1993 MERCURY SABLE Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

RECALL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS COMPLETED, HOWEVER WERE NOT SHOWING SIGNS OF DEFECT, AND NOT REPAIRED (92M77), HOWEVER FAILED AFTER RECALL INSPECTION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. YH

DEALER REPAIRED BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS TWO YEARS AGO, NOW BROKEN AGAIN SECOND TIME. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR A SECOND TIME. "OUT OF WARRENTY."

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. MECHANIC REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS, BUT PROBLEM GOT WORSE. SAME DAY TOOK VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. LATER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SUB-FRAME REAR PLATE NUT, WHICH CAN RUIN THE TRANSMISSION OR MOTOR IF LOOSE OR DEFECTIVE. RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED, BUT OWNER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR PREVIOUS REPAIRS.

LOWER ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT CRACKED CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SURGE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *YC

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *YC

I AM TERRIBLY ANGRY THAT A CAR WITH 59,500 MILES SHOULD HAVE A HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTING IN $1131 IN DAMAGES TO REPAIR AND THEN 5 MONTHS LATER THROW A ROD RESULTING IN $3500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THANK GOD MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND CALLED FOR A RIDE. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE WO MANY HEAD GASKET FAILURES REPORTED AND WOULD ASK THAT YOU INCLUDE A MILEAGE COMPONENT IN YOUR COMPLAINT SUMMARIES. FORD OF COURSE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS, THEY JUST WANT MORE MONEY. I CURRENTLY OWN 3 FORDS AND YOU CN BET THAT THE NEXT CAR I BUY WILL NOT BE A FORD.

BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS

VEHICLE TAKEN TO BE SERVICED, DUE TO AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. MECHANIC AT THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE AND SAID THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

OIL PAN LEAK DUE TO CORROSION AT 47K

AT APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES, THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. THE ACTUATOR RODS BROKE, AND THE OTHER ONE CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STAY ON, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. *YC

ENGINE MANIFOLD ANTI-FREEZE FLUID LEAK. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT LEAK IN ENGINE MANIFOLD COULD BE LINKED TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE GASKET. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

OIL PAN RUSTED, OIL PAN GASKET FAILED. MJS

HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN DAMAGING FUEL INJECTOR. MJS

HEAD GASKET FAILED. MJS

ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. REPAIRWORK WAS DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

2 ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS APPEARED TO BE COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION AND HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

HEAD GASKET OVERHEATED DUE TO THE BLOCK BEING CAST IRON CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CRANKSHAFT. NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING INTO CYLINDERS 3 AND 4. THIS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE 1993 SABLE ENGINE. I CONTACTED MERCURY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER ISSUED A RECALL ALTHOUGH THE DEALER HERE (PB LINCOLN MERCURY) TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD. MY CAR HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PLUS THE ADDITIONAL CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND WHEN I DROVE TO A LOCAL GROVERY STORE, IT SPEWED WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. I CALLED THE GARGAGE WHERE THE MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND I HAD IT TOWED THERE AS THEY SAID THAT THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT IT TOWED HOME AFTER THEIR DIAGNOSIS OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS, IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. IT HAS NOT DONE THAT BEFORE. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ON THE...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TEMPERTURE WENT UP HIGH AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. ENGINE WAS JERKING AND THE HEAT DIDN'T WORK DUE TO BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

DEFECTIVE OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY. *MJS

VEHICLE BLOWS WHITE SMOKE. ANTI-FREEZE IS BEING LOST. VEHICLE RUNS HOT. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, REAR LAP SEAT BELT DOES NOT TIGHTEN/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT FORD HAS HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS FOR SOME TIME OVER THE YEARS, AND THAT FORD HAS PAID FOR REPAIRS FOR 1994 AND 1995 VEHICLES WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE. THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME OUT AT ALL. I ALSO CONTACTED DETROIT MICHIGAN AND THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED. EVEN THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A BAD ENGINE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAD IN THE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED ALSO CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK RESULTING IN OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE.

DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. DEALER IS REPLACING THE GASKET, BUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

2 OUT OF 4 ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN, POSING A POTENTIAL HAZARD AS NOW THE MOTOR WILL LIFT OFF OF THE MOUNTS DURING ACCELLERATIONA ,POTENTIALLY POSING STEERING / HANDLING PROBLEMS. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS, WE WERE FIRST TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THAT IT EXPIRED IN 1996. THEN WE ATTEMPT TO GAIN SATISFACTION FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS STILL ACTIVE BUT THAT OUR VIN WAS NOT LISTED IN THEIR DATABASE AS QUALIFYING. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT VIN NUMBERS ASIDE, IF THE CAR SUFFERS FROM THE SAME AFFLICTION IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORDS RECALL. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED IN OUR EFFORTS TO GAIN SATISFACTION FROM FORD AND FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY TO CORRECT. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

THE DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICAL NEEDED A HEAD GASKET A FRONT COVER GASKEST AND A NEW RADIATOR. THE CAR LOSES HEAT AND THERE WAS OIL LEAKING AROUND THE FRONT COVER AND WITH THE COMPRESSION TEST SHOWED THE HEAD GASKET AND SOME OF THE COOLANT WAS SEAPING FROM THE RADIATOR. THESE TEST WERE ALL COMPLETED AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THE COST TO FIX WOULD BE ABOUT $1700.00

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-45MPH, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 56,000 MILES. IT STARTED TO VIBRATE & RUNNING ROUGH. SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAS A LOT OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS & WILL TRY TO REPAIR IT. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE HEAD GASKET AT 55,000 MILES. BELIEVED THIS WAS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A NORMAL CONDITION AT THE TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR GASKET. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED REPAIR WILL BE DONE IF THE CHARGES ARE PICKED UP BY CONSUMER. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MOVE AND RIPPED THE VACUUM LINE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AT JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON A VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE DEALER AND MECHANIC WHO FIXED THE VEHICLE SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURE, WHEN I CALLED THE CONSUMER OFFICE, SAID THE

TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE.

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE AT 60MPH WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF EXHAUST. SMELL OF COOLANT IN EXHAUST ALSO. THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF, ENGINE WOULD NOT START AGAIN SINCE FLUID HAD FILLED UP THE CYLINDERS. TRYING TO START THE CAR CAUSED A SECONDARY PROBLEM, I.E.,THE STARTER BROKE.

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

VEHICLE HAD NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. DEALER NOTIFICATION WAS GIVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR OIL CHANGE. NO WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TWO ENGINE MOUNTS BROKEN AND SERPENTINE BELT FAILED.

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN IN ENGINE, CAUSING STEAM TO COME OUT OF EXHAUST.FORD IS AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE GONE BAD BECAUSE OF A LEAK THAT CAUSED THE ANTI-FREEZE TO RUN DOWN ON AND BURN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THIS IS A RECALL ON NEWER MODELS. *AK

VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS CONCERNING OVERHEATING; ON THE THIRD TIME, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, RECALL WORK FAILED.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MILEAGE LIMITATIONS.

SENSOR FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

REAR MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL ON STEERING COLUMN RENDERING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALER INSPECTED AND INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN WITH 43000 LOW MILEAGE.*AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. RECALL FOR 92 VEHICLES, BUT NOT FOR 93. REPAIRS DOEN AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE.