1994 Mercury Sable Electrical system Problems

“I first reported this to ford and to the NHTSA after a trip in august 1999 when my car stalled numerous times during a motor trip in in very hot whether. It was a miracle that we escaped injury. Last week I towed my small boat with the car in mild weather and after about 75 miles the car stalled again and we were again lucky to avoid an accident. I read an article in the august 2001 newspaper that ford had agreed to replace the faulty ignition part in cars where it had failed but ford denied this when I called them. What is going on? …”

“My car stalls at any speed in hot weather after driving over 20-25 miles on the highway or when driving around town doing errands involving several stops and starts. The car has stalled at dangerous imtersections requiring the assistance of good samaritans to push the car to a safer location, out of harm's way. Each time the car stalls, I have to wait at least 30 minutes before it will start up again, so I can continue driving. I have had my car towed on 2 occasions to a service station, but the mechanic could not diagnose the reason for these stalling episodes. What can I do?”

“The contact stated while driving at various speeds the engine stalls without warning. This occurs more often in warmer weather. The vehicle restarts only after cooling off for at least 30 minutes. It has been inspected on several occasions; however the problem could not be duplicated. After researching the problems with this vehicle the contact believes the pfi ignition module is over heating, causing the stalling.”

“Consumer has been complaining of the vehicle stalling and there has not been a fix for it yet. There is a report that suggests the problem is likely to be with the ignition device, the tfi(thick film ignition) module mounted on the distributor. The vehicle was brought in to the service department and nothing was found to be wrong.”

“There is constant car shuting off when first start. The battery light stays on. The windows do not let down. The air conditioner blows hot air, even on cool day. The door won't close at times, have to mess with screws. The vents covers fall off. Back, left window will not let down at times. Lights go on and off, sometimes stays on. When a truck passes, the car swirves/”