Consumer stated the original speedometer malfunctioned and was replaced by an authorized dealer, however the replacement has also malfunctioned.
1995 Mercury Sable transmission complaints
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While driving vehicle accelerated to a higher speed. Speedometer needle was erratic. Contacted the dealer. Please provide any further information.
Whene vehicle is driven above 60 MPH speedometer does not register the correct speed. Operaton is very erratic, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Speedometer has been replaced twice on vehicle. Needle is bouncing, does not know how fast vehicle is going. Has techinical service bulletin tsb 99-7-9 on this problem. Contacted dealer.
I bought the car in nashua, nh but now live in florida. The transmission problem is this: while I am trying to slow down, the car actually "lurches" forward and then when I let my foot off the break, it "slams" into gear. I contacted the service supervisor at the lincoln-mercury dealership in delray beach, florida . He told me he has heard of this problem occuring several times with other sables and knows exactly what part it is. He estimates about $800-$1200 in repair costs. He told me that it could go at anytime and I will be left stranded somewhere because my car will not go into gear. My brother in law had same problem with his sable. I think it is a defect in the sable's transmission - I should not be having transmission failure in a 6 year old car.
The speedometer is inoperative. Nlm
Two wires had been placed together at the factory causing a resistance and wires to burn, while driving consumer smelled smoke and burning rubber and then all the dash lights went out.
The speedometer was faulty and the connecting cables were replaced. However, the speedometer has malfunctioned again, the speedometer makes a very high pitched squeaky noise when accelerating over thirty MPH, also while driving at any speed the speedometer jumps around the dial, going from ten to eighty miles in seconds.
The speedometer was faulty and the connecting cables were replaced. However, the speedometer has malfunctioned again, the speedometer makes a very high pitched squeaky noise when accelerating over thirty MPH, also while driving at any speed the speedometer jumps around the dial, going from ten to eighty miles in seconds.
While driving, front coil springs broke, causing front end of the vehicle to drop. *ak lower rear subframe mount plate nut has been replaced. Fluctuating speedometer was replaced. Starter and wire harness have been replaced. Muffler and tail pipe have been replaced. 2 front coil springs and strut bearing plates have been replaced.
Consumer is experiencing erratic performance of the speedometer, taken to ford dealership in march of 1997, they replaced the speedometer head, in october of 2000 the replacement failed, once again experiencing erratic movement with no particular pattern, this time it was relatively brief, in november of 2000, periods of erratic performance became more frequent and lasted longer, ford advised unless they could observe the fluctuations as they were happening, the cause could not be determined.
Original speedometer started "bouncing" after 19100 miles, I.e. The speed indicator would swing wildly back and forth between 40 and 80 or so, accompanied by a buzzing sound. This occurred at speeds over 45-50 MPH. Speedometer was replaced at no charge by dealer. The replacement speedometer functioned properly until the warranty-period ended, then with appx. 25000 miles on the replacement speedometer, it started acting the same way. A letter of complaint directed to ford/lincoln/mercury resulted in a call saying the dealer would contact us. They never did. The speedometer is still "bouncing" being unreliable and noisy when driving over 45-50 MPH.
Speedometer will stop working. Needle was shaking . If vehicle would hit a bump needle would go to maximum speed and not move. This has happened 3 times in 3 years. *ak the speedometer had failed three times in the last four years. It was replaced once and repaired once.
Transmission hesitates from 1st to 2nd gear, then all of a sudden it will slam into gear. Now I hear the transmission whining in park or neutral. It started doing it all of a sudden. I have noticed alot of complaints with these transmissions and the ones in the ford taurus. I have never heard of a transmission going bad at only 74,000 miles, when it is drivin safely and responsibly. I have made sure the oil was always full, and I even changed the oil and the filter in the transmission. It did not help!
When speedometer gets up to 45 MPH needle flops to 50/60/ 70, and goes up and down. Driver can't tell how fast she is going.
Speedometer failed at 67500, needle fluctuates wildly and unusable as an indicator. Research of your database indicates unusally large number of identical complaints. Ford issued an advisory to dealers (article 97-12-5) on 6/9/97 regarding the defective speedometer. Request the federal safety agency initiate an investigation and seek a recall due to the defect of the same item affecting a large group of vehicles relating to motor vehicle safety. Your database indicates that the majority of owners have had multiple speedometer failures and ford is unwilling to take responsibility for installing what may be inferior components and thereby creating additional unreasonable safety risks. There appears to be conclusive evidence that there is a defect affecting a large number of sable/taurus vehicles and ford is aware of it. Perhaps ford may be receptive to entertain a request for a recall before this defect the becomes magnitude of an explorer roll-over type issue. Please help!
Consumer speedometer doesn't give correct reading. Reading indicates vehicle is going much faster. Dealer's safety inspection of vehicle found nothing wrong. After wheel alignment was done wiring harness was moved too close to exhaust system. Vehicle almost caught on fire & startedd smoking severely. Wires on exhaust wall melted. Dealer said wires were moved backed to where they belonged & it would be fine.
