Complaint 999447
2004 MERCURY SABLE • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Dec 1, 2012
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 999447
- Make
- MERCURY
- Model
- SABLE
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Dec 1, 2012
- Date Received
- Aug 5, 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 WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,794.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.