2005 Mercury Sable owner complaints

2005 mercury sable ls while driving throttle got stuck causing unintended and uncontrollable acceleration. Had serviced at Ford dealer found defect with cruise throttle cable and clip on throttle body. Problem needed both cable and throttle body replaced to operate safety. *tr

My car has accelerated without application of the throttle. I did not have cruise control on or engaged and the car continued to function as if the gas pedal was depressed. This has happened on several occasions now. Once, while at a speed of about 30 MPH, I was able to safely pull over and put the car in neutral. The engine rpms continued to race upward as if the car was under load and under throttle input. There were no floor mats or any other obstacles or objects making contact with any controls or devices. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 60 MPH. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic however, the vehicle was neither diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000.

While driving I experience acceleration of vehicle. I pulled over on a side street and into a parking lot put it in neutral. It continued to rev high and subsequently I turned the vehicle off. When I turned back on it continued to rev and I turned it off. On second attempt of turning vehicle on it began to idle correctly. Has recurred 5 times since first malfunction on oct. 31st. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently to 80 MPH, without warning. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal was depressed to slow the vehicle down. In addition, the vehicle then failed to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact contacted an independent mechanic and informed them of the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. The VIN was not provided.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. The contact stated that while at a stop sign the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The contact shifted into the neutral in order to stop the vehicle. The contact was able to shift back into drive where the vehicle resumed normal function. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 150,000 and the current mileage was 152,500.

Driving the vehicle at about 30 MPH. The car accelerated to about 60 MPH at which time I was riding the brakes the entire time till I could pull over. The engine goes to 4000 RPM while in park. If restarted its the same thing. This was happening off and on. I took to garage and they cleaned and checked carburetor and fuel pump. It continued again and I finally took it in again. This time they changes the cruise control cable. Again, it continued again and I finally took it to the dealership which they replaced the gasket. And again I am still having problems with the vehicle. I would love to sell this car and get a new one, but I cant afford it. I was hoping to be able to give this car to my 16 year old daughter, but that is totally out of the question as I do not feel the car I

Car suddenly accelerated. I traveling under 30 MPH car began accelerating on it's own! I braked and RPM's continued rev-ving at 3000. Put car in neutral- did not stop rev ving. Placed in park- same thing. Turned it off- same thing when the light turned green I put the car in drive and it peeled away. At that time I tapped the gas and the problem corrected itself. This was the third incident of sudden acceleration. First time in june of 2012- my mechanic cleaned the throttle. However, this time I took it to a Ford dealership and the culprit was a broken cruise control cable. Ford/mercury needs to warn consumers to get the cruise control cables checked! Can provide documentation from the dealership if needed. *tr

Can not see out my front and back windows. I will clean the windows 3-4 times a day. Improper codes requesting repair and once repaired still the same thing. Starts no cranks. Very dangerous conditions, could not continue to work due to vision issues. Anti theft functions preventing me from operating my car.

My car is accelerating on its own like the gas pedal is stuck or something. The RPM goes all the way up to 4,000. It is very scary because you don't have control of the car speeding on its own which is very hard to come to a complete stop .when I finally manage to stop the car by putting the car in neutral and hitting my breaks, I then put the car in park. The car still continues to accelerates on its own. I have to tap the gas pedal to make it calm down or it will keep accelerating even if I turn the vehicle off and start it back up again. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, he experienced a sudden loss of motive power with no warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician advised that the transmission torque converter and transmission shaft oil pump needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,585 and the current mileage was 97,200.

Approximately 200 miles after factory dealer transmission service we pulled up to an intersection to turn left, after slowing to turn the car became immobile and wouldn't move under it's own power. The transmission just whined and wouldn't engage. Called numerous transmission shops and dealerships describing what happened and every one of them knew what was wrong before I had finished asking my questions. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. The contact powered the vehicle on and attempted to shift gears when the vehicle would not shift. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,200.

After leaving a stop, the car was able to move, then all of a sudden, the car would not change gears and stayed in a nuetral position. After safely parking the car, it will not shift into drive or reverse. Looking online I see numerous consumer with the same issue and the cost is more than the car is worth, but is a known issue that the manufacturer will not take the blame on.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. The contact stated the vehicle made a rattling noise when the contact turned the steering wheel. A local mechanic diagnosed that the defect could have been a clock spring defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer denied any assistance with repairing the defect. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 80,900.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. The contact stated that the vehicle would make a rattling noise when the contact would turn the steering wheel. A local mechanic diagnosed that the defect could have been a clock spring defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer denied any assistance with repairing the defect. The failure mileage was 64,000 and the current mileage was 65,000.

Traveling down road, heard a loud noise, and lost control of car. Car is one year old and has 30,000 miles. Car pulls to the right and slams into guard rail. $4000 of body and suspension damage. Car sent to local Ford dealer where purchased from. Dealer instructed to retain all suspension parts by me and the insurance appraiser. Dealer conveniently loses the steering knuckle which from my initial investigation appeared to have been the cause of the accident(I have high res. Digital photos of the part). The pa state police deemed the cause of the accident mechanical failure. Driver was stiff and sore with serious emotional issues due to accident that she had no control over. Still do not have car back after 3 weeks(repair was supposed to take 8 days). No one has stated that for

Consumer complaint regarding glare through the windshield is high, reflection of cars interior. *ts the passenger windshield wiper doesn't clear the upper portion of the glass. *jb

The engine suddenly quit running while cruising at 60 MPH in darkness on a heavily traveled congested 6 lane interstate highway. The time was 6:50 pm and there was no unusual weather. The car shook for a few seconds at the time of shut-down. I attributed the shake of the car to a loaded semi flat bed truck running in the next lane at approximately 65 MPH. We were at normal spacing between vehicles. There was neither contact with this truck nor any other vehicle. The incident occurred on i270 near bridgeton, mo. We merged onto mo 340 and continued coasting until we found a safe place to pull over to call for help. I tried to restart the engine several times while coasting, to no avail. While waiting for help to arrive, I tried to understand what may have caused the engine to quit ru

The check engine light keeps coming on. Each time I have the part repaired or replace only to have it come again with a new code. I have replaced numerous parts and have spent over $2000 so far. The check engine light still keeps coming on. The car runs good. Sometimes the transmission acts up but everything seems to be working fine. I just cant stop the check engine lite to stay off.