Speedometer started swinging wildly at speeds above 35 MPH. Replaced at 30000 miles. Problem started again with replaced part and persists.
Transmission will disengage leaving no propulsion (fwd or reverse). Similar to many other tsb's I've seen, which will ultimately result in serious incidents. Ford clearly knows about this issue, and my 12/99 letter to them was not answered. This is as serious a defect as one can have, and when it occurs on the highway it is scary.
Engine developed a severe noise. Oil was changed on regular basis at garage. Additional information available for service. Transmission failed on the way to work.
My first speedometer needle started swing between 45 and 85 at constant real speed, whenever I drove around 60 MPH real speed. At that time my car had 29,000 miles in aug 1997. I changed my speedometer from ford dealer under ford warranty. I had exactly the same problems at 46,000 miles in nov 1998 with my second speedometer. I changed speedometer again from ford dealer. I have exactly the same problem at 61,000 miles in jun 2000 with my third speedometer. I think 95 sable has serious problem with their speedometer. It is really dangerous, since I cannot figure out my speed, if I run faster than 50 miles. I'm having exactly the same speedometer problems approx every one and half years (about 16,000 miles) after the first speedometer. Ford dealer asked $ 600 to install another new speedometer, since the part warranty is one year. I really don't want to drive without knowing my speed on highways. Then I have to spend $600 every one and half years to maintain speedometer. I think ford should do something for my speedometer, since speedometer is one of the most important instrument on highways.
Speedometer is inaccurate which is a safety hazard. Speedometer needle bounces at high speeds 45 or higher. Will go up to 85 and back down to 45. At lower speeds reading is not accurate. You have no idea of your actual speed. Speedo head was replaced 07/98 at 49,760 miles speedometer failed again 06/2000 at 70,165 first replacment at my expense was $382.88. Second replacement is $600 again at my expense. Ford motor company did not warrenty either repair. This is a real saftey hazard in not knowing what speed you are traveling in school zones, work zones etc.. Problems occur with or without cruise control engaged.
Drivers side widow pops out while closing the door. Also the dealer installed a speedometer two years ago in may of 1998 for $400.00 cost to us which was'nt covered under warranty. I believe this is a safty issue and should be repaired at no cost to us. The speedometer failed again in december of 1999. Now the dealer is asking for another $500.00 (pre-paid) to correct the problem. I find this to be excessive. What can we do now?
When vehicle reaches 45mph speedometer oscilates. Driver is not able to tell how fast the vehicle is going. The dealer, north gate lincoln in tampa, fl, refuses to repair vehicle.
Speedometer defective, two times in less than two years.
The speedometer jumps erractically whenever the speed exceeds 40mph or a bump is encountered on the road. Based on the dangerous condition that this failure causes I do not understand why a recall has not been instituted to address this very serious defect. Based on the number of complaints registered on this site alone it is evident that this is not an isolated incident. I have contacted the ford/mercury people to no avail, I trust that this agency can rectify this matter before the speedometer failures result in unnecessary injuries or deaths.
I bought my 1995 sable in july 97 with 30,000 miles and a ford extended warranty. At 31,667 miles the speedometer dial would buzz and the needle swing back and forth, not reading proper speed. I contacted a ford dealer, columbia ford in columbia, ct and they replaced the speedometer head in dash, stating that ford knows that the speedometer heads last about 30,000 miles then they defect. They also told me that ford sent out a tsb on the speedo heads and that the federal safety agency also had reports on the defect. Now at 64,000 miles the speedo head again defected, buzzing and reading improper speed, very frightning. I contacted ford about the issue and after a week of trying to get them on the phone I finally did. The service rep at ford customer service I talked to, dorthia at extension 2703, said in so many words that I am up the creek. I then asked to talk to her supervisor, nichol kings, she would not let me, put me on hold, then came back and now after I tried to resolve the matter she said in a firm voice, "the matter is now closed". Ford flat out refused to stand behind their product, knowing well that the defect was a safety issue. Ths cost of replacing the speedo head is about $500. I cannot afford to replace the speedo every 30,000 miles, and it is a very serious safety issue since my wife uses the car also. I believe it is very pathetic that a consumer has to be shafted like this buying a car in good faith, then being told too bad for you. Ford knew about this safety defect all along. Please help before I or someone in my family gets killed being unable to read their proper speed. Thank you for your time.
The speedometer unit required two replacements, however still does not work properly, fluctuates over 55 MPH.
I realize that ford has extended the warranty on the head gasket. I also believe they should extend their warranty to cover the timing cover gasket as well. I called a number of dealers. The overall impression I got was that they are seeing more and more 3.8 liter engines with leaking timing cover gaskets. Which comes first? The blown head gasket or the failed timing cover gasket. Also the speedometer seems to last 12000-15000 miles. It took the dealer 6 months to get the replacement parts for the last one that went bad.
Plastic speedometer gear broke. Nlm
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