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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND NOTICED THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT DUE TO THE COIL SPRING WHICH BROKE IN HALF AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, THE STABILIZER LINK, AND TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V332000 SUSPENSION: FRONT: SPRINGS: COIL SPRINGS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 104,000.

MY WIFE ENTERED OUR 2002 MERCURY SABLE WAGON TO GO TO WORK TODAY. AS SHE SAT DOWN IN THE CAR, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. WHEN WE REMOVED THE TIRE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE COIL SPRING IN THE SUSPENSION HAD BROKEN AND A SHARP POINT ON THE SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THANKFULLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN NOTICED THE PASSENGERS FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO NOTICED THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED PREVIOUSLY THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD ALSO BROKEN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,372.

WE WERE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, HEARD A "WHOOSH" AND FOUND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD DEFLATED. CALLED AAA TO HAVE IT PUMPED UP OR THE SPARE PUT ON. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE TIRE OFF, IT WAS STUCK. THE COIL SPRING HAD COME LOOSE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE COIL WAS STICKING THROUGH THE TIRE LIKE A MEAT HOOK. WE HAD TO CUT THE REST OF THE RUBBER ON THE TIRE TO RELEASE IT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND ARE AWAITING THE REPAIR ESTIMATE. DOING RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THIS IS A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM ON FORD VEHICLES, SPECIFICALLY THE MERCURY SABLE AND TAURUS. RECALLS ON 1999-2001 MODELS WERE NOT EXTENDED BEYOND THOSE YEARS, DESPITE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WE FEEL WE WERE VERY LUCKY IN THIS INSTANCE, AS THE PREVIOUS DAY, WE HAD A 230 MILE BUSINESS TRIP. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER AT 72MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE YEAR AFTER THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,450.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, A FRONT SPRING VIOLENTLY BROKE DAMAGING THE STRUT ALSO. GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. DISCOVERED MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, THE SPRING COIL HAD BROKEN AND POPPED THE TIRE. GETTING THE TIRE REPLACED THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BACK SPRING WAS BROKEN ALSO. *TR

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND BLEW THROUGH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. HAD TO REPLACE BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS, STRUTS AND UPPER MOUNTS AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE TIRE AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THANKFULLY THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. IT WAS VERY SCAREY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE, RUINING THE BRAKE HOSE AND STABILIZER LINK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,832 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,554.

DRIVING 15MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION COIL (SURROUNDING THE STRUT) BROKE, IT RIPPED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND SEVERED THE BRAKE LINE. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OR PUSHED BECAUSE PART OF THE COIL WAS CAUGHT UP INSIDE THE TIRE. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE, THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT BROKE AND SHOT INTO MY FRONT TIRE, PUNCTURING AND IMMEDIATELY FLATTENING MY TIRE. THE SPRING WAS EMBEDDED IN THE TIRE SO FAR THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE TO PUT ON THE SPARE. THE CAR HAD TO BE FORCED IN REVERSE FAR ENOUGH BACK TO BE ABLE TO HOOK IT ONTO THE TOW TRUCK WHICH SHREDDED THE FRONT TIRE. HAD TO HAVE FRONT SPRINGS, STRUTS, ABS SPEED SENSOR, ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRE PUT ON THE VEHICLE. VERY LUCKY THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MY GARAGE AND NOT OUT ON THE ROADWAY. *TR

AROUND 7 MONTHS AGO JULY,2010 MY WIFE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP HER 2002 MERCURY SABLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKE AN WENT TROUGH THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. TODAY JAN. 2011. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK THAT SAME CAR AN THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING BROKE AND RUINED THE TIRE AN BUSTED ANOTHER PART ON THE STEERING LINK. WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

I AM WRITING THE NHTSA IN ORDER TO WARN OF A DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY FATAL, HAZARDOUS CONDITION ON A MERCURY AUTOMOBILE. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY A PREVIOUS RECALL NOTICE ON EARLIER YEAR MODELS OF THE MERCURY SABLE BUT NOT ON THE YEAR MODEL THAT I OWN. I OWN A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. IN FEBRUARY OF 2010 I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON MY DRIVER'S REAR SIDE WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. WHEN I REMOVED THE TIRE I FOUND THAT A SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND HAD CUT THE TIRE IN A CIRCULAR MOTION CAUSING A RAPID EXPULSION OF AIR. ON JANUARY 1 OF 2011 THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE FLATTENED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. AFTER...

