Faults:
Failure of ECG Valve @ 95000 causing random acceleration.
Hard Shifting @ 95000.
Two faulty transmission gaskets causing leakage @ 95000
Door panel clips constantly break, a constant annoyance.
Rough starts with what sounds like metal clinking together.
Cold weather wining emited from the engine, pinched vacuum line? Problem still unknown.
New tires at 97000.
Power steering pump is wearing out at 97500.
Horrible gas mileage, I can barely manage getting 16 in the city, and about 21 highway. (my mother's 1995 Crown Vic does better 19/32)
General Comments:
The car was bought January 28 2005 with 93000 on the odometer. It was meant to be my first car. It had all the options including the ever popular items such as power sunroof, leather seats, cd changer, pwr windows, pwr locks, key-less entry, pwr seats, etc. It's a decent looking car, kinda Granny style, but it's okay.
The car sucks when it comes to winter driving. The car is the wrong size to not have standard Traction Conrol and ABS.
The 3.0 liter V6 is a joke, 0-60 in 10 seconds, and sub-par gas mileage. The only perk other than the options is the insurance. Men age 16 have the highest insurance, with a 4.0 GPA my insurance is still 1000 a year.
28th Oct 2007, 13:03
I just fixed an overheating problem on my 1996 Mercury Sable wagon. The mechanic that I took the car to first thought it was a stuck thermostat. When the car still overheated after the thermostat and the coolant had been replaced, he said it was either the radiator or the water pump. Since it is much easier on that car to replace the water pump rather than the radiator (you have to remove the front bumper, headlights etc.) he worked on the pump, and he found that the plastic(!!) blades were shattered. The replacement pump has metal blades, and so far works fine; the overheating problem is gone. Repair cost: $450 + tax.