Steering Rack And Pinion Problems of Mercury Sable

Tl the contact owns a 1999 Mercury Sable wagon. While driving 40 mph, the steering wheel became loose and was unable to control the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and then to an independent mechanic who stated that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 149,000. The VIN was not available.

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In motion the car wants to keeps accelerating even when you hit brake. And will stay the speed you are going or go faster. And you don't have to keep pushing accelerated. From start the rpms go straight to like 5 to 6 to 7 rpms and takes about 30 sec to idle down. I have tried everything to fix it. It just won't fix!. . . . My power steering pump is brand new my rack and pinion is brand new. And my fluid still wants to over flow every time I get done driving it. I have tried everything to fix it can't and it's so hard to turn. Just not safe car at all I have put money in to fix all of this and it hasn't changed anything. They just keep messing up. The both of them. And the acceleration is very very dangerous. Cause the brake won't even slow you down. In motion and it happens in motion. And the rpms ramp up happens when just turning it on. And the power steering happens in motion an stationary. . . . . . . !!!!!.

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Even after replacing the second power steering pump , it is horrible turning the steering wheel most of the time. Also, it is noisy while I'm driving it. It had a new rack and pinion on it when I bought it . Parking in a parking lot is awful as it is almost impossible to maneuver around other cars. Turning corners ,sometimes it's okay and other times really hard. Not sure if this complaint belongs here, but heater doesn't work ,either. Feels like a/c is on . Had a friend check it and he is having a hard time figuring it out. Don't know how to answer "date happened" as it has been doing this since I bought it in August.

Loss of power steering assist while driving on ohio turnpike 07/19/2014. With no power steering it was a very dangerous condition while entering a service plaza. Also subsequent maneuvering on city streets was nearly impossible. Subsequent repair (07/23/2014) of lower cradle, and installed new (updated) motocraft rack and pinion unit. New alignment was performed per TSB. Vehicle took 3 days to repair. Cost to repair vehicle was over $1000. Ford issued a technical service bulletin (09-5-7) on March 23, 2009 but to my knowledge has not issued a recall.

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The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that it became difficult to steer the vehicle. The dealer stated that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 29,650.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Mercury Sable premier. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, she heard a popping noise as the vehicle veered to the right and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. Three days later while pulling into a parking lot, doing 5 mph, the contact felt the tightness on the steering. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact can no longer turn to the right. The dealer was notified of the problem. The rack and pinion was fractured and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. An.

While driving last week my wife noticed that when turning into a parking spot the steering stiffened up and had to make a sudden stop as to not hit the vehicle to her left . I checked the car out and noticed it is mostly affected at low speed while making turns either left or right this had no warning and could be very dangerous. It is just luck that a walker or jogger were not on the streets at the time . This needs immediate attention I will attempt at repair myself as it is out of warranty possible rack and pinion also transmission slippage at times.

The contact owns 2008 Mercury Sable. The contact stated while driving, the steering failed. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the rack and pinion failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was concerned because the failure occurred without warning. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 61,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Sable. While driving 35 mph the driver side curtain air bag deployed without warning. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 55000. Updated 01/05/10. The air bag in the driver seat deployed for no reason. Also, the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. Updated 01/07/10.

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Steering very noisy and it is very difficult to make a right turn. You practically have to enter the other lane to make a right turn at a corner. This is not good.

Report of catasropic failure of stering system on 1999 mecury Sable / rack and pinion gear fracture/ seems there is major defalt with stering system, total crack in frame /gear system, all had to be replaced, didnt see any recalls, mechanic who fixed say this need to be reported to manafuture, milage is 100k, no accidents in vehicle, just failed while driving.

The vehicle was loosing power steering fluid through the rack and pinion steering. The owner took the vehicle back to the dealer, and was informed that the fluid was leaking through the rack and pinion steering assembly. The turning radius was not adequate enough to make a right turn without the front of the vehicle entering the left lane of traffic on the road being turned onto.

Rear right passenger seat belt did not retract. Dealer stated the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA recall 99v25000. Also, rack and pinion steering had to be replaced because of a seal leak.

Power steering failed while driving. Consumer heard a winding coming from the front. Consumer pulled over, lifted up the hood, and noticed power steering fluid was dry inside of the canister pump. Consumer was able to drive the vehicle to a local repair shop for steering fluid. Then, consumer took vehicle to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that rack pinion failed, and needed to be replaced. Consumer informed the mechanic that problem recurred.

Vehicle is 1999 Mercury Sable,power steering pump started making noise. Examining pump showed no leaks although fluid was low. Fluid added to proper level. Within driving 2 miles pump again made noise. Backing up car allowed visual confirmation of fluid leak on ground. Although some fluid was in steering pump, power assist was lost while driving making the car hard to steer and control. Trip to mechanic revealed rack and pinion failure and massive fluid leak. Milage on vehicle is 67,100 miles. Mechanic feels premature failure should not have occured at 67k miles. Price to replace is approx $500 to $800 should hydraulic hoses also need to be replaced.

Noisy power steering pump & loss power steering. The power steering pump and steering rack and pinion were replaced on our 1999 Sable when it had 56,000 miles.

Rack and pinion steering failed. Causing power steering pump to boil over continously. Making you think that the pump was bad.

Defective rack and pinion steering caused noise while driving.

Consumer states that power steering failed. Vehicle checked by dealer who determined needs new rack and pinion. Consumer stated unsafe to drive vehicle because turning capability is greatly reduced.

1) rack & pionion rod: at approximately 55000 miles, the rack and pinion seal blew out. This could have caused the power steering to fail and result in an accident. There was no viable reason for this componenet to fail. The car has never been in any kind of an accident. Repairs were approximately $700. 2) front axle/abs: a problem with braking began and resulted in brakes slipping and vibrating, causing a sound of metal on metal. Upon inspection it was determined that the ring/gear on the front drivers side of the axel was originally installed incorrectly. The gear should be approximately 3/8" from the bolts for the front wheels. However, in this instance, the gear has been grinding away the bolts. There is no evidence of the gear "slipping" it is and has always been in the same spot. This causes metal shavings to fall onto the abs sensor and results in the abs not working. This is a safety issue and could result in a crash due to the abs not working. Ford does not seem to want to fix this item even though it is clear that the car originally came from the manufacturer with this problem.

Rack and pinion failed causing power steering to fail making the car unsafe to drive. While no accident occured, it was by luck.

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When making a sharp right turn vehicle made a groaning noise. Vehicle was taken to dealership. Dealer determined the problem was related to rack and pinion steering. Rack and pinion steering has been replaced four times. Also, power steering pump has been replaced twice, along with the pressure and return hoses. Vehicle is still undriveable. Please provide any further information.

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Rack and pinion steering was replaced under warranty in Feb 2000. Currently, it needs to be replaced again. Consumer states dealership replaced the rack and pinion the first time, and now that it needs to be replaced again they are refusing, consumer was informed by dealership that things just happen.

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Dealership replaced the defective rack and pinion assembly with another defective unit resulting in vehicle fire due to leakage of fluid.

Had steering rack & pinion replaced 1 year ago. Currently, rack & pinion needs replacing again for same problem. Was making noises when ever turning left or right. Would be hard to return it back to original position.

Rack & pinion steering failed -- only 4k miles over warranty -- no financial remedy from Ford for this serious safety failure. Customer service at Ford claims no ability to help.

Rack and pinion failed, was replaced and the replacement failed three months later.

When turning the steering wheel, the steering wheel gets stiff and makes it diffacult to steer. Please describe.

Power steering gear and the return line is leaking steering fluid. The dealer has been notified. Rack & pinion assembly (original) is defective.