FRONT COIL SPRING OF MY 2002 MERCURY SABLE BROKE AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE TIRE. HAD TO REPLACE COIL SPRING, STRUT, AND SWAY BAR LINKS. *TR

2002 MERCURY SABLE-LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED AND DESTROYED THE RADIAL TIRE AT THAT LOCATION. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED. FORD MOTOR CO. SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. CAR IS AT THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS WHICH INCLUDE REPLACING BOTH COIL SPRINGS AND REPLACING DAMAGED TIRE. ANY OTHER DAMAGE FROM THIS EVENT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE DECEMBER 27, 2010 @ APPROX. 01:00 P.M. *TR

2002 SABLE. LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. I HAD THE LOCAL FORD GARAGE REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND INSTALL THE PROTECTIVE GUARD KIT (USED ON THE RE-CALLED VEHICLES) TO PREVENT TIRE PUNCTURE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS CAR WAS NOT RE-CALLED AND FORD DID NOT COVER THE COST; $400 NOT INCLUDING THE TIRE. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE I WAS BACKING FROM PARKING STALL. IT RIPPED A LARGE HOLE IN MY BRAND NEW TIRE. WHEN I INSPECTED IT, THERE WAS RUST INSIDE THE FRACTURE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALER YET FOR REPAIRS. *TR

2002 MERCURY SABLE GS - 103,000 MILES, NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION, ALWAYS MAINTAINED BY THE BOOK. ON APRIL 2, 2010 AT 8:00 AM, I WAS PULLING FORWARD OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT WHEN A LOUD THUD AND A GRINDING NOISE STOPPED ME FROM GOING ANY FURTHER. THIS WAS A TOTAL SURPRISE AS NOTHING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS DAY'S DRIVING HINTED AT AN SUSPENSION/STEERING PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING BEHIND BOTH FRONT WHEELS, I FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND A PLASTIC PIECE HAD BEEN BROKEN BY THE IMPACT. NO TIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED. I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT SO SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10 MPH BY THE TIME THE NOISE FORCED ME TO STOP. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT SPEED I WOULD SURELY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE SABLE WAS TAKEN AWAY ON A FLATBED TRUCK AND COST ABOUT $1300.00 TO REPAIR USING NEW...

THE LEFT FRONT SPRING ON MY 2002 MERCURY SABLE BROKE ON JUNE 12, 2010. THE CAR WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT THE TIME OF THE SPRING FAILURE. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. THE BROKEN SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 74,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

BROKEN FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING. *TR

MY FATHER WENT TO MOVE OUR 2002 MERCURY SABLE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE. AFTER CLIMBING IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE HE HEARD A LOUD "BANG"; WHEN HE CHECKED THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. HE JACKED UP THE CAR TO REMOVE THE WHEEL FOR REPAIR, AND FOUND THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKEN, CUTTING THE TIRE. WHEN I SPOKE TO HIM HE MENTIONED HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS 2001 SABLE, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL. IT APPEARS FORD HAS NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM, AND WANTS TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. I'M JUST THANKFUL IT HAPPENED WHILE SITTING IN A GARAGE, AND NOT WHEN MY WIFE OR CHILDREN WERE IN IT. WE JUST STUCK A LOT OF MONEY INTO A HEAD GASKET REPAIR ON THE ENGINE (A PROBLEM I'D HEARD OF OTHERS HAVING WITH THIS ENGINE), BUT HADN'T HEARD HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAD TURNED UP WITH TAURUS/ SABLES....

