2005 MERCURY SABLE Complaints

THROTTLE WAS RANDOMLY STICKING UPON ACCELERATION; PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND WAS REPRODUCIBLE AT TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION CAR WAS STOPPED VIA BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK WHILE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT 4,000 RPM. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER ON 12/02/2010; PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND DESCRIBED AS "CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HOLDING THROTTLE OPEN." DEALER REPLACED PART WITH PART NO. YF1Z-9A825-CA. (PROBLEM WAS REPRODUCIBLE WITHOUT ANY USE OF CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM.) NO PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE STICKING OCCURRED UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 5/20/2012 ( 95,600 MILEAGE) WHEN SAME BEHAVIOR BEGAN TO RECUR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THOUGH WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING USED. *TR

I'LL ADD MY CAR TO THE LIST OF SABLE/TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILURES. FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE CAR SUDDENLY CAME OUT OF GEAR AND THE RPMS SHOT WAY UP. IT'S AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP NOW BUT IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME FAILURE AS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ONLINE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH BAD TORQUE CONVERTERS/INPUT SHAFTS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL/INVESTIGATION GOING ON FOR THIS ISSUE. I PROBABLY WON'T KEEP THE CAR AFTER IT'S REPAIRED AS MANY HAVE REPORTED REPEAT FAILURES ON REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS EVEN THOUGH I'LL BE OUT AROUND $2000.00. I DON'T TRUST THE CAR ANYMORE. *TR

THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND AS YOU'RE DRIVING ALONG THE CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE CAR IS STILL PULLING FORWARD AS IF THE GAS IS BEING APPLIED. WHEN THE BRAKE IS RELEASED THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD ON ITS OWN. I'M EXTREMELY ANGRY THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED WHEN A CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR LESS. REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OF THE CAR DO SOMETHING TO FIX OUR CARS!!!! FIX THE PROBLEM AND PUT IT ON YOUR RECALL LIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK SPORADICALLY AND WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE CONTACT WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE UNCONTROLLABLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WENT LOOSE FROM THE THROTTLE AND MY CAN ACCELERATED WITHOUT MY PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,585.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE STOPPED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE KICK DOWN CABLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,020.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLE HAD BECOME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIGOROUSLY 3-4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

I WAS TRAVELING IN THE PASSING LANE OF A HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES BUT SKIDDED INTO THE BACK OF HER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. I WAS THRUST FORWARD AND BACK IN MY SEAT AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY NECK AND BACK. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE BECAUSE I COULD NOT MOVE FROM THE HEAD DOWN TO MY WAIST. I THOUGHT I BROKE MY NECK. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY CAR IS SMASHED IN AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! I HAVE TORN LIGAMENTS IN MY NECK AND NUMBING IN MY HANDS AND FEET DUE TO INJURIES. I AM DIAGNOSED WITH SPRAINED LIGAMENTS AND WHIPLASH AND LUCKILY NO BREAKS. I HAVE ADVANCED DEGENRATIVE CERVICAL DISEASE IN MY NECK WHICH NOW MAKES THE PAIN UNBEARABLE SINCE THE CRASH! IT'S ONLY BEEN SEVERAL DAYS BUT THE ISSUE OF THE AIRBAG IS REALLY BOTHERING ME! I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE AIRBAGS INSTALLED AND THEY DIDN'T WORK!!! WHAT GOOD ARE THEY??? *TR