Complaint 1146838

2004 MERCURY SABLE • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Dec 16, 2014

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1146838
Make
MERCURY
Model
SABLE
Model Year
2004
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date
Dec 16, 2014
Date Received
Jan 12, 2015
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SERVICE BRAKES

Owner Narrative

THE CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, NOR DO THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. RECALL #04S12 OR 04V106000. HOWEVER THE RECALL STOPS AT 2003. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME DEFECTIVE SWITCH IN IT BUT FORD IS REFUSING TO REPLACE IT. THEY CLAIM MY VEHICLE WAS MADE A FEW DAYS AFTER THE RECALL STOPPED. WELL THAT DOESN'T MAKE MY BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH ANY SAFER. I'M BEING HANDED A LINE OF CRAP BY FORD. THEY INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE SWITCH AND HAVE ADMITTED ITS DEFECTIVE AND WONT FIX MINE BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURE DATE. WHAT COURT WOULDN'T PROSECUTE FORD IF I HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH THAT THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE BUT REFUSE TO FIX IT. *TR

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.