Mercury Sable Complaints

5,381 consumer complaints on file.

#761212April 25, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
SEVERAL TIMES I'VE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS MAY BE TOO CLOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008580April 25, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER WILL ALSO STEP ON GAS PEDAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008645April 25, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
PE 02 035: BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPARATION: "ADJUSTABLE PEDAL;" WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, FOOT SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FORCED VEHICLE INTO A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#761153April 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
I TOOK THIS CAR IN FOR ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE REAR CAMBER. THEY SAID IT NEEDS A KIT 20% OF THE TIME BEFORE 60,000 MILES. THIS ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT COST ME $206.09. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY OPINION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008465April 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION CONSUMER TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD HIT BOTH, GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POST.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008489April 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE REVVED UP WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES EVEN HARDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AIK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008507April 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, MORE THAN ONCE, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP BECAUSE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE CONSUMERS FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP.*AK .*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008534April 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK IT ROLLED FORWARD. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICHLE WAS NOT ON A HILL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008552April 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND UPON STOPPING, CONSUMERS FOOT GOT STUCK BETWEEN BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565325April 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008302April 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER PULLING INTO GARAGE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008346April 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED CONSUMER MISTAKENLY STEPS ON ACCELERATOR. *AK CONSUMER HAS COME CLOSE TO HAVING A COLLISION DUE TO THIS DESIGN. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008372April 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. DRIVER CAN UNINTENTIONALLY APPLY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME OR GAS PEDAL WHEN INTENDING TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK CONSUMER HAS ALMOST HAD THREE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008375April 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS ARE DESIGNED TOO CLOSELY TOGETHER. DRIVER CAN APPLY BOTH AT SAME TIME OR GAS PEDAL WHEN INTENDING TO APPLY BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761072April 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REVERSED OUT OF DRIVEWAY THEN PUT IN DRIVE. HEARD KNOCKING NOISE. CAR DID NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN ECCELERATOR WAS PUSHED. HAD TO BE PUSHED BACK INTO CARPORT. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761074April 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 NORTH IN S. FLORIDA A KNOCKING NOISE STARTED TO OCCUR. THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF. THE CAR COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE OVER 55 M.P.H. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761077April 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
AFTER READING A RECENT NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN I WANTED TO REPORT MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE IN INTEREST IN HAVING THE DESIGN FLAW FIXED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE GAS PEDAL ALSO BECAME PRESSED CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD AS THE BRAKING ACTION AND ACCELERATION ACTION OPPOSED EACH OTHER. I'M CONCERNED THAT INHERENT IN THE CARS' DESIGN THE PEDALS ARE LOCATED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND STOP THE CAR BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. . ONLY TO REALIZE AFTER THE FACT THAT WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS THAT MY FOOT WAS PRESSING BOTH PEDALS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. CAR HAS ADJUSTABLE PEDALS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761089April 23, 2002
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I USED THE JACK. AS I WAS TIGHTENING THE LAST LUG NUT THE JACK COLLAPSED. IT WAS ON A FLAT ASPHALT SURFACE. THE HINGES OF THE JACK HAD BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565298April 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW. DEALER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008178April 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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