2001 Mercury Sable Air Bags & Restraints Problems

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AROUND 9AM THE DRIVER SEAT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND BECAME INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, NECK, AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD AND FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH (LOCK) PROPERLY. THE BELT HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BECAME UNFASTENED WHEN DRIVING. THE DRIVERS BELT ALSO DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER USE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE EXAMINING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NO LONGER RETRACT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BEGAN TO RETRACT SPORADICALLY. AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES THE SEATBELT NO LONGER RETRACTED AT ALL. THE SEATBELT STILL LOCKS WHEN PRESSURE IS PUT ON IT, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ITS SAFETY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH STRUCK A DEER DEAD CENTER OF THE FRONT END. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAR IMMEDIATELY CUT OFF BUT COASTED. DRIVER HAS MINOR BACK DISCOMFORT. STILL WAITING TO HEAR IF THE CAR WILL BE TOTALED OUT OR REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WHEN HE CRASHED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE INTO A CURB. THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,700.

THE SEAT BELT RETRACTION SYSTEMS IN ALMOST ALL VEHICLES WILL FAIL TO RETRACT THE SEAT BELT AFTER A FEW YEARS OF USE. THE SEAT BELTS THEN HANG OUT THE CAR OR TRUCK DOOR AND GET SMASHED WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE SEAT BELT EVENTUALLY GETS FRAYED AND LOSES SOME OF IT'S ABILITY TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN WHEN NEEDED. THE RETRACTION SPRING WEAKENS AND NO LONGER RETRACTS THE SEAT BELT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE BRUSHED AGAINST A CURB AND THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TERRY'S FORD OF PEOTONE (363 S HARLEM AVE, PEOTONE, IL 60468, 708-258-9200) AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A GRAVEL ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCONSCIOUS AFTER THE CRASH AND HAS SUSTAINED SOME MINOR BRUISES AND CUTS. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS WAS THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN ANY REASON AS TO WHY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE 2001 MERCURY SABLE WILL NOT RETRACT. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THE RETRACTOR WAS FOLDING THE BELT OVER, WHICH CAUSED IT TO JAM. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE CONTACT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. AND THEY INFORMED HIM THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 28,000. *AK THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE INVOICE FOR REPAIR AND PICTURES BEFORE THE REPAIR. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

MY CAR HAS A DEFECT WHICH HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY 3 TIMES AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A 4TH THAT COULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND TRYING TO AVOID A DEER, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE DAMAGING THE GRILL, HOOD, RADIATOR, FRONT BUMPER AND POSSIBLY THE FRAME. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND EXPERIENCED WHIP LASH AND NECK INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOT ALERTED OF THE INCIDENT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR MORE THAN ONE AND A HALF INCHES. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE SEATBELT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINED THE AIRBAG SENSORS WERE INOPERATIVE.

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED AND WON`T RELEASE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT RECALL #01S16 THEY SAY CAR NOT ON THAT RECALL THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL,CAR MADE AT SAME PLANT, SAME TIME FRAME AS PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. *NM

DRIVING TO WORK GOING 25 MPH. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HAVE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE AIR BAG EXAMINED. COST WILL BE $150 FOR THE ANALYSIS AT D'AMICO IN EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ THIS FRIDAY, OCT. 14TH, 2005. *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEY HAVE TRACED IT TO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND NEEDS NEW ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE AIR BAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED, SO WHY IS IT BAD? THE CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. *NM