Rear Suspension Coil Springs problems of the 2002 Mercury Sable - part 1

Approximately 39,000 miles. No rust car. Rubbing noise and all tires with history of losing air. While replacing all tires, wheel tech noticed right rear coil spring was fractured and completely wore off interior tire ridge. Placed doughnut tire on and advised I take to mechanic to have all springs fully checked. Car currentlyat mechanic shop this evening. Right rear coil spring definitely fractured. Seems many reports of same nature on this model. Why no recall on rear coil springs with so many complaints? rubbing sound from beneath car has been noted and tires constantly needed air. Other issue(s): 1) ignition extremely hard to turn. 2) accelerator seems to stick upon attempting to decelerate by letting up foot pressure. I inherited this car from my deceased father. I was always concerned that he accelerated too quickly from a stopped position. Father took down a large concrete planter due to this type of car jerking, yet I thought it was due to his putting too much pressure upon the accelerator. Now that I am driving the car, I note that car does not slow when I let up on the accelerator, leading me to believe that the accident was not due to father's driving. This was never a problem with his former car. 3) driver's door makes loud clunk upon opening and closing. Are these known problems?.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. While driving approximately 5 mph the contact stated that it became difficult to control the steering wheel and then noticed the passengers front tire blew out. The contact inspected the vehicle and also noticed the front coil spring had broken. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated previously that the rear coil springs had also broken. The approximate failure mileage was 44,372.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. The contact was driving approximately 50 mph when the vehicle exhibited a loud, abnormal noise from underneath. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the mechanic stated that the coil springs were fractured on the front and rear driver and passenger sides due to corrosion. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was contacted who advised that there was not a recall for the failure. The dealer stated there were similar failures reported but there was only a recall for the prior year, make and model. The approximate failure mileage was 134,320.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a routine maintenance and the technician noticed that the rear coil spring broke. The contact was in the process of taking the vehicle back to the independent mechanic to replace the defective coil spring. The failure mileage was approximately 20,400. Updated 01/04/lj updated 01/10/jb.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. The contact was driving approximately 15 mph attempting a turn when suddenly there was a loud noise coming from outside of the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and noticed that the rear of the vehicle slightly collapsed in a tiled position towards the passenger side. The vehicle was driven at an extremely low speed rate to the nearest dealer for diagnosis. The rear passenger side coil spring fractured, and was replaced. Most recently, the contact stated that the front driver side coil spring completely fractured and caused the tire to explode. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired by an independent mechanic. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. Updated 3/14/11.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. While driving approximately 4-5 mph out of a driveway, the contact observed an unusual noise coming from the vehicle. On a separate occasion, the noise was observed again. The contact removed the rear drivers side wheel and discovered the coil spring was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 39,750.

Both rear suspension coil springs on my 2002 Mercury Sable broke at the same time. They have been replaced. Why isn't this a recall since it seems to be a common problem with both the Sable and Ford taurus?.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. The left and right rear coil springs failed in March 2010 while the contact was driving. On may 23, 2010, while reversing out of the driveway, the left front coil spring broke. The contact called the manufacturer who advised her to take the vehicle to an authorized dealership. The contact planned to take the vehicle to a repair shop for repairs at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000. The current mileage was approximately 102,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. The contact stated the rear drivers side tire was worn prematurely and was causing the rear of the vehicle to veer abnormally. The vehicle was taken to a local tire specialist who advised that the rear drivers side coil spring had failed causing the tire to wear. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000 and the current mileage was 134,000.

Hi I am writing about my 17-year-old son's car. It is a 2002 Mercury Sable. He had a blow-out 4 nights ago which prompted him to call aaa to change it at 11:30 p. M. The next day we went to get a new tire for the front passenger side, they put a new tire on it, we paid them and proceeded to back out of the driveway and the tire went flat. The mechanic then took the tire off and told us we had a broken coil spring that was puncturing the tires. We then took the car to the garage to have this spring replaced for $150 and upon driving the car into the shop the other side broke and punctured the left tire. So now my bill is up to $300 already and he hasn't even checked the rear coils yet. It is very frustrating to me to see that they had recalls for the 2001 Sable and obviously they haven't fixed the problem. This was a very terrifying thing for me to drive to stay with my son while waiting for aaa and to see this tire that was split in half. My son was only minutes from getting onto the highway where this could have been a horrific accident. I have read lots of complaints on the internet about the 2002 having problems so my question is why hasn't anything been done yet. I sure hope it doesn't have to come to someone getting hurt or even worse before this problem is fixed.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that both rear coil springs broke and punctured the rear driver and passenger tires. A local mechanic replaced the rear coil springs, the tires and the brakes at the owners expense for $2000. The contact has not notified the manufacturer of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 89,000.

