Consumer experienced a flat on the right front tire. The consumer changed tire to an unused spare and attempted to drive to service station. While driving, the spare blew out. Upon inspection by dealer, it was discovered the coil spring had broken and pierced both tires, and caused damage. *ak found the rotors out of round. The front brake rotor were machined and the pads half worn. *scc
1999 Mercury Sable brakes complaints
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Total loss of braking while travelling 50 MPH. Pedal went completely to the floor. No lights indicating brake failure lit. Put on flashers, moved to brakedown lane, exited hwy, up hill speed dropped, allowed driver to come against a curb and stop. Brake fluid in resevoir is all very black. Vehicle ha been towed to a shop.
Vehicle ABS sysytem is inoperative. Dealer notified. Please provide additional information.
Consumer noticed the front end shimmied when brakes were applied. Dealer determined that front rotors needed to be grounded. This happened first at 25000 miles, a second time at 48000 miles. Mr rotors grounded again at 50000 miles . Dealership suggested that rotors be replaced on next service. *tt
While driving at low speeds, and braking down hill theres a very bad shimmy in front of vehicle. Took to dealer, dealer replaced rotors and brake pads. Consumer states 20,000 miles later problem reoccured. Please provide any further information. Mr
When brakes were applied at 50mph pedal went to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance. Dealer has been notified. Please provide additional information.
1) rack & pionion rod: at approximately 55000 miles, the rack and pinion seal blew out. This could have caused the power steering to fail and result in an accident. There was no viable reason for this componenet to fail. The car has never been in any kind of an accident. Repairs were approximately $700. 2) front axle/ABS: a problem with braking began and resulted in brakes slipping and vibrating, causing a sound of metal on metal. Upon inspection it was determined that the ring/gear on the front drivers side of the axel was originally installed incorrectly. The gear should be approximately 3/8" from the bolts for the front wheels. However, in this instance, the gear has been grinding away the bolts. There is no evidence of the gear "slipping" it is and has always been in the same spot. This causes metal shavings to fall onto the ABS sensor and results in the ABS not working. This is a safety issue and could result in a crash due to the ABS not working. Ford does not seem to want to fix this item even though it is clear that the car originally came from the manufacturer with this problem.
When consumer placed foot on the brake the pedal went to the floor without any deceleration of the vehicle, as a result the driver swerved into a driveway and parking lot, after pumping the brake a few times the braking power returned, a mechanic diagnosed the problem as a master cylinder seal failure, after this replacement the problem reoccured.
I'm having trouble with the brake rotors warping every six to eight months.they usally turn or replace the rotos.I called ford in detroit on the problem but they are saying its nomal wear and tear.but if you go to the dealership they say they replace alot of these rotors and that this is normal .but when my car goes out warrnity at its 3/36000 miles the problem will become my problem.I don't think this normal and should be researched. I have been told that ford has had numerous problems with brake rotors but they put it off on customers driving habits.I work at a competors dealership and drive all day and don't have this problem with the van that I drive on a daily basis.if you could help it would bre appreciated... Thank you.
While driving in traffic going downhill vehicle started to shimmer. Also, vehicle shook so hard that it pulled steering wheel out of driver's hands. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer refused to provide any assistance.*ak consumer had the rotors replaced and now everything operates as normal, as the rotors would heat up, the pulsation would increase.
In wet road conditions when consumer applies brakes tires squeal, and vehicle slides. Brake pedal feels normal. This happens only intermittently.
Rear rotors were replaced,on advise of ford dealer. Supposedly caused by sand and salt on highway in winter. Yet, no such problem exists on front rotors.
While driving consumer started experiencing problems with brakes, the pedal had to be pushed down further than normal, and the brakes did not seem to work smoothly, while trying to stop for a light, the brakes failed completley and warning signal did not come on, consumer swerved onto the shoulder put the car in low gear and had pedal to the floor and vehicle finally stopped, vehicle was towed in and inspected and it was determined that the master cylinder contained black fluid, and that the cylinder needed to be replaced.
While driving, consumer lost all brakes and brake light came on, dealer found leak in rear cylinder and replaced both cylinders, consumer felt lucky because there was no accident and no injuries.
While parking vehicle at a parking garage consumer took a down ramp towards an empty space when consumer put foot on the brake pedal it went to the floor but the vehicle did not stop and hit a concrete wall. Nlm
Veicle involved in front collision with a 35-40 MPH impact due to failure of brakes. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy, which could have caused injuries. Please provide further information.
While driving and applying the brakes, brakes slipped and then vehicle stopped.
Note******I did not have any failures!! My reason for writing is to complain about the frequent shifting of the automatic transmission. In addition, the brakes vibrate at high speed usually between 55-70 when braking. To be fair I reported and had the car serviced when the brakes first vibrated. The service manager reported that there were heat marks on the disc's. My principal driving is highway with limited braking. The dealer shaved the rotors (which bothered me given that there was less then 10,000 miles at the time), and the vibration disappeared. I am however once again seeing some slight vibration. Tire wear appears to be normal. Getting back to the rotors, I am concerned that the life of the rotors having been cut will be short. As for the transmission this has just started, and I haven't yet scheduled a service call. I have spoken to several people who own either taurus's or sables's and the recurring problem seems to be the transmissions. What do you guys say?
Getting ready to back out of the garage applied the brakes, and the brake pedal didn't go down. Consumer contacted dealer.
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