1996 Mercury Sable Electrical Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCURY SABLE WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED ON SEPT 10,09 AT 3:30, THE NEXT DAY, AT 6:30 PM THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRED AND STATED THAT IT WAS AS ELECTRICAL FIRE. A FIRE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE INSURANCE HAS NOT ADVISED THE CONTACT IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED OR NOT. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WILL PROVIDE THE FINDINGS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE. UPDATED 10/23/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10283986

Incident

Sep 11, 2009

Mileage

140,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLED REPEATEDLY. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB

NHTSA ID

10009682

Incident

Nov 17, 2002

Mileage

39,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH,VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND FIRE WAS COMING UNDER THE ENGINE.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8018333

Incident

Sep 6, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

765758

Incident

Aug 1, 2002

CAR STALLED, THOUGHT IT TO BE ALTENATOR, TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, FOUND THAT THE OIL PUMP GREAR WAS STRIPPED, AND ENGINE FROZE UP, DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICANT. HD TO REPLACE WITH REMANUFACTURED ENGINE, CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AS REQUIRED FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED NEW, WITH ALL SERVICE RECORDS RETAINED. COST $4400.00 TO REPLACE. FEEL IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. WAS OUT OF WARRENTY, BUT ENGINE STILL ONLY HAD 31613 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA ID

755572

Incident

Oct 24, 2001

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEY FIX IT AND IT STILL KEEPS ON BREAKING DOWN. DRIVER DOOR WON'T LOCK, ROOF LIGHT STAYS ON, PANEL LIGHT INDICATING ALL DOORS ARE OPEN STAYS LIT. THEN IT GOES OFF AND THEN ON. ITS A CONTINOUS THING THAT HAPPENS. YESTERDAY. 11-28-01 IT WOULD NOT START. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND SOMETIMES IT STARTS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. DO I QUALIFY TO GET A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THEY FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY ANSWERS YET. MY VEHICLE IS PAID OFF SINCE OF LAST MONTH. ERLINDA L. PICAZO

NHTSA ID

755071

Incident

Nov 28, 2001

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WILL JUST DIE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

877986

I REALLY NEED THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED ITS VERY DANGEROUS I RECENTLY SAW A RECALL SECTION IN THE NEWSPAPERS WITH THIS PROBLEM SIMILAR TO MINE SOMETHING ABOUT A TFI SWITCH OR SOMETHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE VEHICLES STALLING WELL I BOUGHT MY CAR WITH A 2 MONTH WARRANTY AN HAVE SINCE HAD THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED AND IVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FIRST THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT THEN I ASKED THEM TO PLEASE TRY AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THEN THEY ENDED UP SAYING IT WAS THE TFI SWITCH OR SOMETHING SO THEY REPLACED THAT BUT THAT WASNT THE PROBLEM THIS IS STILL HAPPEING SO DID I PAY FOR SOMETHING I DIDNT NEED BUT THATS NOT THE ISSUE THE ISSUE IS THIS CAR

NHTSA ID

734475

Incident

Jun 20, 2000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING POWER STEERING/ BRAKES/DASH, AND LIGHTS TO FAIL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

858212

WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATES THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR OVERDRIVE THE POWER STEERING ALMOST GOES COMPLETELY OUT AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. (STEERING, RADIO, LOCKS, DASH INSTRUMENTS). *AK

NHTSA ID

719870

Incident

Mar 3, 2000

THE BATTERY WAS INEXPLICABLY DRAINED 6 WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR. TWO DAYS AGO, THE CAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING WHENEVER I TURNED OR SLOWED DOWN. NOW, IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL ALL OF THE TIME.

NHTSA ID

715504

Incident

Nov 29, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65-70 MPH NOTICED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT COMING ON. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF VEHICLE, AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD. NOTICED ENGINE COOLANT OVERFLOWING ONTO GROUND. TRIED TO START VEHICLE, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE HAD SUCKED UP THE WATER FROM THE AIR FILTER WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE HEAD TO CRACK. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

844723

Incident

Jul 27, 1999

HOT WIRE TO FUEL PUMP RUBBING AGAINST SENDING UNIT, WEARING THROUGH THE INSULATION RESULTING IN BLOWN FUEL PUMP FUSES. NLM

NHTSA ID

547687

Incident

Apr 9, 1999

DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. , THEN CHANGED COMPUTER SETTINGS, FUEL MILEAGE CUT BY 1/3. *AK

NHTSA ID

707399

Incident

May 1, 1998

AM SECTION OF RADIO EMITS LOUD STATIC WHEN DRIVING THEN CLEARS UP AND AFTER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS/WEEKS PROBLEM STARTS OVER AGAIN - IF ROAD SURFACE IS VERY SMOOTH , RADIO APPEARS OK - FM AND CASETTE WORK OK - DEALER DOES NOT APPEAR INTERESTED IN FIXING PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

701604

WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATES THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR OVERDRIVE THE POWER STEERING ALMOST GOES COMPLETELY OUT AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER/ WINDOWS/RADIO, ETC. THE VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

822369

Incident

Apr 12, 1998

LEFT LATCH ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD SNAPPED LOOSE.

NHTSA ID

999999999

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JUST DIES AND AFTER WAITING 15 MINS. THE CAR WILL RESTART. *AK

NHTSA ID

804198

Incident

Nov 8, 1996

AFTER 10 MINUTES OF BEING PARKED THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, UNDER THE BATTERY. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID

803930

Incident

Oct 22, 1996

KEY IS TAKEN OUT OF IGNITION IN ON POSITION AND CAR WILL STILL RUN. *AK

NHTSA ID

984697