2000 MERCURY SABLE Air Bags Problems

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE AROUND A CURVE TO THE LEFT WHEN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT CAUSING HER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND STRIKE 2 GUARD RAILS,2 VEHICLES TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND THEN HEAD-ON INTO A STONE RETAINING WALL. VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGE AND MY DAUGHTER SUFFERED A MINOR HEAD INJURY. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN AFTER STRIKING THE WALL HEAD-ON. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE, RUSTED AND MAY HAVE CAUSE HER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND THE REAR-END OF THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT. 1 WEEK PRIOR TO VEHICLE CRASH/INCIDENT, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SLID TO THE LEFT ON DRY PAVEMENT WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE TIRES WERE FAIRLY NEW AND IN GOOD CONDITION. PLEASE REVIEW THE 2000 MERCURY SABLE FOR DEFECTS IN THE REAR COIL SPRINGS AND...

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *TR

THE AIRBAG ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CRACKED, THE CONSUMER HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

2000 MERCURY SABLE WITH ADJUSTABLE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS WAS RECALLED FOR SPACING ISSUE. TOLD ON RECALL NO ADJUSTMENT NEEDED. HAD BAD CRASH. AFTER CRASH TOLD TWO MORE TIMES ADJUSTMENT NOT NEEDED. THIS CAR HAS A BRAKE PEDAL THAT WOBBLES SIDE TO SIDE 7 MM AND A GAS PEDAL THAT WOBBLES SIDE TO SIDE 1 CM. ODI IN WASHINGTON TOLD ME THAT AS BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL UNIT IS BROUGHT FORWARD THE 3 INCH DISTANCE FOR A SHORTER PERSON THE SIDE TO SIDE WOBBLE OF BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES WORSE CAUSING YOU TO HIT THE GAS. THEY ALSO SAID ADJUSTMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE ON THIS CAR. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AND TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

PETITION TO OPEN AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THE MERCURY SABLE HAS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE WITH A DEFECTIVE BRAKE PEDAL & AIRBAGS.*MR THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL SYSTEM WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR THE SPACING BETWEEN THE PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NO ADJUSTMENT. ONE DAY THE DRIVER WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ONTO A GRASSY MEDIAN AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. ON INSPECTION OF THE CAR IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD EXCESSIVE SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. *TS *NLM

AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS HAD PART REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FREQUENTLY COMES ON AND THEN STAYS ON ALL DAY. DEALER SAYS CAR IS SAFE EXCEPT WHEN WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT THAT IS UNPREDICTABLE. DEALER HAS REPEATEDLY MADE REPAIRS BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I MADE INITIAL FILING UNDER LEMON LAW AND FORD HAS MADE FINAL REPAIR BUT LIGHT STILL STAYS ON. TOOK SABLE IN AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND DEALER GOT VERY UPSET WHEN I WOULD NOT LET THEM WORK ON IT AFTER "FINAL REPAIR" TYPING "CUSTOMER REFUSES SAFETY REPAIR" SO THEY MUST BELIEVE IT IS NOT JUST A LIGHT PROBLEM BUT A TRUE SAFETY PROBLEM. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE HAVE BEEN FAILURES OF SABLE AIRBAGS IN ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OR FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH YEAR 2000, 2001 OR 2002 SABLE AIRBAGS? IF YOU DO NOT KNOW, CAN YOU ADVISE ME OR REFER ME WHERE TO FIND THIS INFORMATION?*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY , VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER.*AK

ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED TREMENDOUSLY CAUSING THE CAR TO STRIKE FIRST THE CURB, THEN THE LIBRARY WALL, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO CAR AND LIBRARY WALL, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD FLASH FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE REMAINING SOLID. WOULD STAY ON UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF.*AK

SRS LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES, RETURNED TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITHIN THREE MONTH PERIOD, DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, GETTING ERROR CODES,SIDE CRASH SENSOR COMMUNICATION ERROR. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER NOW, HAS BEEN THERE FOR 11 DAYS NOW, NO RESOLUTION. HAVE REQUESTED BUY BACK OF VEHICLE UNDER LEMON LAW. DISC BRAKES ON FRONT CONTINUALLY PULSE DO TO WARPING, REPAIRED 1 TIME, AND NOW DOING THE SAME AGAIN. CLIMATE CONTROL FAILED, HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

KOONS LINCOLN-MERCURY SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE STATED THAT THE EMISSION LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL VAPOR TRANSFER SYSTEM. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE LEFT FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR. BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A SWITCH STOP LAMP AND BROKEN WIRE. THIS DEFECT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET REAR-ENDED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON BALTIMORE'S BELTWAY.*AK

AIRBAG AND ABS LIGHTS ON CONTROL PANEL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAPPENS WHEN CONSUMER USES POWER WINDOWS. WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED, ALL DASH LIGHTS GO DIM. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

AIRBAG TROUBLE LIGHT X3 (REPLACED 2ND TIME WITH PART FROM "ANOTHER CAR"--STAYED ON AGAIN FOR SHORT TRIP AFTERWARDS); ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT (FIXED--SO FAR); WORRIED ABOUT MY FIRESTONE TIRES--NOT RECALLED SO FAR!

CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON, DURING INSTALLATION AT THE DEALER THEY HAD BOLTED & DRILLED INTO WIRES, WHICH CAUSED PROBLEMS. *ET