2004 Mercury Sable problems, complaints & recalls

2020-04-10 · Service Brakes · 99,800 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury sable. the contact stated that while brake lights were activated, the contact was unable to shift the vehicle from park into drive. fred beans ford of doylestown (876 n easton rd, doylestown, pa 18902), (215) 348-2901) was contacted and informed of the failure. the contact was informed that the stop lamp switch n…”

2018-08-14 · Service Brakes · 172,000 mi

“while parked, tried to put car in reverse to back out of driveway but car will not shift out of park. only way to get car to shift out of park is to apply emergency brakes then shift car into neutral while key turned to off position. break lights will not illuminate when brake pedal applied. i checked all the fuses and replaced the break lamp bulbs…”

2018-06-14 · Air Bags · 78,000 mi

“the airbag warning light has started coming on intermittently while the car is running on a city street. i don't know why but it appears to be a critical safety problem. the car has never been in an accident and only has 78,000 miles , very low for a 2004 vehicle. ford motor dealer says there is no recall of any kind on this car. i am a retired …”

2017-11-04 · Vehicle Speed Control · 2 mi

“car accelerated by itself to above 55 mph at local road, when put to parking, the engine kept running at more than 3500 rpm, it was crazy, nearly killed some kids.…”

2016-10-24 · Service Brakes · 28,100 mi

“the brake light switch failed causing inability to get shift lever out of park mode. brake lights stay on all the time or not come on at all. the problem was noted after parking in our garage and noticing the brake lights being on all the time. i discovered that turning the ignition switch to first indent that the shift lever can be placed in the n…”

2016-06-16 · Service Brakes

“i contacted ken grody ford in buena park,ca 2-3 months ago to ask if there were any recalls on my car? the manager i spoke with told me "no!" he also mailed me a copy of his "oasis" search which showed no recalls! help! [xxx] please mail me recall alerts on my car! information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. …”

2016-03-21 · Electrical System

“tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury sable. the contact stated that the security light randomly flashed and the alarm randomly sounded within less than than two days of owning the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available. …”

2016-01-15 · Vehicle Speed Control · 135,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury sable. while driving at high speeds, the rpms increased without warning. the vehicle surged forward and exhibited rapid acceleration. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 135,000.…”

2015-05-29 · Unknown Or Other · 140,000 mi

“driving along residential area, extremely loud bang with burning rubber smoke. stopped in road looked under hood found nothing wrong. tried to drive again and there was a bumping noise and more rubber smell and smoke. repeat inspection determined that the drivers wheel clearance was dropped and rubbing on the wheel. search of internet shows tha…”

2015-05-21 · Service Brakes · 95,000 mi

“car will not come out of park, nor will brake lights operate when pedal depressed. exact symptoms as described in previous model year recalls. only wayto get car out of park is to place in neutral after turning key in ignition to first avaialble position, then applying brake pedal to release shift lock. this is a recurring problem w/ a failed br…”