1999 Mercury Sable service brakes, hydraulic problems

“COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND A REPAIR CENTER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR”

“THE BRAKES ON THE 1999 MERCURY SABLE THAT I PURCHASED 4 YEARS AGO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND/OR REPLACED 4 TIMES! NOW THEY ARE GOING OUT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, AND EVERY OTHER THING THAT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED. WHEN I ASKED THE LAST MECHANIC WHY MY BRAKES KEEP GOING OUT, HE STATED THAT THIS SIZE OF FORD WAS NOT SUPPLIED WITH AN APPROPRIATE BRAKE FOR THE SIZE OF CAR. I ASKED WHAT COULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION, AND WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE BRAKES. I THINK THIS IS A HORRIBLE ANSWER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FORD WILL DO FOR ME. I LIVE IN OREGON AND AM SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS, BUT I DON'T DARE GO OVER ANY OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGES BECAUSE GOING DOWNHILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES MAKES THE ENTIRE CAR SHIMMY AND IT FEELS LIKE I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THAT IT WON'T STOP. I HAVE TO MAKE WEEKLY TRIPS OVER THE MOUNTAINS, SO I ALWAYS RENT A CAR. THIS IS GETTING TO BE TOO EXPENSIVE. I OWN MY CAR FREE AND CLEAR AND WOULD LIKE THE BRAKES TO STAY FIXED ONCE I GET THEM FIXED BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR”

“TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS TONE RINGS CRACKED. THE DRIVER FELT THE ABS PUMP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE TONE RINGS ARE WEARING AND CRACKED, AND THE AXLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED . *AK”

“WAS DRIVING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC NEAR HOLLAND TUNNELS IN NYC WHEN BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WENT TO STOP AND PEDAL TRAVELED COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. 2 HOUR WAIT FOR TOW TRUCK, SO DECIDED TO TRY DRIVING AGAIN AFTER 1 HOUR. BRAKES APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY THEREAFTER, ALTHOUGH A LITTLE SPONGY AT FIRST. *JB”

“CONSUMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE 1999 MERCURY SABLE ABS MODULE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE AND STICKING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED PROPERLY WHICH LED TO UNNECESSARY COSTLY BRAKE REPAIR BILLS. *JB”

“WE ARE THE ONLY OWNERS OF OUR 1999 MERCURY SABLE; IT IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS LOW MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 59,000. FROM JULY 20TH, 2004 TO JULY 20TH, 2005, WE HAVE HAD OUR SABLE IN FOUR TIMES TO THE C&C FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM. SINCE, OUR SABLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED PROPERLY, IT LED TO A COSTLY BRAKE REPAIR. THE ABS MODULE. SEE ATTACHED FOR ALL THE DETAILS AND THE RESEARCH. *NM”