1993 MERCURY SABLE Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. YH

ENGINE HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. THIS HAPPENED TWO HUNDRED MILES AFTER TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THIS WAS NOTICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

COST OF REPAIR WAS $1,309.94. HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN 3.8L ENGINE. THIS HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL ON 1994 MODEL AND SHOULD INCLUDE THE 1993. *AK

FORD MOTOR CO. IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE WHEN HUNDREDS OF CARS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FROM THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. REPAIRED HEAD GASKET, COSTING CONSUMER $1,300. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE ONTO THE MOTOR. *MJS

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. *MJS

VEHICLE OVERHEATING DUE TO FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET AND UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKET. YH

WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE BLOWN. DEALER REFUSES TO COVER ANY COST OF REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THEY COVER REPAIRS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN 94 MODELS. *AK *ML

HEAD GASKETS LEAKING. NLM

HEAD GASKET LEAKING. NLM

HEAD GASKET FAILED, OTHER MODEL YEARS ARE OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE COMPONENT DUE TO FAILURE, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *MJS

HEAD GASKET BLOWN. CAR OVERHEATED. HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR CAR TO COOL DOWN IN TRAFFIC. HAD TO DRIVE CAR CAREFULLY TO NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY. *AK

LOWER SHORT BLOCK IN ENGINE HAS FAILED DUE TO HEAD GASKET LEAKING. *AK

THE OIL PAN ROTTED B/C THE ENGINE RUNS TOO HOT, AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER.*AK

ENGINE HAS BEEN OPERATING POORLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK WHILE HAVING RECALL (98V-323) PERFORMED ADDITIONAL REPAIR CHARGES FOR THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. *Y HAD TO REPLACE WATERPUMP AND RADIATOR IN OCTOBER OF 2000, $ 925.00

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE LEVEL WAS VERY LOW, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. IT WAS CAUSED BY BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSED SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO TIMING COVER GASKET/WATER PUMP GASKET, WATER PUMP, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, O2 SENSORS, AND CREATED NEED FOR OIL CHANGE. FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS EVEN THOUGH MILEAGE IS LOW . *AK *ML

THE AUTO DEALER NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF THE HEADGASKET WARRANTY EXTENSION, NOR DID I RECEIVE ONE IN THE MAIL. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO CEASE. *AK

I'VE JUST RECENTLY BECOME AWARE OF THE WIDE-SPREAD FAILURES OF FORD HEAD GASKETS. I WANTED MY COMPLAINT TO BE REGISTERED BECAUSE THE PERFORMANCE OF MY CAR IS DETERIORATING AND I'M AFAID OF ENGINE FAILURE AT THE WRONG TIME. I'M TRANSPORTING CHILDREN OFTEN AND I DON'T REALLY TRUST THE PERFORMANCE OF MY CAR ANY LONGER. A CAR THAT IS ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD SHOULDN'T BE SO UNRELIABLE. FORD HAS AGREED TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT REMEDY DOES NOT ALSO APPLY TO THE SAME ENGINE MADE IN 1993. *AK

PRESENTLY IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WITH COMPLAINTS ON HEAD GASKETS AND ALSO COMPLAINTS ON MISREPRESENTATION BY DEALERSHIP ON SALE OF WARRANTY.....LOOKING FOR A GOOD E-MAIL ADDRESS TO COMPLAIN TO FORD....ALREADY SENT HARD COPIES OUT (6/12/00). *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, COULD HAVE FIRE,BYPASSER BEHIND ME FORCED US TO STOP DRIVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED MAKING FUNNY NOISES, FELT AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL OUT. CHECKED IT OUT & NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK

BLOWN OR CRACKED HEAD GASKET RESULTED IN WATER POURING OUT THE MUFFLER, OTHER PARTS REPLACED WIPER, RADIATOR, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. YH

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

CAR OVERHEATED/RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO COOL OFF. STARTED BACK UP, AND WATER/ANTI FREEZE LEAKED. OUT. CURRENTLY, CAR WON'T START. OWNER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE 3.8 L ENGINE. *AK *ML

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET, OTHER MODEL YEAR SABLE VEHICLE'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE HEAD GASKET, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED RECALL REPAIR DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *MJS

HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY, THE 1994 AND 1995 SABLE VEHICLE'S WERE RECALLED FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *MJS

BLOWN HEADGASKET

HEADGASKET FAILURE ON FORD 3.8L ENGINE, REPLACED. *AK

PREMATURE CORROSION OF THE ENGINE OIL PAN CAUSED OIL LEAKAGE WHICH RESULTED IN HEAD GASKET FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE HEAT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP . MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT IT COULD BE THE THERMOSTAT. WHILE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, FROM THE MANIFOLD PIPE. THERE WAS A TINY PINHOLE INSIDE OF THE GASKET. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. EMPLOYEE FROM PEP BOYS TOLD HER THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.*AK

HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND SHORTLY AFTER (1000 MILES) THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLEW AS A RESULT OF THE INITIAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE HEATING SYSTEM TO BECOME ERRATIC. YH

THE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKETS AND TRANSMISSIONS IN THE SABLE/TAURUS IS LEGENDARY IN THE INDUSTRY. WHY CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE?>AK

MOTORS MOUNTS MUST BE REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 4 1/2 YEARS. *AK

OUR MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THIS ENGINE TYPE HAS THIS FAILURE AT 60,000 MILES. OTHER FRIENDS FORD/MERCURY'S HEAD GASKETS WERE RECALLED AND COVERED. FOR SOME REASON 1993 HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE PROBLEM. IT COST US NEARLY $1000 TO HAVE REPAIRED (THE DEALER WANTED $1800). WE WOULD LIKE MERCURY TO REIMBURSE US FOR THIS DEFECT. *AK

3.8 LITER V-6 ENGINE HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS WITH LESS THAN 69,000 MILES. *AK

3.8 LITER V-6 ENGINE HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS WITH UNDER 69,000 MILES, CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE HONORING WARRANTIES ON THIS ENGINE FOR THEIR 1994 & 1995 CARS,THEY ARE NOT DOING THIS FOR THE 1993 CARS WITH THE SAME ENGINE.I THINK THIS IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR,SINCE I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS ENGINE HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKETS .I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT FORD PAYING FOR ITS REPAIR OR REPLACMENT. *AK

METAL WIRE ATTACHMENT TO REAR WINDOW DEFOGER FELL OFF DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $ 800.00 TO REPLACE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW I HAD IT REPAIRED FOR $25.00 AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP . WHEN I NOTIFED DEALER ABOUT THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HEADGASKET AND THE RECALLS ON THE 1994 AND 1995 MODELS AND ASKED IF THE SAME PARTS WERE USED I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I HOPE YOU CAN THANK YOU.

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE HEATING SYSTEM TO BECOME ERRATIC. YH

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN IT OVERHEATED AND LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S EXTENEDED WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE COMING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLOWN

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMOBILE OVERHEATED AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE, SMELLING LIKE ANTIFREEZE. CONSUMER LET AUTOMOBILE TO COOL OFF FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THEN TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO TOLD HIM HE HAD A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. FORD HAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR 95 MERCURY AND TAURUS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE 93 MODELS. *AK *ML

VEHICLE WOULDN'T TURN OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER SHE HAD A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

AFTER DRIVING TURNED OFF ENGINE, AND A CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER INSTALLED FORD AUTHORIZED REBUILT ENGINE AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH COOLANT LEAKAGES. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK *ML