Car would not move when placed in reverse, when it did move left front tire blew out. When I removed tire, found coil spring had broken and punctured tire. Very thankful it happened in driveway. Other model years are covered by recall, could not find anything for 1997.
1997 Mercury Sable: broken coil spring
8 of the 228 complaints about the 1997 Mercury Sable describe broken coil spring.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 138,850
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 17 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Broken coil spring by model year
What owners say
While driving on interstate 40 to work, vehicle began riding very rough. I could feel every bump in the road. Got to work and discovered vehicle had dropped down all the way on the left rear and most of the way on the right rear. Cause was broken left rear coil spring.
Rear right coil spring snapped while going over a small bump.
Dt: ford mercury sable station wagon 1997. Front coil spring broke and went pass the base and made contact with the front driver's side tire. This tire was shredded. Consumer was driving a very slow speed when this happened. Ford was recalling the 1999 - 2001 models under recall 04s17, this recall does not apply to the 1997. Model. *ak
Broken right front coil spring observed while servicing brake system. Severe clunking sound radiated through vehicle for 3-5 days prior to service.
While attempting to move my car. I put it in gear and heard a big clunk, the car dropped on the left and I heard my tire blow out. It was the left front coil spring , when it broke the broken spring stabbed my tire. I am sure that if I had been driving down the road, this would have caused quite an accident. Not only was this a big expense for me to fix. I am afraid to drive my car, because I can't help but wonder about the other (right) side and also the back springs. Do you have any suggestions on what I can do to stay safe in my vehicle? Please respond. Thank you. Sharon kitchen.
While backing car from garage(slowly) right front coil spring snapped ,stabbing tire , slicing tire 360 drgrees. Vehicle dropped to floor breaking upper bearing on coil spring. Looks like a defect in the steel at break and at other locations on coil. Had this happened at any speed a sure accident was going to happen. This is a serious flaw that ford says has no recall, thus no recourse for me except never buy another ford. Thank you ( where are these coils made mexico???)
While driving front coil spring broke, causing front tire to wear out. Please give any further details.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Some vehicles may exhibit a rattling or clunking noise from the front end (front stabilizer link) under...
- Some vehicles may exhibit front suspension noise due to front strut, front sway bar links or symptoms such...
- Clunk or plop coming from front end
- Diagnostic and inspection procedure for front suspension noise
- Some vehicles may exhibit a clunking noise from the rear suspension when driving over bumps
- Thump/klunk noise from front suspension area
- Thump/clunk noise from front suspension area
- Replacing front rear struts on a vehicle, the replacement strut may appear to be appoximately 2" too short
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Mercury Sable coil spring
Is broken coil spring a common problem on the 1997 Mercury Sable?
8 of 228 owner complaints about the 1997 Mercury Sable (4%) mention broken coil spring. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Mercury Sable?
There are 0 recalls and 17 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Mercury Sable
Stalling 13Transmission failure 10Seat belt 9Brake failure 8Fuel pump 8Tire blowout 6Wipers 6No deployment 5Fire or smoke 5
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