Brake Light problems of the 2003 Mercury Sable

This car was repaired under NHTSA campaign 04v106000. The recall work failed, causing the brake lights to not come on, and the vehicle to not shift out of park.

The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that the brake lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v106000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 151,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Sable. The contact experienced issues with shifting the gear shift into the appropriate gears. He could not move the gear shift at all, even when the brake pedal was depressed. He also noticed that the brake lights were inoperable when the brake pedal was depressed. The gear shift would not budge from the park position. The VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 04v106000. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were less than 157,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that he is experiencing brake light failure. He also stated that he could start the vehicle, but it failed to shift out of the park position. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer stated that they would not pay for the repairs, although a recall was issued for the component. The current mileage is 51,000 and failure mileage was 48,000. Updated 07/16/08. Updated 07/16/08.