STARTED UP MY 2002 MERCURY SABLE WITH 140,000 MILES ON IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. HEARD AN AWFUL NOISE. GOT OUT THE CAR THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE WAS FLAT. TOOK TIRE OF AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SNAPPED OF AND GOUGED THE TIRE. LUCK THIS WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE OPEN ROAD. NOTICED ON LINE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, BUT THAT FORD ONLY HAS A RECALL FOR YEARS 1999 TO 2001. THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 MERCURY SABLE THAT BROKE A FRONT COIL SPRING AND NOTICED THAT 2001 MERCURY SABLES WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V332000 ACTION #PE04044 SHOULD THIS RECALL BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE YEAR MODEL 2002? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE, HE HEARD THE SAME NOISE A SECOND TIME. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74000.

IN FEBRUARY 2010 WHILE LEAVING OUR HOME HEADING TOWARDS HIGHWAY I NOTICED THE CAR HANDLING UNUSUAL. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND HAD A FRONT LEFT FLAT TIRE. HAD THE TIRE CHANGED IT WAS TOTALLY SHREDDED ON THE INSIDE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE THERE WAS A PIECE OF BROKEN COIL SPRING INSIDE THE TIRE. MY CAR NOW SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE OF THE COST FORD WANTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND IF I HAVE IT REPAIRED "I CAN PURSUE A REFUND IF A RECALL IS MADE". THIS HAS CAUSED NOW THE NEED TO ALSO HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES. *TR

A FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY FRONT TIRE ON MY 2002 MERCURY SABLE. IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND TORE A 1FOOT LONG HOLE ON THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, WHERE BESIDE THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING AND TIRE REPLACEMENT, I HAD BOTH FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED ON EACH SIDE. I HAVE THE SPRING AND TIRE. EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON SPRING, MILEAGE 101000. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE 2001S WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO INSTALL A SPRING SHIELD. FORD DID NOT TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM APPALLED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED IN 01 AND WAS NOT RECTIFIED BY 02, AND THAT I WAS NOT TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT A PREVENTABLE SPRING SHIELD ON THE 01S. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO...

SPRING ON FRONT STRUTS BROKE ON BOTH SIDES, CAUSING TIRE BLOWOUT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AT IDENTICAL POINTS AND SHOW PARTIAL RUST PRIOR TO BREAKING INDICATING A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER OF THE SPRING. *TR

MY 2002 MERCURY SABLE HAS BROKEN ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS, BOTH SETS IN MULTIPLE FRACTURES IN EACH SPRING. ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT THIS IS FREQUENT (THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE GARAGE SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN HUNDREDS OF 02S WITH THIS PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THAT THE 450 OR SO SHOWN ON THIS SITE ON THIS SITE IS VERY FAR OFF) THE FRONT PAIR BROKE AROUND THE 50,000 MARK, IT TOOK ABOUT FIVE VISITS TO THE DEALER TO GET EVEN LIMITED CREDIT TOWARD REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSIVE, SAG WAS ONLY NOTICED WHEN IT GOT EXTREME. INTERESTINGLY THEY DID BREAK IN PAIRS. TIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN ONE EDGE OF THE SPRING PROTRUDED INTO THE TIRE. THEY REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO KEEP THE SPRING/STRUT COMBO(THE STRUTS WERE LEAKING FROM THE ADDED ABUSE AND TRAVEL) THE SPRING LOOKED TO HAVE BROKEN THROUGH INCLUSIONS IN THE STEEL, FROM MY AUTO INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS, I FOUND THESE...

