Steering Wheel problems of the 2002 Mercury Sable

Left front spring broke gouging an 8 inch tear in tire side wall causing a blowout and damage to anti-lock brake system. Transmission mount was also damaged. If this had happened at highway speeds, loss of steering control and braking could have caused serious injuries. Ford denies any responsibility. I was told that Ford had admitted frequent spring failure on its 1999 to 2001 taurus/sable vehicles and installed guards to protect the tires from blowout. This is second spring failure in 2 years. The first time was the right rear spring broke damaging strut and gouging tire but not causing deflation. Two spring failures on the same vehicle in 2 years indicate that it is not an isolated incident. This is time bomb waiting for someone to get seriously injured.

On may 25, 2010, the left rear strut and spring broke, and punctured my tire. One year later, almost to the date, the left front strut and spring broke and punctured that tire also. Luckily for the second incident, the car was parked. I would hate to think what might have happened had I been driving the car at the time. The rod was right inside the tire, and I'm sure it would have created an accident! Ford/Mercury has no recall on my VIN, although there are recalls on the Ford taurus, which is basically the same car. It is also not part of the Ford customer satisfaction guarantee as some of the taurus' are. I think Ford/Mercury should have taken the appropriate action to have these repaired.