Fuel Delivery Problems of Mercury Sable

While coming to a stopa fire has started under the hood, local fire deptment arrived and extinguished fire. Fire may have started from a fuel line leakage. Dealer and manufacturer have not been notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information,.

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On may 26, 2001 the 1997 Mercury Sable engine completely stopped at 45 miles per hour on a country road. It was towed to tom's auto service in new carlisle, indiana where it was determined that a corroded wire to the fuel pump was the problem. Then on July 12, 2001 the Mercury Sable did the same thing and was again towed to tom's in new carlisle, indiana where it was determined that a corroded wire inside of the gas tank was the problem. The mechanic informed us that had the fuse not blown first, the gas tank would have exploded. He then stated that he has seen this problem many times before on other Ford vehicles and that it is a very dangerous situation. We want Ford to reimburse us for the repairs and towing charges and to inform other vehicle owners that there is a potential danger if the wires are not immediately replaced. We never had an prior indictation from the vehicle that there was any sort of problem, the vehicle does not spit or sputter or slowly lose power, it just completely stops and must be coasted over to the side of the road.

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Fuel shut-off switch tripped, shuting down the car on the highway after I went over a very small bump.

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Car stalled at traffic light and had to be towed. Upon inspection by a mechanic, it was noted that the wires leading from the fuel pump had become frayed due to rubbing against the pump housing itself. A new pump was ordered from the Ford dealer and the new pump was noted to have a thick protective sleeve around the wires to prevent them from fraying. The bare wires on my pump could easily cause a spark and explosion so I wrote to Ford to apprise them of the situation. I heard from them about a week later and they basically told me to get lost, and that since I did not bring my car to a Ford dealership for repair that I was out of luck and that they would not reimburse me. I also suggested they recall the part to prevent injury due to possible explosion due to this defective fuel pump design, but again they were not interested in hearing from me. Needless to say I will never buy another Ford product again.

At highway speed, fuel pump failed, blew a fuse; the motor stopped.