1995 MERCURY SABLE Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

COMMENTS: I HAVE A 1995 MERCURY SABLE WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. SOME YEARS AGO, FORD ISSUED A LETTER SAYING IT WOULD MAKE REPAIRS IF THE HEAD GASKET PREMATURELY BLEW ON THIS CAR AT UNDER 60,000 MILES OR WITHIN 5 YEARS. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, WITH NO WARNING, MY SABLE BLEW ITS HEAD GASKET IN MY GARAGE, AFTER I HAD TURNED OFF THE CAR AND GOTTEN OUT OF IT. IT WAS JUST A MIRACLE THAT I WAS STILL IN THE GARAGE WITH MY HUSBAND WHEN IT HAPPENED. NORMALLY, I WOULD HAVE GONE IN THE HOUSE AND SHUT THE DOOR. AT ANY RATE, I TURNED AROUND AND SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. MY HUSBAND JUMPED IN THE CAR (I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT) AND BACKED IT INTO OUR COURT. I RAN FOR THE PHONE AND CALLED 911. MY POINT IS, THAT EXCEPT FOR THE FLUKE OF MY...

MOTOR REPLACED ON MY CAR , A 95 MERCURY SABLE, REPLACED AT 85,000 MILES AND JUST BLEW AGAIN I NOW HAVE 123,00 ON THE CAR AND JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR YOU CHANGING MY MIND ON FUTURE PURCHASES OF FORD PRODUCTS. I WORK FOR A TEER 2 SUPPLIER OF COLOR CONC. TO GM AND HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED FORD IN SPITE OF THE SAVINGS I RECEIVE THROUGH WORK. CAN YOU HELP ME OR NOT WITH MY EXPENSES FOR REPAIR OF ANOTHER MOTOR? *NM

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

CAR STALLS IN WARM WEATHER. ON ONE OF MANY STALLED OCCASIONS I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN THE CAR LUNGED AS IF IT WERE MOVING BUT STALLED AND A MAN IN A TRUCK BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES BUT A WOMAN BEHIND HIM SLAMMED INTO HIS TRUCK. THEY HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED AND STOPPED SHORT. ALSO, RIGHT REAR WINDOW WONT GO DOWN SOMETIMES. THE A/C STINKS AND THE HEATER SMELLS LIKE SUPER HOT DRIED BURNT CARPETING. THERE'S A GAS SMELLS SO HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE BACK SEAT I'M SCARED FOR MY CHILDREN TO BE BACK THERE. THE DASH LIGHTS GET SO HOT I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO MELT SOMETHING OR START A FIRE. THE CAR IS HAD TO START ON CERTAIN DAYS. OTHER DAYS IT STARTS RIGHT UP. SOMETIMES THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS GREAT. OTHER DAYS IT STARTS...

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

I HAVE A 1995 MERCURY SABLE THAT HAS A BAD HEAD GASKET. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BY FORD, BUT AFTER CALLING AND LEAVING MESSAGES, I AM UNABLE TO CONFIRM THIS. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU! I AM ALSO LISTING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE SUSPENSION AND BRAKES IN THE LAST YEAR.

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON ALL FORD 3800'S. TS

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN. TS CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING HEAD GASKETS, THEREFORE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TT

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND LEAKED COOLANT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER STATED THAT MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET, AND ISSUED A WARRANTY. HEAD GASKET FAILED AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET. *YH *JB SERVICE BULLETIN #98-4-9. HEAD GASKET FAILED WHEN IT WAS SEVEN YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS. *SCC

I OWN A 1995 MERCURY SABLE STATION WAGON. AT 69,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECTIVE PART IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 98-4-9. FORD ISSUES A 5 YR/60,000 WARRANTY IN 1998 AND A 7 YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY IN 2000. THE HEAD GASKETS ON MY VEHICLE DID NOT FAIL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS 7 YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS --WHICH WAS OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. IT IS UNFAIR TO MAKE THE PUBLIC PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. NLM

HEAD GASKET GOES OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. HAD PART REPLACED , PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE.*JB.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, ENGINE HEADS CRACKED, AND THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE INTAKE. VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR A REFUND OF REPAIR COST. *AK *YD

OUR 1995 MERCURY SABLE HAD 54,500 MILES ON IT AND THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AND THAT WE MAY POSSIBLY NEED A NEW ENGINE. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY REC'D SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES FROM MERCURY REGARDING 1994 AND 1995 SABLE AND DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS. WHEN WE REC'D NOTICES WE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET UNLESS IT WAS DEFECTIVE AT THE PRESENT TIME. WELL, NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS THREE MONTHS OVER THE SEVEN YEAR OR 100,000 WARRANTY FOR THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS AND OURS FAILED. I QUESTION WHY MERCURY DID NOT REPLACE ALL HEAD GASKETS IF THEY WERE AWARE THAT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. SPOKE WITH OUR MERCURY DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO. I'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND I NOTICED THAT...

