Tim,
As Ron said, a call or trip to the dealer with the VIN,
they can pull the history of dealer performed service of a vehicle.
Ford's is called OASIS.
oil leak could be pan gasket, axle seal, drain plug....
Sounds like it wants to be a British car. ;-)
One worry I would have on the 1996-2004 Taurus's and Sable's,
is the brake lines, especially if it sees any salt.
They rust underneath the drivers door area, to the point of failure.
I had this happen to my 1998 SHO years ago.
Ford sells a prebent kit for this area.
Coils springs on these cars are cheap and easy to replace.
$50-70 for a pair.
HTH,
Brian S.
Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!
Thanks to Frank C.!
> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:15:01 -0400
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> From: thcollin@mtu.edu
> Subject: [Spridgets] O.T. Vehicle Recall Question
>
> Hi Folks,
> My In-laws have a 2002 Mercury Sable LS that is leaking oil. A search
> on the Internet indicates that this is a common problem because the
> oil pan gasket wiggles out of place. The Father-in-law worries about
> these drips and is frequently having me check the oil. (He's 91) He's
> had the car at a shop for this problem, not the dealer, and the guy
> "couldn't say for sure" what the problem was. The drips amount to a
> small mess on the garage floor - no big deal, but it worries him.
>
> So, I began thinking about other problems I learned about the car -
> some serious. (coil spring known to break and puncture tire, but not
> the subject of a recall) I know where to find recall notices and
> complaint notices about a vehicle, but is there a way to find out if
> recall service has been performed on a specific vehicle? I can't ask
> dad without causing a great amount of worry and he's likely to give
> me an answer that has nothing to do with the car anyway. I suppose
> the dealer must record repairs made under a recall, but I don't
> really want to go to the dealers to ask about a car I don't own. Is
> there an on-line solution? I have the VIN.
>
> Tim Collins
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