1995 MERCURY SABLE Power Train Problems

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS BETWEEN 30 AND 85 MPH WHEN TRAVELLING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. REPLACED 3/98 AT 42,000 MILES, PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN AT 82,000 MILES.

PURCHASED AT 11000 MILES. AT 19000 MILES SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE WILDLY AND SHOW INACCURATE SPEEDS. REPLACED UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. AT 43000 MILES SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS FORD WILL NOT PAY. FORD SAYS THEY WILL NOT PAY. AFTER MUCH RUNAROUND DEALER SAYS FORD WILL PAY HALF OF $700-800 TOTAL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO INACCURATE SPEED READINGS. ALSO SHOULD NOT FAIL TWICE IN 25000 MILES.

WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER HIT 32,000 IT DIDN'T SPEED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK *ML

AT 32,000 MILES SPEEDOMERTER WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. BUT THE MILEAGE WAS NOT REGISTERED WHEN THE NEW WAS PUT IN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER MAKES WHISTLE/RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 35,000 MILES. NEEDLE FLUCTUATES WILDLY AT ALL SPEEDS, RENDERING COMPLETELY INACCURATE/UNRELIABLE READINGS. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO FIX DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE CAR WAS FOUR MONTHS OUTSIDE THREE-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD (AGAIN, IT HAD ONLY 35,000 MILES WHEN PART FAILED). FORD ISSUED AN ADVISORY (ARTICLE NO. 97-12-5) TO ITS DEALERS ON 6/9/97 CONCERNING THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER, YET IT WILL NOT MAKE GOOD ON THE REPAIR BILLS WHICH TOTALED OVER $400.00. *AK

INTERMITTENT WIPER SWITCH WON'T SPRAY WASHER FLUID. HAVE TO GIGGLE SWITCH. ALSO, THE WIPER DELAY WON'T WORK ON THE SLOWER SETTINGS. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER CABLE MAKES NOISE GOING OVER 40 M.P.H. *AK

SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATICALLY WHEN REACHING 45 MPH BY GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE BACK AND FOURTH. NLM

WHEN SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE REGISTERS 55 MPH, THE NEEDLE WILL ALL OF SUDDEN GO UP TO 80 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AROUND A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

AT APPROX 45 MPH, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ACTS ERRATICALLY, GOING UP TO 85 MPH AND BACK. FIRST REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY, FORD CONTACTED, BUT FAILED TO FOLLOWUP IN THE PROMISED 3 DAYS. LOTS OF OTHER OWNERS CONFIRM SAME PROBLEM ON INTERNET. SO FAR, NO RESPONE FROM YOU EITHER. THIS IS DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP.

WHEN HITTING A REAL BAD BUMP OR THE METAL EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD, THE SPEEDODMETER NEEDLE JUMPS UP TO ITS MAXIMUM READING, WHICH IS 85 MPH. THE NEEDLE DOES NOT GO BACK DOWN UNTIL THE DRIVER LETS OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE SPEEDODOMETER WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OF 97 FOR THE SAME REASON. THE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER DID NOT AGREE TO REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. VEHICLE REGISTERED TO CYNTHIA LEWIS. REPORT GIVEN BY HUSBAND. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETER. SPEEDOMETER GOES UP TO 80 MPH AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHES 30MPH. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE ORIGINAL SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 27719 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER NOW HAS 28333 MILES. ON 03 NOVEMBER I REQUESTED A SPEEDOMETER BE PUT ON MY AUTO. I WAS NOT REQUESTING THAT THIS WORK BE DONE UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD MOTOR CO HAS A HOLD ON ALL ORDERS FOR SPEEDOMETERS FOR FORD TARUS AND MERKERY SABLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER RELATED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE SPEEDOMETERS AND FORD WAS ASSESSING THE PROBLEM AND A DESISION WOULD BE MADE SHORTLY AS TO THE METHOD OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOOK MY NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDED IT TO AN ALREADY LONG LIST OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. APPAIRENTLY THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NON- WORKING SPEEDOMENTERS.

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE REACTS NORMALLY UP TO 35-45 MPH. AFTER THAT, THE NEEDLE BOUNCES BETWEEN 40-85 MPH AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 35MPH. A SLIGHT NOISE, SIMILAR TO AN ELECTRIC RATTLE CAN BE HEARD DURING MALFUNC- TION. COMPLETED 1500 MILE TRIP AND WAS ABLE TO JUDGE SPEED BY USING TACHOMETER. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING SPEEDOMETER HEAD AND DRIVE CABLE ($400). HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM FIXED AND PROBLEM RETURNS WITHIN 10-20K MILES.

POSSIBLE ODOMETER FRAUD.

SPEEDOMETER HEAD IS DEFECTIVE. BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH WHERE ONE CANNOT TELL THE SPEED THAT VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AND REPLACED COMPONENT THREE TIMES. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY 25,000 MILES ON AVERAGE. DEALER CONTACTED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

SPEEDEOMETER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE IN FIRST 60,000 MILES.

THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED UNDER MERCURY'S WARRANTY AT 30,000. THE NEW SPEEDOMETER FAILED 30,000 MILES LATER. WE PAID 400.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SO WE CAN USE THE CAR BUT FEEL SOMETHING IS WRONG IF IT WILL ONLY LAST 30,000 MILES. WE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT FORD BUT HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE DEALER WHO OF COURSE REFERRED US BACK TO FORD.

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DOES NOT ACCURATELY GIVE THE MILEAGE.

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TWO TIMES .

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED.