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1998 Mercury Sable Tires & wheels Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA

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Tires & wheels 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 2, 2008
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.
4%
of 190 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 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 tire or wheel

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

SuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Jan 2, 2008

98 SABLE WAGON. (SPRING PLATE GAVE AND SPRING BLEW OUT TIRE AND DAMAGED FRONT END RODS OR ARMS, SHOCK ACCORDING TO FORD SERVICE ANALYSIS) AND LEFT FRONT END ALMOST SITTING ON THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO FORD ANALYSIS). I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A BLOW OUT SO I HAD AAA COME TO TOW IT TO MY DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE AAA DRIVER SAW THE DAMAGE, HE SAID HE'S SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL OUT FOR THIS SPECIFIC SITUATION. FORD DEALERSHIP LOOKED UP RECALLS FOR MY CAR AND SAID THERE WAS ONE FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR BUT IT WAS FOR 99 AND NEWER MODELS AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT REPAIRING IT UNDER A RECALL. I CALLED FORD CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND WOULDN'T INVEST THEIR MONEY INTO REPAIRING MY CAR. FORTUNATE FOR ME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. IF IT WERE ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHE. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE 98S AND 99S ARE VERY SIMILAR, SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WOULDN'T MAKE THE REPAIRS AT THEIR COST UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. *CN

NHTSA ID
10213417
Incident
Dec 21, 2007
Mileage
143,000 mi
SuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Aug 25, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OUTER RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT . CONSUMER CHANGED TIRE, NOTICING REAR SPRING STRUTS BROKE AND CAUSED BLOWOUT OF TIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10034522
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 20, 2001

IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE TRAVELING 55-60MPH VEHICLE FELT FUNNY. THEN, HEARD A LOUD BLAST. VEHICLE BEGAN TO COLLAPSE. PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THREAD OF TIRE COMING OFF FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE AT 48000 MILES. CONTACTED AAA , AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED. SECOND TIME GOING ONTO FREEWAY AT 35MPH, HEARD AN EXPLOSION. WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS FIRST TIME, ONLY LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS AFFECTED AT 49500 MILES. GENERAL TIRES P205/65R15 ON 1998, MERCURY, SABLE. *AK THE FIRST BLOWOUT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND DOOR (SECOND TIRE DOT A3UR442238), P205/65R15, AM G4S. NLM

NHTSA ID
894708
Incident
May 3, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 9, 2000
1 injury reported

AMERICAN GENERAL CONTINENTAL TIRE'S (P205 65 R15) STEEL BELT FLEW OFF, CONSUMER'S HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WINDOW. *SLC

NHTSA ID
557180
Incident
Aug 12, 1999
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 1, 2000

REAR PASSENGER FIRESTONE TIRE RIPPED AT SIDEWALL A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE (P20565R15). NLM

NHTSA ID
554272
Incident
Jul 3, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 19, 1999
Crash reported

WHILE TRAVELING AND TURNING OFF FREEWAY AT APPOXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. SEEKING NHTSA HELP ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID
851148
Incident
Oct 10, 1999
SteeringTires & wheels
Filed Sep 2, 1999

FRONT STEEL TIRE STEEL SEPARATION FROM CORD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, STEERING COUPLING WAS LOOSE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
846452
Incident
Mar 22, 1999
Driver assistanceTires & wheelsTransmission
Filed Feb 1, 1999

TIRE WORN OUT (GENERAL P205/65R15). YH

NHTSA ID
607698
Incident
Oct 1, 1998

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Driver assistance32Brakes30Transmission23Suspension22Engine19Electrical17Airbags14Visibility10Body & structure10Interior & seats9Seat belts9Fuel system8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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