2000 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

UPON BRAKING TO A STOP, MY WIFE AND I EACH HAD SEVERAL INCIDENCES OF HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL SIMOULTANEOULY CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE CURE IS TO HAVE THE BRAKES ENGAGE AT A HIGHER POINT SO THAT THE FOOT IS SUFFECIENTLY ABOVE THE GAS PEDAL AS IS THE CASE WITH MY 1988, BMW 325I. OF COURSE, SEPARATING THE TWO PEDALS WOULD ALSO HELP. FORTUNATELY, ONLY ONE INCIDENT CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT WITH NEGLIBLE DAMAGE. A FORD ENGINEER HAS REPORTED THAT ALL BRAKE OPERATIONS ARE NORMAL ON MY CAR. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DESIGN STANDARDS SHOULD BE EMPLOYED IN THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE GAS PEDAL. FORD ALSO REPORTED THAT HERE HAS NEVER BEEN A COMPLAINT REGARDING A SIMILAR SITUATION. IS THIS TRUE? FORD ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO "UP / DOWN" ADUSTMENT FACTOR IN THE RELATION TO WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGE. THE CAR HAS THE ADUSTIBLE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY THAT ADJUSTS TO ALLOW PETITE DRIVERS TO SIT FURTHER FROM THE STEERING WHEEL FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SAFETY. THIS MOVEMENT COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE. UNCONSCIOULY, THE POSITION OF THE BRAKE PAD MY NOT BE IN REMEMBERED AFTER THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN MOVED.*AK

THE VEHICLE EMITS AN ODOR/FUMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER TEST DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DEALER'S LOT WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE AND IT EMITTED THE SAME SMELL, THE FUMES EASILY GET INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DASH VENTS OR OPEN WINDOWS, THE SECOND CAR TESTED WAS BUILT IN THE SAME PLANT AND THE SAME MONTH AS THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN OR VENT/AC ON WITHOUT BEING OVERCOME BY THE FUMES/SMELL. NLM

ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED TREMENDOUSLY CAUSING THE CAR TO STRIKE FIRST THE CURB, THEN THE LIBRARY WALL, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO CAR AND LIBRARY WALL, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

VEHICLE WENT BACKWARD, WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE, THE DRIVER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL

THE ENGINE HAS A HEAVY SPARK KNOCK AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES. THE DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT. WHEN CAR IS FIRST PUT IN REVERSE, IT WILL ROLL FORWARD. WHEN SLOWING FROM 60+ MPH, THE CAR SHAKES REALLY BAD AND ALSO RIDES VERY ROUGH WHEN SPEEDING UP FROM 65+MPH. THESE CARS SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF ENGINE, TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS. MAYBE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. MY CAR HAS BEEN INT HE SHOP 60 OUT OF 290 DAYS. I HAVE DEALT WITH RENTAL CARS AND REPAIRS IN EXCESS OF $20K. PLEASE HELP!

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES, RETURNED TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITHIN THREE MONTH PERIOD, DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, GETTING ERROR CODES,SIDE CRASH SENSOR COMMUNICATION ERROR. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER NOW, HAS BEEN THERE FOR 11 DAYS NOW, NO RESOLUTION. HAVE REQUESTED BUY BACK OF VEHICLE UNDER LEMON LAW. DISC BRAKES ON FRONT CONTINUALLY PULSE DO TO WARPING, REPAIRED 1 TIME, AND NOW DOING THE SAME AGAIN. CLIMATE CONTROL FAILED, HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO GO BACKWARDS WHILE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. *YH

WHEN THE DRIVER REMOVES HIS FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES, THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL SABLE'S PERFORM THIS WAY, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. NLM

CONSUMER WAS ACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENDLY, REACHING SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT, CONSUMER SWERVED INTO AN ENBANKMENT AND WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK CONSUMER STATES CRUISE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SET AND NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED TO 80 MPH IN APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS, THE SAFETY BELT PREVENTED CONSUMER FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, HOWEVER DID NOT PREVENT HIM FROM HITTING THE CEILING WITH HIS HEAD, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT MANUFACTURER. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER . *AK