Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Mercury Sable submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I HAVE A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. IN JANUARY 11, 2008, I HAVE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP. ON JULY 15, 2008, THE PUMP STOPPED AGAIN. I HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE 2000 MERCURY SABLES ARE ON RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MIGHT THE 1999 MERCURY SABLE BE LOOKED AT IN THIS LIGHT TO ASCERTAIN IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM? *TR
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE MAY 22 2006, THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE HEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE SHE PURCHASED IT. THE VEHICLE OPERATES WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE READING, AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP GEARS WHEN YOU APPLY THE GAS PEDAL AND BACK FIRES WHILE SWITCHING GEARS. THE DEALER HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE FAILURES THAT THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED WITH HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OCTOBER OF 2006 WAS THE LAST TIME SHE CORRESPONDED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY STILL HAVE DONE NOTHING TO HELP HER.
MY MERCURY SABLE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN YOU USE THE BLINKER AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE JUST HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL. ESPECIALLY ON A SUNNY DAY, THIS DEFECT IS A STARTLING OCCURRENCE AND COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY OTHER TWO 1999 FORD VEHICLES. MY 1999 EXPEDITION DID THE SAME THING AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER THE FORD PROGRAM NUMBER 00B40. MY 1999 TAURUS ALSO DID THE SAME THING AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER THE 36,000-MILE WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. IF IT HAS HAPPENED TO THREE 1999 VEHICLES IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, I AM SURE THE PROBLEM IS MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD AND A SAFETY RECALL IS IN ORDER. *NM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEATER DID NOT WORK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS BLOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO REPAIR EXPENSE.*AK
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER TURNS ON BY ITSELF, SOMETIMES IT ONLY GOES ON ONCE AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL DO IT FOR A FEW TIMES. IT USED TO ONLY HAPPEN ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS, NOW THERE ARE DAYS THAT IT HAPPENS EVERY FEW MINUTES. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER YET, BECAUSE I WANT TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TO SEE IF IT WILL BECOME A RECALL OR NOT (SINCE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM). *JB
A BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TURNING ON THE HEATER THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FORD PUT THE WRONG FLUID INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM CAUSING CORE TO FAIL. *TC
I OWN A 1999 MERCURY SABLE, BOUGHT IT NEW. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON PERIODICALLY. THIS MIGHT HAPPEN NO MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE WASHER FLUID STARTED TO SPRAYEED OUT. IT ONLY LASTED A SPLIT SECOND AND SO FAR HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE WASHER FLUID IS A NEW OCCURENCE; BEFORE, IT WAS JUST THE WIPERS COMING ON AND SWISHING A TIME OR TWO.*AK
1999 MERCURY SABLE - THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO STOP. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT I HIT THE THEM BY MISTAKE, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. *LA
I OWN A 1999 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT STARTED SOMETIME LAST FALL. TO TURN THEM OFF, I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES.*AK
I OWN A 1999 MERCURY SABLE WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES. FOR THE PAST YEAR MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE I'M DRIVING. MY HANDS ARE ON THE WHEEL SO IT'S NOT AS IF I'M SETTING THEM OFF. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE? WHAT IS THE CAUSE? IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CONDITION? THANK YOU. D THANK YOU . DONNA O. *NLM
ARRIVING HOME FROM DINNER, FOUND REAR GLASS OF MY 1999 MERCURY SABLE WAGON HAD EXPLODED. THERE WAS GLASS ALL OVER MY DRIVE WAY. THE GLASS WAS FOUND UP TO 5 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. POLICE INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED THAT THE REAR GLASS PANEL IN FACT EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE OUTWARD, PROBABLY DUE TO A CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE.*JB
CONSUMER STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK FAST ENOUGH IN HEAVY RAIN. MR MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT *JB
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SYSTEM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A WHITE PART AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER STATED THAT IS HOW THE WINDSHIELD WORKS. ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD IS ON USE IT SCRATCHES THE WINDSHIELD ON THE VEHICLE. TS
ON A RECENTLY PURCHASED 1999 MERCURY SABLE THERE ARE MINUTE SCRATCHES WITHIN THE AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD SWEPT BY THE WIPERS. THESE SCRATCHES ACT AS A REFRACTOR CAUSING GLARE WHEN TRAVELING TOWARD THE SUN AND FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD STREET LIGHTS, ETC. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT WHEN THE WASHER WAS ACTUATED THAT THE WIPERS WOULD MAKE AN UPWARD SWEEP PRIOR TO FLUID BEING DISPENSED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIPER ACTION SCOURED THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE DIRT OR DEPOSITS ON THE GLASS CAUSING THESE SCRATCHES. MY WIFE STATED THE GLARE IS SIMILAR TO THAT SHE EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO HER CATARACT SURGERIES. FROM A RECENT DISCUSSION WITH A SERVICE MANAGER OF A FORD DEALER IT WAS LEARNED THAT MOST LATE MODEL FORD PRODUCTS WASHER OPERATE THE SAME WAY, I.E. THE WASHER PUMP MOTOR AND WIPER MOTOR ARE ENERGIZED SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE DELAY OF THE FLUID APPLICATION IS DUE THE FLUID HAVING TO BE PUMPED FROM A REMOTE RESERVOIR. NLM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING TURNED ON. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY AND CAN BE AGGRAVATED WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER A BUMP. NLM
WHILE DRIVING 1999 MERCURY SABLE WITH 22800 MILES ,THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CAUSING DISTRACTION FOR DRIVER WHEN DRIVING. DEALERSHIP AND MERCURY DIVISON AWARE OF PROBLEM UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON, FOR 1 TO 3 SWIPES THEN SHUT BACK OFF, STARTLING THE DRIVER. SOON TO HAVE YOUNG DRIVER IN HOUSEHOLD. I HOPE THIS DOESN'T END IN ACCIDENT FROM DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGE BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT WARNING STARTLING THE DRIVER,THEY TURN THEMSELVES OFF AFTER A FEW SWISHES. *MJS
WHEN AIR CONDITIONOR OR HEATER IS ON VEHICLE FILLS UP WITH EXHAUST FUMES. *AK
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH TURN SIGNAL AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID WOULD AUTOMATICALLY COME OUT. VISIBLITY WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT SINCE THE FLUID CAME OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, AND CONSUMER COULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *AK
THERE ARE A BUNCH OF LITTLE SPECKS THROUGH OUT THE WINDSHIELD THAT MAKES DRIVING HARD WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
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