There is a strong gas smell especially on hot days and there seems to be excessive pressure in the gas tank. I have scoured the vehicle for leaks and can not find any. I have replaced both rubber hoses from the filler neck to the tank and even dropped the tank but didn't find any evidence of a leak. The smell is still occurring. When you first park the vehicle after a drive it is real strong and then goes away.
1995 Mercury Sable: gas smell in the cabin
5 of the 350 complaints about the 1995 Mercury Sable describe gas smell in the cabin.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
- 20032
- 20023
- 20011
- 20004
- 19991
- 19981
- 19971
- 19962
- 19955
- 19941
- 19932
- 19921
What owners say
Car stalls in warm weather. On one of many stalled occasions I was stopped at a red light and when it turned green the car lunged as if it were moving but stalled and a man in a truck behind me slammed on his brakes but a woman behind him slammed into his truck. They had an accident because my car stalled and stopped short. Also, right rear window wont go down sometimes. The A/C stinks and the heater smells like super hot dried burnt carpeting. There's a gas smells so heavy at times in the back seat I'm scared for my children to be back there. The dash lights get so hot I'm afraid it's going to melt something or start a fire. The car is had to start on certain days. Other days it starts right up. Sometimes the car starts and runs great. Other days it starts but you can feel something isn't right and the car will feel like it's on the verge of stalling but then you can hear it start back up again. Almost like the ignition is turning on and off. I have a list of all the repairs done to my car just after I purchased it and there is some major bills in this pile! Reading that other people are having the same exact problems with their sables is proof that ford put out an unsafe car! I haven't got the money to buy another car. I can hardly afford to fix the one I have but it's all I got. Shame on ford! I won't be buying another ford in the future unless they resolve this mess!
When vehicle is traveling at about 65mph odometer jumps up and down so that driver is unable to tell what speed he is driving. Dealer has replaced speedometer, and problem still exists,, fuel line failure at 13,000 miles causing gas fumes.
Auto has very strong gasoline smell in passager compartment on warm to hot days(85+ degrees). The gas tank also has very high exessive pressure. Complained to landmark mercury dealer in lakewood, co and also to ford's customer 800 number. They both said there is a fix for this but it would cost over 300 dollars to me. If ford knows there is a defect in the emissions system of the auto, I would think they should fix it! I am afraid to drive it on hot days because of the execssive pressure in the tank!
Car was going up a hill and it just cut off, car started to smell of fuel.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1995 Mercury Sable fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 1995 Mercury Sable?
5 of 350 owner complaints about the 1995 Mercury Sable (1%) mention gas smell in the cabin. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Mercury Sable?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1995 Mercury Sable
Stalling 25Coil spring 18Overheating 17Fire or smoke 14Engine failure 10Headlights 9Tire blowout 7Hesitation 6Transmission failure 6Adaptive cruise 5Grinding brakes 5Jerking 5Power steering loss 5
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