Front Suspension problems of the 2002 Mercury Sable

While backing out of a parking space, a front spring violently broke damaging the strut also. God only knows what would have happened if this was at highway speeds.

Around 7 months ago July,2010 my wife was attempting to back up her 2002 Mercury Sable and the passenger side front spring broke an went trough the side wall of the tire. Today Jan. 2011. I was attempting to back that same car an the driver side spring broke and ruined the tire an busted another part on the steering link. When is something going to be done about this.

The left front spring on my 2002 Mercury Sable broke on June 12, 2010. The car was in a parking lot at the time of the spring failure. The motor was running, but the transmission was in park. The broken spring punctured the tire. There is approximately 74,000 miles on the car.

My father went to move our 2002 Mercury Sable, which is currently in storage. After climbing in the driver's side he heard a loud "bang"; when he checked the drivers front tire was flat. He jacked up the car to remove the wheel for repair, and found that the spring had broken, cutting the tire. When I spoke to him he mentioned having the same issue with his 2001 Sable, which was covered under a recall. It appears Ford has not fixed this problem, and wants to sweep it under the rug. I'm just thankful it happened while sitting in a garage, and not when my wife or children were in it. We just stuck a lot of money into a head gasket repair on the engine (a problem I'd heard of others having with this engine), but hadn't heard how many times this had turned up with taurus/ sables. This is almost as bad as the Toyota's; how many of these are on the road with springs that could break at any time? Ford needs to take action to correct this, now.

Spring on front struts broke on both sides, causing tire blowout and potentially dangerous condition. Springs were broken at identical points and show partial rust prior to breaking indicating a defective manufacturer of the spring.

On 1/21/2010 I discovered that the right driver side spring on my 2002 Mercury Sable had broke and punctured the nearby tire. Somehow (luckily) this happened while the car was parked. I discovered that there had been a recall for the exact same problem on 1999-01 Sables that included the installation of a protective shield to prevent a broken spring from puncturing a tire. This recall was not issued until July 2004, well after my vehicle had been manufactured. Obviously my vehicle had not been equipped with anything to prevent the exact problem that initiated the other recall and as such I cannot understand why my own vehicle would not be also recalled. I am requesting that something be done. This is a very, very serious defect and I am baffled as to how it was overlooked when older model cars were recalled for the same problem.

Right front spring broke, puncturing the tire. Thankfully, we were just pulling out of the garage, not driving on the expressway at 70 mph.

2002 Mercury Sable the front spring broke and punctured the front tire. The spring cracked in half.

I have a 2002 Mercury Sable. The front springs broke and ruined a tire. I know this is a known defect for Ford CO. Why is 2001 Sable springs covered but not a 2002. I am glad I was in a parking lot going slow instead of 65 mph on the thruway, I might have been killed and my family too. Ford CO told me that this year is not covered on their recall. I think it is a big safety issue and they should be forced to correct their defective springs.

Front spring broke on 2002 Mercury Sable while driving.

Driving along and tire blew out. Coil spring put hole in tire per mechanic. New tire,spring,alignment-total bill $439.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. While attempting to back out of the driveway, the contact heard air coming out of her front driver's side tire. Immediately afterwards, the front driver's side of the vehicle landed onto the ground. The contact examined the vehicle and noticed that the front driver's side shock spring had punctured her tire. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they confirmed the failure. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The vehicle has been repaired. The speed was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 82,000.

Front spring broken.

Earlier this year my front spring broke and put a hole in my tire - thank goodness I was not driving - I was just pulling out of my parking place at work. When we took it to the garage to have it fixed they mentioned that my back ones were also broken and needed replaced. The technician told me that this is common in these cars and that I should try to find out about the recall on these parts from Ford. I own a 2002 Mercury Sable. But apparently due to most of the reading I have been doing the recall only went until 2001. But I see that many many people with 2002 & 2003 cars are having the same issue.