Beginning about the first of march, 2012, I noticed a problem with my steering feeling stiff, jerky and hard to turn. The first incident involved turning right onto the highway from a side ride and feeling the front of the car jerk slightly to the left. Since then, I've noticed the steering remains stiff.
2008 Mercury Sable steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury sable. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH and making a turn the steering became had become very difficult to maneuver. After shutting off and restarting the vehicle, the power steering seemed to have reset but the failure recurred after attempting to park the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they advised him that front tie rods failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 18,600.
Recently I wrote you about my 2008 sable it has only 16,000 mile on it and I was having problems with the steering stiffens up while driving. I did some investigating and had it diagnosed by a reputable person. It was the power steering pump and racket pinion bar. I did not go to the dealer because it was out of warranty. You in turned sent my complaint to ford and they wrote back saying they were sorry and I should of taken to a dealership so they can document it. I just felt since it was out of warranty I would go to someone reputable because it wouldn't so costly to have repaired. I just wanted to pass some info to the federal safety agency on for safety reasons. Maybe the problem documented [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The wheel stiffens up while making a turn. Also when sitting still/stopped the wheel completely freezes up. The ball joints, bearings, and racket pinion was checked out by a mechanic and the conclusion he came to was he thinks it could be the power steering pump has faulted. This started in the beginning of november and currently is getting worse. Due to the car only having 16,000 miles and he heard of this happening to other mercury's we were wondering if there is any sort of recall, and if there isn't if this problem could be noted for future reference.
2008 mercury sable. Consumer states problem with power steering *tgw the consumer stated the power steering failed as he was making a right turn.
Tl* the contact owns 2008 mercury sable. The contact stated while driving, the steering failed. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the rack and pinion failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was concerned because the failure occurred without warning. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 61,000.
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