2000 Mercury Sable suspension problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HANDLED POORLY AND WAS UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS INVALID.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT BOTH SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES AND BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE SPRINGS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.”

“I DROVE THE CAR HOME AFTER PURCHASING IT AND IT WAS WOBBLING AND I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE MECHANIC SIAD A WHEEL BEARING IS BROKEN ON A TIRE.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000.”

“MY MERCURY SABLE 2000, (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER), WAS TAKEN IN FOR NEW TIRES AND THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE REAR BRAKES WERE LOW AND REPLACED BOTH REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND CYLINDERS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THE SPRING ON THE REAR STRUT DRIVERS SIDE HAD FRACTURED. WE ARE NOT SURE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, ALTHOUGH WE ARE SURE IT DID NOT HAPPEN AT THE GARAGE BECAUSE THERE WAS RUST BETWEEN THE FRACTURE JOINTS. THE SPRING NARROWLY MISSED PUNCTURING THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. I DO REMEMBER FORD HAD A RECALL FOR A SHIELD ON THE FRONT STRUT SPRINGS AND THIS CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE SEEN MANY REFERENCES ON THIS SITE ABOUT THE DEFECT ON THE REAR STRUTS. WHY HASN'T ANYTHING BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS? I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE OEM FORD STRUTS FRONT AND REAR. BTW THE GARAGE QUOTED $800.00 TO REPLACE THE REAR STRUTS ONLY. *TR”

“AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS OVER THE WINTER, I WENT TO INSPECT THE SABLE, AND FOUND A FLAT TIRE ( FRONT PASSENGER SIDE), UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED, SHOT DOWNWARD, AND PUNCTURED THE INNER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE COIL IS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY RUSTED, AND RETAINS ALMOST ALL OF THE ORIGINAL PROTECTIVE COATING TO PREVENT RUST. ON A TEN YEAR OLD CAR, I WOULD THINK THIS IS NORMAL WEAR, BUT I REMEMBER THAT MY 2000 SABLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AS WAS THE 2001 MODEL, AND I HAVE NOW FOUND OVER 200 REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE 2003 SABLE, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY A RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED FOR THIS MODEL. *TR”