2000 Mercury Sable Body & Structure Problems

VEHICLE STARTING MAKING FRONT END NOISE, DIFFICULT TO STEER, UNSAFE HANDLING. THE SUBFRAME, ENGINE CRADLE, DETERIORATED DUE TO CORROSION IN AREA OF FRONT MOUNTING BOLT BREAKING THE BOLT COMPLETELY FREE AND NO LONGER PROVIDING STRUCTURAL SUPPORT. SIMILAR CORROSION IS OBSERVABLE ON FILLER TUBE AND VENT TUBE TO GAS TANK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF ENGINE CRADLE. ESTIMATE OF REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $1000.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH SHE HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE COULD STILL HEAR SQUEAKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 12/10/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUBFRAME WAS ALSO CRACKED. WHEN THE MECHANIC TOOK IT APART, THE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE. UPDATED 12/17/10

RAIN WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE HEATER INTO THE AUTO ON PASSENGER SIDE. THERE IS A TSB BUT ONLY FOR 3 MODEL YEARS. ALL OTHER MODEL YEARS ARE EXCLUDED. HOWEVER FMC SELLS THE PART TO REPLACE THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE FOR THE OMITTED MODEL YEARS. *TR

I HAVE STANDING RAINWATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE. *TR

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PART MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01517. HOWEVER, SHE CONTACTED FORD REGARDING RECALL NUMBER 01S17. FORD INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN AS OF YET. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE AUGUST. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN *TC

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH OR MORE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS