Complaint 990532
2004 MERCURY SABLE • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Feb 1, 2013
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 990532
- Make
- MERCURY
- Model
- SABLE
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Feb 1, 2013
- Date Received
- Jul 1, 2013
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE RPMS INCREASED BEFORE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 203,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.