WE BLEW A HEAD GASKET AND THEN DISCOVERED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS ON 1995 SABLES. FORD SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.*AK

4 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED TO HEAT UP, AND LEAK. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. I HAD PURCHASSED EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALER REIMBURSED ONLY $19.84 OUT OF $544.00. FORD DIDN'T RESPOND TO MY PREVIOUS QUERIES CONCERNING ANOTHER VEHICLE. SO I'M CONTACTING YOU, HOPING FOR A HELP. HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND BELT SERPENTINE. PLEASE HELP ME IN GETTING MY MONEY BACK. LOU.*AK

THERE WAS A RECALL IN JUNE 1995 92M77 FOR 1993 TAURUS. LOOKING AT THE NHTSA WEBSITE IT APPEARS THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEMS WASN'T SOLVED UNTIL AT LEAST 1998. THUS THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED. THANK YOU. *AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATS, RUNS ROUGH WITH A HEAVY WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE BECAUSE HEAD GASKETS HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WAS PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR AT 55MPH AND ENGINE MOVED UPWARD. WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED, ENGINE DROPPED DOWN WHICH CAUSED STEERING TO BECOME VERY HARD. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATED MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. *AK

AFTER HAVING HEAD GASKET REPLACED FOR $900.00 ONE YEAR LATER A RECALL CAME OUT FOR HEAD GASKET. DEALER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING THE MANUFACTURER TO REFUND HIM THE COST OF REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET FOR THE SECOND TIME. *YH

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING ANTI- FREEZE INTO ENGINE BLOCK MIXING WITH OIL, CAUSING ENGINE TO BURN UP AND VEHICLE TO DIE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED WHILE TRAVELLING AT 70 MPH ON FLORIDA I95.4 PASSENGERS ,INCLUDING AN 11 MONTH OLD INFANT IN A CAR SEAT. DURING HEAD GASKET FAILURE , VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED IN THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC LANE .VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE HIGHWAY WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OCCUPANTS. INFANT COULD NOT SAFELY BE REMOVED FROM SEAT UNTIL AREA WAS CLEAR OF TRAFFIC WHICH WAS APPROACHING AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70MPH..THIS WAS AN APPARANT HAZZARD TO LIFE AND LIMB FOR ALL OF US IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE.VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN APPROVED AAA SERVICE STATION WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (00M09) FOR PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS GOING OUT AND IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE WAS A SALVAGE TITLE, THEREFORE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER ADVISED THEM IT WAS SALVAGED DUE TO THEFT NOT AN ACCIDENT, DEALERSHIP ADVISED CONSUMER THAT RECALL NOTICE WAS VOIDED BY THE STATE NOT THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

SMALL COOLANT LOSS; UPON EXAMINATION BY DEALER FOUND TO HAVE A HEAD GASKET LEAK AND A TIMING CHAIN COVER LEAK. HEAD GASKET LEAK ON THIS ENGINE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IS UNDER WARRANTY FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. HOWEVER, TIMING CHAIN COVER LEAKAGE IS NOT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT IT SEEMS THAT MANY VEHICLES SUFFERING FROM HEAD GASKET LEAK ALSO SHOW A LEAK FROM TIMING CHAIN COVER. IF UNREPAIRED THIS CAN LEAD TO ABRUPT SEIZURE OF ENGINE CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE TWO ARE RELATED AND THE SAME EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD APPLY TO BOTH PROBLEMS.*AK

WHEN ACCELERATING THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK, ENGINE WAS,MOVING. THIS BROKE AIR CONDITIONING LINE. THERE WAS A RECALL PRESENTLY FOR ENGINE MOUNTS, BUT DEALER TOLD CONSUMER RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. *AK

WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAD 120,673 MILES. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT, WE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR OVERHEATING. THE TEMP INDICATOR WOULD RISE TO HOT, STAY THERE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR MORE AND THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL. WE PUT IN A NEW THERMOSTAT, BUT OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WOULD OVERHEAT. BY THE TIME WE PULLED OVER TO STOP THE CAR, THE TEMP GAUGE WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS HAS CONTINUED, INTERMITTENTLY, UNTIL LAST THURSDAY. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE TEMP GAUGE ROSE TO HOT, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MIS-FIRE AND I SAW BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT THE BACK. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR HOME, BUT IT NEVER STARTED AGAIN. WHEN WE CHECKED THE OIL, IT WAS UP A QUART. (MY GUESS IS ANTI-FREEZE IN THE CRANKCASE.) LOOKS LIKE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I HAVE SINCE HEARD RUMORS THAT IT MAY BE...

