1998 Mercury Sable

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE HORN WOULD SOUND INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A BUILDUP OF CORROSION FOUND ON AN UNKNOWN PIN INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CORROSION OF THE STEERING COLUMN COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY SABLE GS. SHE STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE IT SWERVED TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A POLE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SWELLING AND SHARP PAINS. THE CRASH WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 175,000. THE POWERTRAIN AND PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY CAR MADE A LOW ROARING NOISE FROM THE REAR END AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS, SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT DIDN'T OCCUR AGAIN FOR A FEW WEEKS I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT, HOWEVER, AFTER I HAD IT FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE NOISE GOT WORSE AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS, THESE WERE INSTALLED THE SAME DAY, A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SAME NOISE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW TIE ROD ENDS, THESE WERE INSTALLED THAT DAY, THEN IT WAS MY BRAKE PADS LATER IT WAS THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND SHOES, I STILL HAVE THE NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE STILL NOT RIGHT, I CAME DOWN A HILL LAST WEEK AND WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES THERE WERE NONE, THE DEALER IS SAYING IT IS THE FACT THAT I DRIVE A LOT FORD MOTOR CO IS SAYING THEY AREN'T RESPONSIBLE AND BUD SHELL IS SAYING IT IS MY FAULT CAN YOU HELP ME I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN THE SHOP FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE SEPT 1999 I AM AFRAID THAT MY BRAKES WILL FAIL ME AGAIN IN A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION THAN THE LAST TIME. *AK