This complaint may be relative to NHTSA action number ea08018. This is in regards to my 2002 Mercury Sable. On 8-27-09 I was driving at a slow speed on a residential street when I heard and felt a loud pop followed by a friction grinding and before I could slow to a stop, my rear tire blew. Both rear coil springs had broken with one of the springs piercing a tire. Replacement of the rear assemblies and tire cost me approximately $1200. I feel that if I was going at a higher rate of speed, I would have been in a dangerous accident. I was headed to the expressway that day and was glad I never made it to a high rate of speed. Today on 1-3-2010, I was backing my car from a garage when I heard the loud pop again followed by the hissing of my right front tire. This time the right front coil spring cracked and pierced my tire. Affording to fix this defect is one headache. I am looking at tow and repair fees. Worrying when the final coil will break concerns me more, as I drive the highway alot. This defect should be recalled. As of the time of this complaint, my vehicle has yet to be repaired, and I will save the old parts for examination if requested. I do live in a "salt belt state", illinois, but my car is garage kept. It only has 56,000 miles on it. I have owned this vehicle since 2004 and not only has it been garage kept, but never used to haul heavy loads or anything to compromise the coil springs. They just snap and tear up your tires.

I drive a 2002 Mercury Sable. I was turning left into a gas station driveway and I heard a loud metal sound, as loud as a gunshot. I got out of the car and looked underneath and all around the area adjacent to the car but I could not see anything. I was able to drive the car to a repair shop without incident, but every time I went over the slightbest bump, the car sounded like it was going to fall apart (lots of metal scraping noises). The repair shop said that my front coil springs had broken and that I was lucky that the spring had not punctured my tire. The mechanic called Ford to check on a recall for the springs because he said that this was a very common problem for Ford/Mercury cars. Ford informed him that my car was not included in the recall. I went ahead with the repair which was a complicated mess because of twisting, rust, etc. My bill was close to $900. 00. I was just thankful that no one in my family was injured as a result of this faulty equipment. As stated in many of the complaint forums relating to this spring problem, I agree that Ford is just waiting until there are deaths involved with this problem before they will take any action. Just another example of what is wrong with the american automobile industry. I owned a SAAB for 18 years until my husband totaled it. I owned a Toyota before that. This Mercury was forced upon me because of my economic condition at the time. I will never own another Ford/Mercury vehicle again. Just an added note: my husband just found out yesterday that his rear coil springs on his 2001 Ford taurus are broken. I am anxious to see if Ford will take responsibility for this spring failure.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. While the vehicle was undergoing a state inspection, the contact was informed that the rear coil springs failed. He heard a rattling noise coming from the rear of the vehicle prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they confirmed the rear coil spring failure. The coil springs, stabilizer mounts, and two stabilizers were replaced at the cost of $1,198. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 73,000 and current mileage was 73,010. Updated 04-14-09 updated 04/16/09.

When backing my car out of the garage I heard a grinding noise which sounded like the front pads were grinding on the rotor. . . . I tried tapping the brakes to no avail. . I drove about 1/4 mile and the noise was continuing. . . I stopped and noticed the tire was going flat. . . I chgd the tire and put on my donut spare and drove to work about 4-5 miles. . . At lunchtime I drove to my tire dealer and was going to have the flat fixed. . . When they took my donut off they informed me my left-front coil spring broke and had punctured my tire. . . . They said to leave donut on until I could get broken spring broke. . They also said to call my Mercury dealer because this was such a big problem there was a recall. . . . I called my dealer south hills linc-mer in smcmurray, penna. And gave them my VIN # and was told my car didn't qualify. . . 2002 Mercury Sable LS. . . I then made an appt with my body shop and paid &532. 29 for new springs/struts for the front end. . . . They also told me my left rear spring in presently broke also. .

Had a catastrophic blowout on rear tire. This was caused by the failure of the coil spring on the left strut. I was able to get home and my local mechanic replaced both rear struts. The cost was more than a weeks pay.

In mid-December 2008 I purchased 4 new tires for my 2002 Mercury Sable. On December 24, 2008 while driving home I had a catastrophic failure of my rear passenger tire. When the tire was pulled, it was determined that the rear coil spring had broken, puncturing the tire. I found the following on a website: "the office of defects investigation (odi) has received 355 complaints from consumers residing in "salt belt" states that allege front suspension coil spring fracture in the subject vehicles. (note: for purposes of this investigation, the "salt belt" includes connecticut, delaware, the district of columbia, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia and wisconsin). Approximately 72% of the complainants allege the broken coil spring punctured the adjacent tire . Resulting in loss of inflation pressure. Odi is aware of 3 alleged crashes related to the alleged defect resulting in one person injured. The subject vehicles are substantially similar to those previously investigated by odi (pe02-080 and pe04-044) and recalled by Ford (NHTSA recall no. 04v-332). An engineering analysis has been opened to assess the frequency, scope and safety consequences of the alleged defect. " I would appreciate it if someone could review this complaint.

