Brake Disc Pads Problems of Mercury Sable

I own a 2003 Mercury Sable, I replaced the brakes , and an assortment of problems followed. First they began locking , then the car would not stop at all. I replaced pads. Rotors. Tires ,bleed the breaks all in an effort to find the problem. I could not, so the car has been sitting about a year. Then I received the recall on the breaks , now everything makes sense.

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The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Sable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for routine maintenance when the technician advised that the rear brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a second opinion where the failure was confirmed. In addition, the contact was advised to replace the rotors. The rear driver and passenger side brake pads and rotors were replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 30,400. Updated 07/21/11 updated 07/29/11.

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- the contact owns a 2001 Mercury Sable with an odometer reading of 71750 miles. The contact stated that the hoses that ran through the heater core dry rotted and failed, which caused the vehicle to overheat. The contact was driving under normal conditions at 40 mph when the failure occurred. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to have the problem repaired. The failure mileage was 68,680. The vehicle was leaking coolant at the tubes to the heater core. The front brake pads were very thin. Updated 04/12/07.

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The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable LS. The vehicle had less than 31,900 miles on it. On 5/6/05 front brakes were replaced. Front brake pads cut the front rotors. Resurfaced the rotors, replaced and machined them which cost $250-275. . Then on 7/25/05 had the rear brakes replaced/machined rear drums/replaced shoes/ flushed the brake system, and replaced brake cylinder. Which cost consume r around $425. The vehicle now only has 33,544. The dealership has been very good about doing work on this vehicle. Consumer contacted the manufacturer, and they told him the problem was with the vehicle. They said they would call the dealership. All they did was contact the dealership, and they gave consumer $50 off. That was all the manufacturer did, and they never contacted him back. He dealt with the manufacturer before, and they did nothing for him then. Consumer did not like the way customer service handled his concerns. Brakes went out after three years. Also contacted consumer reports, and they informed him that they were going to do a report on car brakes.

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In 1998 I purchased a new Mercury Sable. Stopping distance has been inadequate since new. Returned to dealer 3 times, checked and stated everything was fine. In panic stops it feels as if only the rear wheels are braking. Now, after 95,000 miles I have changed the rear brake pads 3 times and rear rotors once, but the original front pads are still on the car - just now needing replacement. Front rotors excellent - no outer ridge. Obviously, front brakes are not working effectively - normally front brakes provide about 60% of braking power. On November 19 2004 I rear-ended another car in a chain-reaction panic stop. Body damage is now repaired, but I hesitate to put it back in service without determining and repairing the brake problem that has existed since the car was new. I wrote Ford about the problem years ago but received no answer. The service manager at the dealership has no record that I ever complained about inadequate braking. Car was checked at brakemasters, but they could find nothing wrong. With millions of Sables and tauruses built by Ford, I can't believe I have the only car with this problem. I wonder how many of these cars have been involved in rear-end collisions with the owners never realizing that they had a braking problem? I would like to know why the front brakes are not working, so I can repair the problem!.

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In 1998 I purchased a new Mercury Sable. Stopping distance has been inadequate since new. Returned to dealer 3 times, checked and stated everything was fine. In panic stops it feels as if only the rear wheels are braking. Now, after 95,000 miles I have changed the rear brake pads 3 times and rear rotors once, but the original front pads are still on the car - just now needing replacement. Front rotors excellent - no outer ridge. Obviously, front brakes are not working effectively - normally front brakes provide about 60& of braking power. On November 19 I rear-ended another car in a chain-reaction panic stop. Body damage is now repaired, but I hesitate to put it back in service without determining and repairing the brake problem that has existed since the car was new. I wrote Ford about the problem years ago but received no answer. The service manager at the dealership has no record that I ever complained about inadequate braking. Car was checked at brakemasters, but they could find nothing wrong. With millions of Sables and tauruses built by Ford, I can't believe I have the only car with this problem. I wonder how many of these cars have been involved in rear-end collisions with the owners never realizing that they had a braking problem?.

Upon braking to a stop, my wife and I each had several incidences of hitting the brake pedal and gas pedal simoultaneouly causing car to accelerate instead of stopping. The cure is to have the brakes engage at a higher point so that the foot is suffeciently above the gas pedal as is the case with my 1988, BMW 325i. Of course, separating the two pedals would also help. Fortunately, only one incident caused a minor accident with neglible damage. A Ford engineer has reported that all brake operations are normal on my car. It seems to me that design standards should be employed in the location of the brake pedal to the gas pedal. Ford also reported that here has never been a complaint regarding a similar situation. Is this true? Ford also informed me that there is no "up / down" adustment factor in the relation to when the brakes engage. The car has the adustible gas and brake pedal assembly that adjusts to allow petite drivers to sit further from the steering wheel for air bag deployment safety. This movement could also contribute to the problem because. Unconsciouly, the position of the brake pad my not be in remembered after the brake pads have been moved.

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Rear brake pads completely worn, needing replacement and machining of rotors. Dealer thought front brakes had been serviced because pads were in such good shape. All brake parts were original equipment from time vehicle was built. Dealer claims rear brakes do 70% of stopping on this car by design.

I rotate tires every 6000 mi. During rotation I inspect brake pads for wear. At 18000 mi I found excessive wear on rear pads, to the point that they needed to be replaced fairly soon. I took the car to the dealer for replacement under warranty. They advised that thos wear was "normal" and was not covered under warranty. That's nonsense. I've never had a car that needed rear pad replacement at lesss than 50000 mi. No professionls I spoke with thought this was "normal" wear. This is made worse by the fact that, when the car was new, I had brought it in for correction of brake vibration. The dealer machined the rotors and the tech said he "didn't like the looks of the rear pads so he replaced them. " that's at 1500 mi. Which means the replacment set only lasted 16500 mi. The owner service guide only says to inspect front and rear brakes at 30000 mi. If I had waited to 30000 mi I would have had at least rotor failure and might have had brake seizure, causing accident/injury. Dealer contacted Ford motor CO rep who said it was normal wear and would not be covered under warranty. I personally replaced rear pads with after-market life-of-the-car-warranty premium-grade pads because I won't pay Ford for another set of fast-wearing pads. I kept the original pads for NHTSA inspection, if desired.

Consumer heard grinding sound from the rear & took vehicle to the dealer. Rotors, and brake shoes and pads were replaced. However, problem occurred again on 10-Aug-1999. It was taken to the same dealer, and he replaced alot of parts. As of 10-Apr-2000, vehicle is at the dealer's again. Dealer couldn't find cause of problem. Brakes are still locking up.

Spring clip for rear brake pads has snapped and disconnected during operation of vehicle twice. This problem has occurred with 17,000 and 19,000 miles on the vehicle. Dealership has been unable to effectively remedy the problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.