2000 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK CAN TURN ON IGNITION KEY AND VEHICLE WILL JUMP FORWARD WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND THAT HAD HAPPENED BETWEEN TWO OTHER VEHICLES.*AK

WELL THIS IS REALLY NOT A DEFECT JUST VERY BAD DESIGN,MY 2000 MERCURY SABLE HAS NO SHIELD OF ANY KIND OVER,ON OR AROUND THE FUEL TANK THAT HANGS A FOOT OR LESS OFF OF THE HIGHWAY.I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND NEVER HEARD OR SAW ANYTHING ON THE ROAD,BUT EVIDENTALLY RAN OVER SOMETHING SMALL AND IT RUPTURED THE FUEL TANK ON THE CAR AND I LOST ALL OF THE GAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,NOW THAT IS A BIG HAZARD IF I WOULD HAVE RAN OVER A LIT CIGARETTE.....BOOM. THEY NEED TO DESIGN A COVER OR SHIELD OF SOME SORT TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE BAD ACCIDENT.

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STUCK IN ILLUMINATED MODE. TO GET BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF A FUSE HAS TO BE PULLED, WHEN THIS FUSE IS PULLED IT ENABLES VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS. DEALR HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS TIME.*AK

CONSUMER STATES POWER ADJUSTABLE PEDALS ON HIS VEHICLE, WHICH HE BELIEVE WERE DESIGNED TO CLOSE TOGETHER, CONSUMERS FOOT ENGAGED BOTH PEDALS RESULTING IN ACCELERATION AND ACCIDENT ON TWO OCCASSIONS. *JB

GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER WHEN EITHER ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING OR ACCELERATION. FOOT CAN ENGAGE BOTH PEDALS AT ONCE. CAN OR WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FORD'S TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS THUS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE LOADED WITH THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PEOPLE (8) AND LUGGAGE AT THE SAME TIME, THE CONSUMER IS VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE RECALL (OOV-242) AND BELIEVES THE VEHICLE WAS FALSELY ADVERTISED. NLM

VEHICLE BLEWUP. CONSUMER OUT OF CAR WHEN HE SMELLED GAS. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED OR BACKFIRED. *AK

ADJUSTABLE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS TOO CLOSE-TURNING INTO SPACE OR PULLING INTO GARAGE-IF NOT TO LEFT SIDE OF BRAKE PEDAL-TENDENCY TO ALSO APPLY GAS SAME TIME AS BRAKE-CAR LUNGES FORWARD/CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF DO NOT REACT QUICKLY. NEED TO CHANGE SHAFT ON BRAKE PEDAL TO BEND IT FURHER TO LEFT TO PROVIDE MORE SPACE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. *AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM WITH A CLOUD OF BLUE SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMEN, DESTROYING INTAKE MANIFOLD. WARRANTY COVERED REPAIRS. DEALER COULD ONLY GUESS WHAT PROBLEM WAS. *AK

GAS PEDAL KEEPS STICKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IDLES HIGH . CURRENTLY AT DEALER. *AK