Had normal tire maintenance (rotation), was advised both rear coil springs on my 2002 Mercury Sable were broken and would need replacement. Mechanic indicated this was a common problem with the 2002 Sable and taurus models. With spring replacement, also had to replace the shocks/struts and control bars to the anti sway. Total price of repairs was $624. 00 searching on the internet, found this problem is common among other 2002 Sable/taurus owners.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. In November of 2008, while driving 10 mph, the rear coil spring failed and punctured one of the rear tires. The vehicle was repaired at a tire dealer. There were no injuries. In March of 2009, the contact believed that he had a flat tire while driving. Aaa arrived and inspected the vehicle. The contact was informed that the front coil springs failed and caused the tire to flatten. The dealer stated that there were no recalls for his model vehicle. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current mileage was approximately 105,000 and failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

I took my 2002 Mercury Sable sedan in to the dealer to have the oil changed and the front left tire checked. When I called to pick up the car, I was told that the left front inner tie rods were loose and that the rear coils/springs were all broken. There are only 76,600 miles on the car. We are the only owners. The repair cost was nearly $1,000. 00. This needs to be addressed by Ford. Very dangerous. And unheard of for a 6 yr old car with low mileage.

2002 Mercury Sable with 51,000 miles - took car in for an oil change; dealer informed me that both rear coil springs were broke, almost touching the rear tires. Replaced those but then heard & felt thump in back; dealer said the strut was broke on the right rear & left rear was almost broke. Now both struts are being replaced. Told by dealer there were many complaints about the Sable front and rear springs but no recall as of yet for the rear. How can that be if so many people are having this problem? can this be researched - there are a lot of people being affected by this. I am a senior with limited income! I could have been in an accident! please help!!!!!.

2002 Mercury Sable both rear coil springs in suspension are broken.

Own a 2002 Mercury Sable sedan and on 2-11-08 had to replace both front coil spring/struts at a cost of aprox. $ 1200. Now on 7-9-08 we will have to replaced both the rear coil/spring assemblies. I know there is a recall up to 2001 for the front. Nothing for 2002.

Right front coil spring broke while car at rest and took out the strut. Needed to be towed in for repair. Right rear spring broke a few weeks earlier.

Regular driving. Both of the rear suspension coils snapped and the front coils appear to be on their way as well.

Noise in rear suspension. Strut coil spring broke and rubbed hole in rear tire. Replaced rear struts and replaced tires.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. While driving approximately 25 mph, the front driver side coil spring failed and punctured the tire. The tire and coil springs were replaced and repaired. Approximately a month and a half later, the rear driver side coil spring failed and punctured the tire. The current mileage was 119,400 and failure mileage was 118,951.

Almost immediately after starting the car today and pulling out into the road, I heard a loud scraping or rubbing sound coming from the right hand passenger side. After examining all four tires for deflation, it was determined by removing the right side rear tire that the spring by that tire had fractured. The fractured end of the spring was gouging a deep trench all the way around the edge of the tire. The spring will need to be replaced and most likely the tire as well. The car has not yet been repaired as of this writing.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. While driving approximately 10 mph, the contact heard a rubbing sound from the driver side rear tire. He noticed smoke and immediately pulled off the road. The rear of the vehicle was extremely low. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the rear coil springs failed, causing the driver side tire to fail. The dealer replaced the driver side rear tire and the rear coil springs. The contact filed a formal complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 58,000 and current mileage was 65,000. Updated 02-14-08.

2002 Sable rear coil spring failure. Coil spring broke and punctured tire. Ford recall for front coil spring failures but not rear coil spring failures.

Replacement of both rear coil springs because of failure. I have been having the Ford dealer watch for this since both front coil springs failed when going 60 miles mph. Read complaint 0155857. It appears that both the front as well as the rear coil springs are defective on 2002 mecury Sables! so owners beware!! Ford customer care: they don't !! is there any wonder why fords car sales are down !.

I have a 2002 Mercury Sable with 17000 . I own it since 20000. I noticed that it was a little low in the back. So I thought well it has some miles so the springs and struts were wore out. I bought new Ford struts and coils for the rear. I dropped the car off at the shop on 4-17-7. Then I get a call at 7:00 pm saying that both off the coils are broke. So I went to pick the car up, and he said that he had never seen this in 43 years of working on cars. So the mechanic put the springs in a box so I could save them in case of a recall.

Left front &left rear coil spring broke. Dealer replaced, gave me a hard time about replacing the tire that was destroyed. I think the other 2 springs should be replaced , and shields put on all 4 wheels in case it happens again.

Front and rear coil springs broke on 2002 Mercury Sable. Both breaks occured within 10 days of the other. Both caused blowout of tires. I have replaced the front tire and coil spring. I will have to replace the rear coil spring and tire next week.

I own a 2002 Mercury Sable. The right front coil spring broke as I was leaving my driveway on 2/28/07. This resulted in having to replace both front coil springs per technician's recommendation. Also then had to pay for a wheel alignment after spring repair. Total bill $418. 00. While investigating complaints of this problem I discovered multiple complaints from other owners of same year, make, and model. Then found out there was a recall on the springs, for 1999-2001 and then 2003, but not for 2002 models in spite of the large number of complaints. This is a serious safety issue and with so many complaints I wonder why the manufacturer has not recalled. And I am not alone in wondering this. I have to also wonder how many people are out there that had the same problem that have not registered a formal complaint. I am in constant fear that my rear coil springs will break next. I do not feel safe driving my car knowing that at any time these springs could break. Springs are just not supposed to break like this on cars so new. My vehicle only had 46,077 miles on it when this occurred. This is quite a shock! please look into this and see about getting a manufacturer recall for springs on the 2002 Mercury Sable.