# 1998 MERCURY SABLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `409196` · 2003-05-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 60,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
AUTOMOBILE 1998 MERCURY SABLE   ENGINE RPM SURGES    FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AT DEALER REPLACING SENSORS AND OTHER PARTS    STILL SURGES PERIODICALLY    IN 2002 THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD   COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE     THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES BEFORE THE CRASH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM    SINCE 2002 ANOTHER 4 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED ALSO AFTER SHUTTING OFF CAR, THE FAN STILL RUNS    ALSO FIXED 4 TIMES NOW    ONLY REASON WE DID NOT BUY A NEW, AND OTHER BRAND VEHICLE IS LACK OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR    THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS  NOT SURE OF ACCIDENT DATE EXACTLY WILL CHECK POLICE REPORT .   *NLM
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