AT 126219 MILES WITH ANOTHER REBUILT 3.8L. NOW I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD OR HEAD GASKET. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAY MERCURY DIDNT HAVE THE PROBLEMS. MY VIN SHOWED NO PAST RECALLS. WHATS UP. ITS A REBUILT 3.8L. I CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND ITS ONLY GOT 15543 MILES ON IT. CANT FORD DO ANYTHING. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN IN A LITTLE OVER A YR. THE WARRANTY IS UP THE SALESPEOPLE FROM INSTANT AUTO QUOTE. HELP.

SEVERAL REPAIRS AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE DONE TO A 1993 MERCURY SABLE.*MR REPAIRS RANGE FROM HEAD GASKET TO RADIATOR. *PH *JB

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED VEHICLE IS OVER HEATING, WHICH LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THERMOSTAT; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCUR. ALSO, MECHANIC NOTED THAT HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN. *LA

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 019 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED.*JB

ENGINE HAS FAILED, AND BEFORE THIS HAPPENED ENGINE WAS MAKING NOISES. ALSO, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING ON HIGH. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *JB

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WENT OUT AFTER CONSUMER HAD STARTED VEHICLE. TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO GO UP ,AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, BUT ENGINE WAS NOT TOTALLY WARMED UP.CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. *AK SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING OF HEAD GASKET, THE OXYGEN SENSORS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD ADMITTED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *YH

THERE WAS NO HEAT AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID CONSUMER HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK

WAS DRIVING 35-40MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT OFF THE CHART & THE VEHICLE STALLED. TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN & WERE LEAKING.*AK

HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, REIMBURSMENT

I'M AN OLDER WOMAN AND DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR FAST AND KEEP IN IN GOOD CONDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MPH WHITE PLUMES OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE CAR AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVED ALL THE WAY TO HOT. I THEN STARTED TO SMELL A FOUL SMELL. . IT COST OVER $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE GASKETS. *AK

GAUGE GOES TO HOT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WHITE SMOKE POURS FROM TAIL PIPE. LOW ON WATER. DIFFICULTY STARTING. ROUGH IDLE WHEN STOPPING. REPLACED BATTERY AND STARTER. STILL HAVE OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STARTING. ( ASO, BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. )

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

WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. WHILE ON HIGHWAY, TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVED BETWEEN COLD AND HOT. I EXITED HIGHWAY AND RETURNED HOME. TEMPERATURE IN NORMAL RANGE. AFTER 1 HOUR STARTED CAR TO TAKE FOR REPAIRS. AFTER QUARTER MILE ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, HEAD GASKET FAILED. WHITE ANTI-FREEZE EXHUAST. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER.

INTERMITTENT STALLING.