1993 Mercury Sable: engine stalls while driving

Filed Sep 8, 2003 · Engine · 4,000 miles · CA

Within the first 4000 miles, the engine was replaced because of an oil filter not doing it's job,according to the mechanics at negherbon mercury in oakland. The new engine ran hot. The dealer said it was within the normal range. The brand new engine actually had a cracked head gasket. All the repairs cost me $1800.00 that time. The dealer wouldn't even perform a compression check. Then the car would stall while driving, usually at freeway speeds. Most times it would restart. But this was very scary and dangerous. I brought it to the dealer, they claimed they could not duplicate it. I took it to my neighborhood mechanic who hooked up some machine to the computer. We drove it on a nearby freeway, where of course it stalled. He was able to immediately determine the computer was faulty!!!! The device that basically runs the entire vehicle was shutting off gas flow to the engine. I had my mechanic correct the problem. There was also other defects, such as the steering wheel mounted turn signal stalk was replaced but the replacement did the same thing. Only low wiper speed no high speed, and the variable speed went out. The lightbar in the front of the vehicle all went out. I spoke with other sable owners who said the same thing about the lights. The vehicle spent almost one year at my mechanics. Then within two months of finally getting it back, the torque converter went out. My mechanic said I should replace the transmission at the same time. When he told me it would be $2700.00 I threw in the towel on that car. At that point blue book worth was $3000.00. Why would I want to put in any more money? It is now up on blocks at my father-in-laws. I consider this car a lemon. The dealer was not very helpful at all. In fact they seemed very hostile.

Filed Aug 29, 2002 · Engine, Transmission · GA

Car has stalled since first day when stopping and upon acceleration engine stalls and won't crank,also had broken motor mounts,power windows not working,tachometer not working,windshield wiper was mising when bought.

Filed Mar 18, 2002 · Engine · MI

Everytime while driving vehicle it will stall out at 35mph. Would have no warning when this happened. Intermittent stalling problem. Had not been to dealership.*ak

Filed Mar 8, 2002 · Engine · MI

Consumer states vehicle stalls when accelerating onto a major highway or through an intersection.*ak.

Filed Aug 20, 2001 · Electrical · FL

The car stalls both when being driven and when stopped in traffic or at a stop light. There is no advanced warning and the car does not seem to be overheating when the problem occurs, but it occurs more frequently on hot days.

Filed Jul 12, 2001 · Engine, Lights · MO

Whenever vehicle was in overdrive, it would jerk and then stall out when turning corners. This caused power steering to lock up. Took vehicle to dealership, and was informed nothing could be done about it. Vehicle was not recalled.*ak consumer was informed that his vehicles VIN was not included in recall, so consumer had the head gasket and thermostat replaced and paid for repairs. Transmission is now going out. Right outer tie rod end replaced, was causing a squeaking noise when turning steering wheel. Windshield washer pump failed and caused a leak. Headlight switch failed.

Filed Nov 16, 2000 · Electrical · NM

Vehicle experiencing ongoing problem with stalling. Vehicle been in independent repair shop on three occasions, and problem still reoccurring. Please feel free to provide any further details.

Filed Nov 15, 2000 · Engine · CA

Vehicle was running rough. Then it started to overheat, did not stall. Towed to dealership. Mechanic indicated that head gaskets had blown. Also indicated engine needed to be replaced due to a lack of lubrication & cooling leaking out.*ak the dealer acknowledges that this is a common problem with this engine but unwilling neither to recall nor to pay for the repair.

Filed Oct 19, 2000 · Electrical · OH

Vehicle stalls intermittently while driving, after a minute it restarts, the tfi module has been recall in california for this problem but the consumers vehicle has not been recalled. Nlm

Filed Oct 11, 2000 · Electrical · NJ

My car stalls out when driving on the highway.

Filed Sep 29, 2000 · Electrical · OH

My car's problem is identical to the "thick film ignition" problem identified in california, and the mercury sable 1993 model is one of the cars identified with that situation. My engine has stalled numerous times at low speed until two high-speed incident occurred in february 2000. Fortunately there was no accident. I have spent hundreds of dollars trying to identify the cause of the stalling. Now I cannot drive or sell the car because of its hazardous stalling condition. I am seeking advice from ford about my complaint.

Filed Sep 25, 2000 · Engine · IL

Was driving 35-40mph when without warning vehicle overheated. Temperature gauge went off the chart & the vehicle stalled. Towed to dealer & mechanic indicated engine head gaskets had blown & were leaking.