ON 1/21/2010 I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT DRIVER SIDE SPRING ON MY 2002 MERCURY SABLE HAD BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE NEARBY TIRE. SOMEHOW (LUCKILY) THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON 1999-01 SABLES THAT INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION OF A PROTECTIVE SHIELD TO PREVENT A BROKEN SPRING FROM PUNCTURING A TIRE. THIS RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED UNTIL JULY 2004, WELL AFTER MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED. OBVIOUSLY MY VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN EQUIPPED WITH ANYTHING TO PREVENT THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT INITIATED THE OTHER RECALL AND AS SUCH I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY OWN VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ALSO RECALLED. I AM REQUESTING THAT SOMETHING BE DONE. THIS IS A VERY, VERY SERIOUS DEFECT AND I AM BAFFLED AS TO HOW IT WAS OVERLOOKED WHEN OLDER MODEL CARS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AS I WAS BEGINNING TO BACK MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE LEFT, FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE, RUPTURED THE TIRE, AND PUT A 4-8" GASH INTO THE BACK OF TIRE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER'S RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES, AS THIS WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM A RECALL OF EARLIER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THIS ALSO INVOLVED HAVING TO GET AN ALIGNMENT. FORTUNATELY, THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY - WE WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE AND WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A HIGHWAY IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. NO INJURIES, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT MAY BE RELATIVE TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA08018. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2002 MERCURY SABLE. ON 8-27-09 I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN I HEARD AND FELT A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY A FRICTION GRINDING AND BEFORE I COULD SLOW TO A STOP, MY REAR TIRE BLEW. BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN WITH ONE OF THE SPRINGS PIERCING A TIRE. REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR ASSEMBLIES AND TIRE COST ME APPROXIMATELY $1200. I FEEL THAT IF I WAS GOING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. I WAS HEADED TO THE EXPRESSWAY THAT DAY AND WAS GLAD I NEVER MADE IT TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. TODAY ON 1-3-2010, I WAS BACKING MY CAR FROM A GARAGE WHEN I HEARD THE LOUD POP AGAIN FOLLOWED BY THE HISSING OF MY RIGHT FRONT...

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING THE TIRE. THANKFULLY, WE WERE JUST PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE, NOT DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH. *TR

LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED LEFT FRONT TIRE. OCCURRED AS VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. REPLACED BOTH FRONT STRUT SPRINGS, BOTH SWAY BAR LINKS, AND LEFT FRONT TIRE AT A COST OF $570. *TR

2002 MERCURY SABLE THE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. THE SPRING CRACKED IN HALF. *TR

WHILE BACKING-UP MY 2002 MERCURY SABLE, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. *TR

I DRIVE A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A GAS STATION DRIVEWAY AND I HEARD A LOUD METAL SOUND, AS LOUD AS A GUNSHOT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND ALL AROUND THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE CAR BUT I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT EVERY TIME I WENT OVER THE SLIGHTBEST BUMP, THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART (LOTS OF METAL SCRAPING NOISES). THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT MY FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN AND THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT THE SPRING HAD NOT PUNCTURED MY TIRE. THE MECHANIC CALLED FORD TO CHECK ON A RECALL FOR THE SPRINGS BECAUSE HE SAID THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD/MERCURY CARS. FORD INFORMED HIM THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I...

I HAVE A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. THE FRONT SPRINGS BROKE AND RUINED A TIRE. I KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR FORD CO. WHY IS 2001 SABLE SPRINGS COVERED BUT NOT A 2002. I AM GLAD I WAS IN A PARKING LOT GOING SLOW INSTEAD OF 65 MPH ON THE THRUWAY, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MY FAMILY TOO. FORD CO TOLD ME THAT THIS YEAR IS NOT COVERED ON THEIR RECALL. I THINK IT IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THEIR DEFECTIVE SPRINGS. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE MASS PIKE , THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER A BURNING SMELL. THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. WE MANAGED TO THE GET THE SPARE TIRE ON AND GET TO A REPAIR SHOP. WE WERE TOLD THE FRONT COIL BROKE PUNCTURING THE TIRE, AND ALSO DAMAGING THE SWAY BAR LINK. THE REAR COIL ALSO WAS ALSO BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT A TOTAL COST OF $1005.00. WHEN THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE THE MILEAGE WAS JUST OVER 77,000 MILES.THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM , THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN VERY SERIOUS INJURIES. AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, I AM NOT VERY CONFIDENT IN DRIVING MY OWN CAR. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. *TR

PULLING BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY A SUDDEN BANG OCCURRED AND THE FRONT LEFT END OF MY VEHICLE DROPPED. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND CHECKED THE FRONT LEFT TIRE AND IT WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY TOUCHING THE DRIVEWAY. I JACKED IT UP AND TOOK OFF THE TIRE AND THE 1ST COIL OF THE SPRING WAS SHEARED OFF AND TORE THE INSIDE SIDEWALL TREAD WITH 8" LENGTH TEAR. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS DESTROYED. *TR

