Frame Rust Problems of Mercury Sable

The contact owns a 1996 Mercury Sable. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic for routine maintenance and the mechanic discovered that the engine cradle and the subframe were severely rusted and corroded. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.

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Tl- the contact owns a 1998 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that he would hear a rattling noise from under the hood and assumed that the motor mounts needed to be replaced. The contact repaired the vehicle but the failure recurred. The contact inspected under the vehicle and noticed that the frame was rusted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and stated that the frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 85,500. Kmj.

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The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Sable wagon. The contact stated that the front driver side sub frame had rusted through. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a routine service who stated that the vehicle could not be driven due to the corrosion. Also, the dealer advised the contact not to purchase a used or after market sub frame for the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance and stated that they were no longer manufacturing new sub frames for that specific year model. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 106,000.

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1-spring -wife was driving locally, heard loud noise like hitting something; pulled into friend's driveway; walked back into roadway and found spring; towed to Ford, bothsprings replaced under recall 04m04 2-fill pipe - 11/12/2010- at routine service dealer said rusted (90672mi) parts had to be replaced - $428. 3-subframe -07/19/2012- routine service (106097mi) dealer said car not road worthy; left front subframe rusted thru, l frt control arm assembly about to break away from subframe - astonishing!!! - had just completed 300mi trip , was about to leave on 700mi trip - would probably have been killed along with drivers of nearby vehicles on interstate; have photos; Ford subframe no longer available, never any after mkt mfg; would be crazy to trust used part! can't believe how close I came to major accident/death - [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

- the contact has a 1996 Mercury Sable with an odometer reading of 60000 miles; the subframe was rusted. The contact heard a cracking noise when making left turn at 5 mph under dry conditions. When the contact looked under the car he found that the subframe rusted off of the vehicle. This failure is addressed under recall 98v323000 frame and members. The contact called the manufacturer, and was told that the car was too old for them to take any action. The contact said that he would have pictures and a repair order. Updated 02/22/07.