EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Jan 15, 2004
FORD 3.8L HEAD GASKET FAILURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE
- NHTSA ID
- 10069430
- Incident
- May 15, 2003
- Mileage
- 135,000 mi
1993 Mercury Sable Powertrain (other) Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Powertrain (other) reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Jan 15, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
1%
of 673 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Mercury Sable submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming powertrain
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
EnginePowertrain (other)Visibility
Filed Aug 29, 2002
CAR HAS STALLED SINCE FIRST DAY WHEN STOPPING AND UPON ACCELERATION ENGINE STALLS AND WON'T CRANK,ALSO HAD BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS,POWER WINDOWS NOT WORKING,TACHOMETER NOT WORKING,WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS MISING WHEN BOUGHT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 766419
- Incident
- Jul 25, 2002
EnginePowertrain (other)Steering
Filed Mar 26, 2001
THIS IS MY MOTHER'S CAR. I PURCHASED IT IN SPRUCE PINE, NC FOR HER. SHE HAS GIVEN ME POWER OF ATT. FOR THIS DIFFICULTY. HER CAR LOST COOLANT, SHE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN NJ. HE CHECKED AND TOLD HER TO DRIVE IT AND COME BACK IN A WEEK. THE CAR OVERHEATED DUE TO HEAD GASKETS. IT ENGINE WAS RUINED- HEADGASKETS, HOUSINGS, RINGS, BEARINGS, WATER PUMP. PAID $3000.00 IN REPAIRS, BUT RINGS AND BEARINGS WERE NOT REPLACED. NO OIL PRESSURE, USES OIL, AND RACK & PINION THEN WENT OUT. HAS 80000 ON IT NOW. DEALER KNEW 3.8 ENGINES HAD PROBLEMS BACK TO '89. NO SATISFACTION- NO WORKABLE CAR. FORD WILL PAY FOR NEW ENGINE UP TO 1994 EVEN THOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 1989. PLEASE HELP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 743033
- Incident
- Aug 10, 2000
Powertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Aug 25, 1999
WAS AT STOP SIGN, STARTED TO TAKE OFF, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE & THEN BACK & NOTHING HAPPENED. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THE PLANETARY GEAR/ FRONT AND REAR, PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING. HAD TO REPLACE THE SUNSHELF OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 845803
- Incident
- Jul 11, 1999
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 18, 1999
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR SPEEDMETER REPLACEMENTS WITHIN EVERY 30,000 MILES OR LESS. ALL REPLACEMENTS / REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING FOR THE FIFTH TIME AND DEALER / MFR. REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GO TO CONSUMER. WOULD LIKE NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER; THIS IS A MFR. DEFECTED PARTS THAT CONTINUALLY REOCCURS.
- NHTSA ID
- 845362
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1995
Powertrain (other)
Filed May 12, 1999
SPEEDOMETER BROKEN.
- NHTSA ID
- 545578
- Incident
- Jan 29, 1990
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 23, 1996
FAILURE ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN DRIVING 75 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER READING IS INCORRECT, READING 90 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 987208
- Incident
- Jun 21, 1996
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 20, 1996
CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 500849
- Incident
- Jan 17, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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