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Mercury Sable Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | May 01, 2001
Reported on May 01, 2001
| WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE ON ABOUT 5/1/01, IT CHUGGED AND HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF. THEN, SUDDENLY WHITE SMOKE EMINATED FROM THE EXHAUST AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR ON 5/8/01. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND THIS WAS LATER VERBALLY CONFIRMED BY THE FORD/MERCURY DEALERSHIP. SINCE THE RECALL COVERAGE EXPIRED ON 4/8/01, I AM TOLD I CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR HALF PRICE ONLY BY THE FORD/MERCURY DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE IT COVERED FOR THE FULL AMOUNT SINCE MY CAR HAS SO LITTLE MILEAGE AND SINCE THE HEAD GASKET BLEW SO CLOSE TO THE COVERAGE DEADLINE (AND SINCE IT APPEARS THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM I'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS OR SO ACCORDING TO THE FORD/MERCURY DEALERSHIP. I FEEL I'VE BEEN SOLD A LEMON AND AM EXTREMELY DISATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE (OR RATHER, LACK THEREOF) PROVIDED BY FORD/MERCURY. THE CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND THE FORD/MERCURY DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO EFFECT REPAIRS! I'D REALLY PREFER A CASHIER'S CHECK SO I CAN TAKE IT TO A REPUTABLE CAR REPAIR ESTABLISHMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WEBSITE. SINCERELY, MARK SULLIVAN AND SHELLY LAMBERT. *AK | |
| Make: | Mercury |
| Model: | Sable |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 1994 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CHATHAM IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1MELM5348RA |
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| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Dealer name and location: | |
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