Rear coil springs broken on both sides. Poor design. I was told there is a recall on this, but I do not see it. This is unsafe, because it will throw the car as it goes over a bump. It can also push up into the trunk, if not fixed. Very, very dangerous.
1998 Mercury Sable: broken coil spring
16 of the 190 complaints about the 1998 Mercury Sable describe broken coil spring.
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 92,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Broken coil spring by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 mercury sable. The contact was driving in reverse 3 MPH and in a residential driveway when the vehicle stopped moving. The engine was still running. While inspecting the vehicle, he found that the front coil spring had fractured and punctured the front driver side tire. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 132,000. Updated 05/24/11*lj updated 05/26/11
Tl*the contact owns 1998 mercury sable. Several mechanics stated that the rear suspension and the rear coil springs failed. The dealer stated that the rear coil spring corroded and was related to a manufacturers recall; however, the VIN was not a part of the recall. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and the failure mileages were 80,000. Updated 10/21/09 *bf the consumer was also informed the front coil springs were defective as well. Updated 10/23/09
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 mercury sable. While driving 45 MPH, the driver's side tire suddenly blew out. There was no crash as a result of the failure. An independent mechanic assisted the contact with placing the spare tire on the vehicle and then informed him that the coil spring was the cause of the blow out. The dealer stated that only 1999-2001 sables were included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v332000 (suspension:front:springs:coil springs). He spoke with the manufacturer and they confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The current and failure mileages were approximately 94,100.
Dt*: the contact stated while backing out of the garage a loud bang was heard. When the consumer exited the vehicle the front driver side tire was observed to be flat. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, where it was determined the coil spring fractured causing the flat tire. The coil spring has been replaced. Updated 08/14/06.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 10 MPH the right front coil spring fractured and blew out the right front tire. The dealership has been informed. Updated 07/25/06.
Noise from front during turns. Took car to shop same day and was told the driver front coil spring had fractured and rubbing on tire during turns. This is the second fractured coil spring on this car. Both rear coil springs were replaced 4/20/05 after the passenger side rear spring fractured (reported to the federal safety agency -odi 10146034). Broken front coil spring replaced 5/4/06. Was told by shop we were lucky the tire didn't blow.
While researching another problem online, I found references to coil spring problems for other sable model years, so thought I should notify the federal safety agency my rear coil spring broke also. While parked in my garage, the passenger side rear coil spring on my 1998 mercury sable wagon broke. Incident date is estimated, I had to wait for the shop to get the springs. Both rear springs were replaced april 20, 2005 (I have receipt).
Got into vehicle and heard a sudden snapping noise. Vehicle was parked in the driveway and the left front coil spring sheared off. Driver contacted the dealer for appointment.
While the tow truck driver was backing the consumer car out of the garage noticed a scraping noise. Tow truck driver found that the coil spring broke and punctured the left tire. Dealer was contacted. Dealer informed consumer that the vehicle was not covered under a manufacturer's recall.*ak the consumer stated that the front springs, struts, sway bar needed to be replaced.
While parked front driver's side coil spring failed. As a result, the tire was punctured. One month later, the front passenger side failed. *ak consumer doesn't know if first failure was occurred while parked or while moving it out of 3ft of snow. Consumer couldn't see it until moved from snow, 2nd failure occurred in the parking lot. Both times it ripped a 12' whole in the tire. Consumer neighbor also has the same model vehicle and the same problem. Consumer had to replace both coil springs and tires.
Recall 04v332000 concerning front coil springs failure. Dealership did not repair the problem, because the VIN was not included.
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
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Mercury Sable coil spring
Is broken coil spring a common problem on the 1998 Mercury Sable?
16 of 190 owner complaints about the 1998 Mercury Sable (8%) mention broken coil spring. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Mercury Sable?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Mercury Sable
Sudden acceleration 8No deployment 7Brake failure 7Tire blowout 7Adaptive cruise 6Headlights 5
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