12 problems related to gasoline engine have been reported for the 1996 Mercury Sable. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The vehicle will shut down without prior warning. And the slidding door will unexpectly open while traveling.
The vehicles engine compartment caught fire, the consumer stated he recently had the transmission and that may have been the cause of the problem (ohio traffic crash report). Nlm.
While driving 45 mph vehicle shuddered, then stopped, engine still running. Also, transmission had failed.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Motor threw a rod; out of warranty since purchased used; motor is "so new" have had to wait 3 weeks for parts; Ford refuses to assist.
Entire engine seized due to manufactuerer flaw, they refused to pay for repairs and so did the warranty company.
We have had technicians, mechanics, and Ford engineers working on this car. As of this date, they can not fix the problem, car will only go 20mph and will not fire on plugs 1 and 5. All parts that could be wrong have been replaced. A complete check of the car shows no other problem. Car also upon starting jerks.
While driving vehicle engine blew. Cause unknown. Owner notes problem may be internal.
When driving the Sable in hot weather conditions and decelerating the vehicle seems die when down to 10-15 mph. The dealer will not correct the problem free of charge. There is a service bulletin on this problem.
Vehicle caught on fire while parked in the garage. Consumer states abs light was coming the day vehicle was purchasd and dealer admtted that it was on but did not say anything, possible cause was fan from abs light.
I was driving on the trunpike and then all of a sudden there was no more power I had to stay there till this man call the police the car should not do it. There was no warning at all. I then had it tow three time from the place where it broke down ,then to the macenics shop then from there to autoland the total of the no power the car started to burk and that was the end of it it didn;t start anymore took to autoland with harry lupo they said it was this and to find out it was that to but they had my car for over a month . I went and took it out they said it was running fine I stared to drive it all it did was back frie and ran very hot.
While vehicle was parked a fire started in the engine compartment on the left side of firewall, cause unknown. Please give any further details.