Complaint 944410
2004 MERCURY SABLE • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Oct 8, 2012
- Complaint ID
- 944410
- Make
- MERCURY
- Model
- SABLE
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Oct 8, 2012
- Date Received
- Oct 13, 2012
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
THROTTLE GOT STUCK AND CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND NOW ITS A CONSTANT PROBLEM EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR I CAN GET IT TO STOP MOMENTARILY BY QUICKLY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL WHERE IT WILL STOP ACCELERATING FOR A MOMENT BUT ONCE THE RPMS DROP AS LOW AS THEY ARE GOING TO GO IT STARTS ACCELERATING ALL OVER AGAIN WHEN IN PARK IT REVS OUT AT UP TO 5000 RPMS I KNOW YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE 05 & 06 MODELS BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT 04'S ALSO EVERYTHING I'VE RESEARCHED SAYS ITS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BEING DISCONNECTED WHICH WAS THE FIRST THING I CHECKED AND MINE IS STILL CONNECTED. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.