- the contact stated that the ABS tone rings cracked. The driver felt the ABS pump. He took the vehicle in for repair and was told the tone rings are wearing and cracked, and the axle would need to be replaced. The contact has had the vehicle repaired.

- Huntington, NY, USA

On Sunday Aug. 17th I drove onto a steep exit from a 4 lane highway to a fiveline highway. I had no brakes. The light at the bottom of the ramp stayed green (there were about 40 cars waiting to enter the intersection)--I crossed all five lanes and crashed my car into a dirt bank. I had no brakes --the man following me said (and told the police) that he smelled a burning ordor or brake smell and had commented to his wife that he thought something was wrong with my brakes before the incident. He advised the police. The police checked the brakes and the pedal was on the floor. I was advised yesterday (8/19) that state farm is totalling the car--that they can find nothing wrong with the brakes. Now there is no way that something did not go wrong with those brakes--my father and I were almost killed. I want to know if other Ford Sable or Taurus--1999 models have had a similar problem?

- Kingsport, TN, USA

Problems with ABS. The vehicle was in two accidents due to the inability to control the vehicle during normal driving conditions, where the ABS did not work. The vehicle was in for repair 7 times. The following are repairs and or problems the vehicle experienced: Torque converter replaced after transmission fluid was found low, exhaust leak fixed, washer fluid would spray when the turn signal and lights were on, shaking when the brakes were applied/resurfaced rotors, trunk leaked water, replaced multi-function switch to fix washer fluid problem, ABS not working when there was a panic stop, left and right spindle assembly was replaced, front end rotors were replaced again, wheel alignment, the ABS did not engage and caused an accident, and replaced left side outer tie rod end.

- Voorhees, NJ, USA

1) rack & pionion rod: At approximately 55000 miles, the rack and pinion seal blew out. This could have caused the power steering to fail and result in an accident. There was no viable reason for this componenet to fail. The car has never been in any kind of an accident. Repairs were approximately $700. 2) front axle/ABS: A problem with braking began and resulted in brakes slipping and vibrating, causing a sound of metal on metal. Upon inspection it was determined that the ring/gear on the front drivers side of the axel was originally installed incorrectly. The gear should be approximately 3/8" from the bolts for the front wheels. However, in this instance, the gear has been grinding away the bolts. There is no evidence of the gear "slipping" it is and has always been in the same spot. This causes metal shavings to fall onto the ABS sensor and results in the ABS not working. This is a safety issue and could result in a crash due to the ABS not working. Ford does not seem to want to fix this item even though it is clear that the car originally came from the manufacturer with this problem.

- Vista, CA, USA

While parking vehicle at a parking garage consumer took a down ramp towards an empty space when consumer put foot on the brake pedal it went to the floor but the vehicle did not stop and hit a concrete wall. Nlm

- Lakehurst, NJ, USA

Veicle involved in front collision with a 35-40 mph impact due to failure of brakes. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy, which could have caused injuries.

- Ruskin, FL, USA

While driving and applying the brakes, brakes slipped and then vehicle stopped.

- Colton, CA, USA

Getting ready to back out of the garage applied the brakes, and the brake pedal didn't go down. Consumer contacted dealer.

- Paris, IL, USA