2008 Mercury Sable Electrical system Problems

“The drivers side heated seat died shortly after I purchased this vehicle. This was one of the selling points for me, I had it replaced and the replacement didn't make it through the winter of that year. I didn't realize this was a problem common with the Sable. I cannot afford to have it replaced again. Is this a fire hazard. I am also having a terrible peeling and chipping problem with the paint.”

“My 2008 Mercury Sable, when at highway speed, speedometer has moved higher and lower on its own. When in cruise control car suddenly accelerated when speedometer dropped to erroneous low speed. This could have caused a crash into car ahead of me if I were not alert. It could have caused a speeding ticket.”

“We were stopped behind traffic, and as we slowly started to proceed, the car surged at a high rate of speed, and as the brakes were applied, they either were not working or else it was the ABS coming on. This was a dry, sunny day-no moisture on the road-of course that would not have had a bearing on why the car surged/accelerated. Then the car shut itself off completely. We then got it started again, and nothing happened getting it back the aproxx. 4 miles back to home-all was normal after the incident all the way to home, though it has not been driven since. …”

“2008 Mercury Sable awd had an electrical issue[melt down] that required replacement of the main electrical harness. Then in september of 2008 a sudden acceleration problem caused it to jump a concrete parking lot barrier and travel down into a drainage basin--40 feet. $9000+ damage. Repeated attempts to ford has fallen in deaf ears. Updated 05/12/10 updated ivoq 05/17/10.”

“The information center at the instrument cluster failed. No information shows. Checked website, it appears that this problem is quite common for a lot of owners. Ford should be investigated for a recall.”