2ND TIME THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN ON THIS ENGINE. THE ORIGINAL ENGINE FAILED AT 60K ONLY GOT 50K OUT OF THIS ENGINE. I HAVE A FORD ESCORT W/ 176K AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. *AK

ENGINE BLEWOUT AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRNTY OF HEAD GASKETS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED FAILURE OF TIMING CHAIN FRONT COVER GASKET IN 3/2000. WE PAID TO REPLACE FAILED GASKET AT FORD DEALER, FORD REFUSED TO GIVE ANY RELIEF. NOW 7 MONTHS LATER ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED - SHOP INDICATED FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY LEAKAGE FROM TIMING CHAIN FRONT COVER GASKET, CAUSING CRANKCASE BEARING FAILURE. IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD - IT WAS WELL KNOWN TO SHOP. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND PAY FOR REPAIRS.*AK

TIMING CHAIN FRONT COVER GASKET AND TRANSMISSION PAN SIDE COVER GASKET HAVE BOTH FAILED PREMATURELY. *ET

ENGINE DROPPED ON A/C MANIFOLD DUE TO BOTH MOTOR MOUNT FAILURES. YH

REAR MOTOR MOUNT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *MJS

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION OF THE HEAD GASKET AND THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO CHARGE CONSUMER, THE REPAIR COMPLETED HOWEVER ADDITIONAL DAMAGES TO GASKETS, NO ADDITIONAL CHARGES. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL VEHICLE LOST POWER. IT FELT LIKE CARRYING A LOAD. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

I REALIZE THAT FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE HEAD GASKET. I ALSO BELIEVE THEY SHOULD EXTEND THEIR WARRANTY TO COVER THE TIMING COVER GASKET AS WELL. I CALLED A NUMBER OF DEALERS. THE OVERALL IMPRESSION I GOT WAS THAT THEY ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE 3.8 LITER ENGINES WITH LEAKING TIMING COVER GASKETS. WHICH COMES FIRST? THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR THE FAILED TIMING COVER GASKET. ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMS TO LAST 12000-15000 MILES. IT TOOK THE DEALER 6 MONTHS TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE LAST ONE THAT WENT BAD. *AK

TEMPERATURE GOES UP AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. CONSUMER IT NOT ABLE TO DRIVE CAR. CONSUMER FEELS CAR MAY BURN UP. *AK

FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD GASKET RESULTED IN OVERHEATING AND DAMAGE TO OTHER ENDINE COMPONENTS (WATER PUMP, RADIATOR). *MJS

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET LEAKS DUE TO FAULTY MACHINING OF CYLINDER HEAD. RESULTS IN OVERHEATING, ENGINE FAILURE OR FIRE. I HAD THE WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR REPLACED BEFORE A GOODYEAR TIRE CENTER IN CINCINNATI KNEW EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE OVERHEATING CONDITION. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRING 3.8L FORD TAURUS AND SABLE OVERHEAT CONDITIONS FOR 1994/95 MODELS. THEY FIX AT LEAST ONE A WEEK AND HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR AWHILE. THEY STATE THAT THE CYLINDER HEADS ARE NOT PROPERLY MACHINED WHICH CAUSES THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MY TOTAL BILL WAS $1,178.41. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT GOODYEAR TIRE CENTER, 6289 GLENWAY AVE., CINCINNATI, OH 45211, (513) 661-1510. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DIRECT RECALL DUE TO THE NUMBER OF FAULTY MACHINED CYLINDER HEADS. THANK-YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAS BLOWN OUT, RESULTING IN A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR AND TIMING CAP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY RECALLS WITHIN THE LAST 2 YRS ON THE COOLING SYSTEM OF THE 1995 MERCURY SABLE. WE WERE TOLD THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM HOWEVER, WE NEVER RECEIVED AND BULLETINS. WE HAVE THE HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP, PLATE ABOVE WATER PUMP GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 73,000 MILES .WE NEED SOME HELP. *AK

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

ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND MANUFACTURER REPAIR PROGRAM NOT REPORTED TO NEW SECOND OWNER OF VEHICLE AND FORD WILL NOT HONOR REPAIR OF PROBLEM

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, FAILED MOTOR MOUNTS, FAILED TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET, TRANSMISSION GASKET FAILURE, RADIATOR LEAK AND COOLING FAN FAILURE. *AK

BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND MUST NOW BE REPLACED AGAIN.

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, FAILED MOTOR MOUNTS, FAILED TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET, TRANSMISSION GASKET FAILURE, RADIATOR LEAK, COOLONG FAN FAILURE

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. ALSO, WHEN SETTING CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE ACCELERATED. FINALLY, MOTOR MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, CONSUMER NOT NOTIFIED BY DEAL ABOUT 60,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRENTY PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. NLM

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN. NLM