FRONT SPRING BROKE ON 2002 MERCURY SABLE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WHEN BACKING MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE THE FRONT PADS WERE GRINDING ON THE ROTOR....I TRIED TAPPING THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL..I DROVE ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND THE NOISE WAS CONTINUING...I STOPPED AND NOTICED THE TIRE WAS GOING FLAT...I CHGD THE TIRE AND PUT ON MY DONUT SPARE AND DROVE TO WORK ABOUT 4-5 MILES...AT LUNCHTIME I DROVE TO MY TIRE DEALER AND WAS GOING TO HAVE THE FLAT FIXED...WHEN THEY TOOK MY DONUT OFF THEY INFORMED ME MY LEFT-FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND HAD PUNCTURED MY TIRE....THEY SAID TO LEAVE DONUT ON UNTIL I COULD GET BROKEN SPRING BROKE..THEY ALSO SAID TO CALL MY MERCURY DEALER BECAUSE THIS WAS SUCH A BIG PROBLEM THERE WAS A RECALL....I CALLED MY DEALER SOUTH HILLS LINC-MER IN SMCMURRAY, PENNA. AND GAVE THEM MY VIN # AND WAS TOLD MY CAR DIDN'T QUALIFY...2002 MERCURY...

FRONT COIL BROKE OFF & CUT TIRE THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2000 & 2001 MODELS MINE IS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE THE RECALL WAS SABLE SUSPENSION FRONT SPRINGS COIL SPRINGS RECALL -ID #25630 WHAT IS ON THIS RECALL IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR FORD MOTOR CO. SAID IT WILL NOT COVER THIS RECALL IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS 2000&2001 THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND A LOUD EXPLOSION TYPE OF NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE LEFT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR WAS SITTING ON THE CONCRETE AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT. I WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AFTER APPLYING THE SPARE DONUT. GOT THE FRONT SPRING COIL AND TIRE REPAIRED FOR $480.00 I CALLED LIBERTY FORD (VERMILION, OHIO) DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY RECALLS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED AAA AND THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED OF ALL THE DEFECTS WITH HER VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA ACTION ID NUMBER EA08018 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS), BUT THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL OPEN. THE REPAIR AND PURCHASE COST FOR A NEW TIRE IS $150 PLUS THE COST OF THE COIL SPRINGS. THE CONTACT ALSO WROTE A COMPLAINT LETTER TO THE FORD MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON HER OWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,741.

I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN MY 2002 MERCURY SABLE, HEARD A LOUD BANG AND GOT OUT TO LOOK AROUND THE CAR, AT THE TIRES AND UNDER THE CAR. NOT SEEING ANYTHING WRONG I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, HEARD GRINDING NOISES AND SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. EVENTUALLY MY FRONT TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT AND I MADE IT HOME. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE TIRE OFF, IT WAS COMPLETELY CUT AROUND THE INNER SIDE AND THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. THE MERCURY DEALER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOT ON MY 2002 MERCURY SABLE. ONE AUTO REPAIR PERSON TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORDS AND MERCURY CARS. MY HUSBAND WILL TRY TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS AND WE NOW NEED A NEW TIRE AND POSSIBLY STRUTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE THROUGH THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

3 OF 4 SPRINGS BROKE ON SABLE AT A HOTEL IN INDIANA. 2 REAR SPRINGS AND 1 FRONT SPRING. VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. REPAIR INCLUDED 2 TIRES, 1 REAR STRUT, ONE FRONT STEERING BAR AND ALL FOUR SPRINGS ALSO REQUIRED RENTAL VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK, AND AN ADDITIONAL TRIP TO INDIANAPOLIS TO GET THE REPAIRED VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT 15 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR. WITHIN A SECOND, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000.

DRIVING ALONG AND TIRE BLEW OUT. COIL SPRING PUT HOLE IN TIRE PER MECHANIC. NEW TIRE,SPRING,ALIGNMENT-TOTAL BILL $439. *TR