2000 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS; 1ST OCCURRED AT 593 MILES AT A SERVICE STATION AFTER TURNING ON THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR, AND 2ND OCCURRED AT 894 MILES WHEN VEHICLE WAS GOING 15-20 MPH AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO BRING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE COMPUTER SENSOR NEEDED READJUSTING. *AK THE DEALER REPROGRAMMMED THE PCM AS THE SOLUTION FOR ENGINE SURGING. THE BRAKES FAILURE WAS DUE TO BEING OVER POWERED BY THE ENGINE SURGE. *YH

UPON RELEASING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE.VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. IGNITION WAS RUNNING, AND VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AK THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR COULD NOT DETERMINE IF DEFECT WAS THE CAUSE. *YH

WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, VEHICLE JUST KEPT ON ROLLING LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PUSHED FROM BEHIND FOR AT LEAST 30FT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS AT TRAFFIC STOP AND VEHICLE IDLING, AS SOON AS CONSUMER PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL ,CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT HIGH RATE SPEED, CRASHING INTO A LAMP POLE, AND CAUSING INJUIRES/ A BROKEN STERNUM. SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK UP, AND FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WE WERE ON A TRIP ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 ON A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 58 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 1200 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND THE OPERATOR CHANGED THE TIRE AND STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE. WE DROVE TO THE LES SCHWAB TIRE DEALER IN BURNEY. CA. THEY AGREED THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND SOLD US A REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR $84. THE TIRE DEALER TOLD US TO GO BACK WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE NEW TIRE. THE LITHIA MOTORS SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK POSSESSION OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRE, ORDERED AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED IT WITH ONE OF THE SAME BRAND AND SIZE, AND STATED THEY WOULD REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST OF THE LES SCHWAB TIRE. I ASKED FOR ALL THE TIRES TO BE REPLACED SINCE I WAS AFRAID ANOTHER TIRE WOULD FAIL. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THAT TIRE AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY OTHER TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ACX8 TIRESIZE: R21560R16)

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF UNLESS BRAKE SWITCH THAT IS LOCATED BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DISCONNECTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP VEHICLE WILL GO FORWARD. THIS INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK THE DEALER STATES THAT THE CAUSE IS TRANMISSION MALFUNCTION AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT AGREE. *YH

BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE MADE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CAUSING PEDAL MISAPPLICATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MAX. LOAD=OCCUPANTS+LUGGAGE IS NOT LISTED ON CERTIFICATION LABEL; FORD CUST. ASSISTANCE CTR. NOT ABLE TO SUPPLY THIS DATA.

WHILE AT STAND STILL WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE STARTED REVVING UP & TOOK OFF. HIT VHEICLE IN FRONT. SECOND TIME AT CROSS WALK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DID NOT HIT ANYTHING THAT TIME. THIRD TIME, HAD PLACED IT IN REVERSE AND IT TOOK OFF BACKWARDS AFTER REVVING UP. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR CORRECTION. *AK