Complaint 1184343
2004 MERCURY SABLE • EXTERIOR LIGHTING • incident Mar 1, 2014
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1184343
- Make
- MERCURY
- Model
- SABLE
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Incident Date
- Mar 1, 2014
- Date Received
- May 21, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Owner Narrative
CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, NOR WILL BRAKE LIGHTS OPERATE WHEN PEDAL DEPRESSED. EXACT SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR RECALLS. ONLY WAYTO GET CAR OUT OF PARK IS TO PLACE IN NEUTRAL AFTER TURNING KEY IN IGNITION TO FIRST AVAIALBLE POSITION, THEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE SHIFT LOCK. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM W/ A FAILED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY. IT'S TOO DANGEROUS OF A PROBLEM TO NOT HAVE A RECALL. MANY OTHER MODEL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. WHY NOT THIS MODEL?
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.