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1994 MERCURY SABLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

crash4 injured · 162736 · 1999-08-03

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
SABLE
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FEUL PUMP REPLACED , NEW HEAD PUT ON CAR, TRANSMISSION SCREEN AND FILTER REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKAGE, BRAKES REPLACED ROTORS TURNED, BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT, REAR AXLE LOOSE. SQUEALING NOISE ON PASSANGER SIDE WHEN TURNING OR GOING AROUND A CURVE. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR ALSO I THINK HAS A PROBLEM IT HESITATES WHEN YOU FIRST CRANK UP THE CAR IT WON' T GO IT ACTS LIKE YOU ARE IN NEUTRAL FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN IT GOES. I HAVE ALSO HAD SOME TYPE OF COLLANT RING AROUND THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED THE ENGINE WOULD GET HOT AND START SMOKING IT SMELLED LIKE ANTI-FREEZE . MOST OF THE REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRENTY BUT THIS CAR DOES HAVE PROBLEMS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
709534
Machine
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