general problems of the 2002 Mercury Sable

On 2/6/2017 my 2002 Mercury Sable wagon with 63512 miles on it the front spring broke tore the inside of tire apart not sure what else was damaged at this point . My car being in very good condition not your typical n. Y rust not a issue this is a very dangerous design defect.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that while in reverse. The front passenger spring and strut fractured. The contact mentioned that the front passenger wheel was damaged due to the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician verified the failure of the front passenger spring and strut. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,867. Pam.

While vehicle was sitting unattended in a public parking lot the driverside coilover spring failed. The results was suspension and tire damage totaling the vehicle.

As I tried to pull forward from a parking spot, I noticed the vehicle would not hardly move forward, and a very loud groaning noise was present. I could not turn the wheel, and as I tried to back up, I heard a loud pop. Upon further inspection, I noticed that the left front tire had blown, and the left front sping was broken and sticking into the tire on the inside! the spring did not look rusty or excessively dirty.

I moved the car in my driveway and the left front spring broke and went through the tire sidewall. If this had happen at highway speed or even less the car could have gone off the road and rolled. I had the car towed and the truck driver told me this was a common problem. He said he ran into a couple time a month. I called Ford and they said there was no recall. I know the car is 11 years old, but it has very low miles and the spring had no rust it looked like new. This seems to be a serious safety issue please look into it.

The contact owns 2002 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in a residential garage when he heard a loud explosion. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the strut spring was fractured and had punctured the front driver's side tire. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 95,000.

I was backing out of my garage when I immediately became aware the vehicle was not moving normally, the front drivers side tire was completely flat. When I was changing the tire I noticed the spring had broken and punctured and ruined the tire. This evidently happened while the car was parked in the garage as I heard no noise from the breaking spring or escaping air. I feel fortunate this happened in the garage and not at highway speeds.

Back springs both broke on 2002 Sable. . Had to get fixed to pass inspection. . . . . . In Jan 2009 front spring broke and punctured my left front tire. . I understand Ford had recalls or safety issues w/springs for 1999,2000,2001 & 2003 but not my 2002. . I have tried w/Ford to no avail for resolution with this issue to no avail. . . . I have read many complaints on internet for same exact problem I have had w/2002 vehicles. . How did Ford skip the 2002 models?.

2002 Mercury Sable LS premium, 64,000 miles. The springs broke in the front wheel assembly. Caused tire rip and cost $1,100 in repairs.