2005 Mercury Sable Speed Control & Cruise Problems

Im owner of Mercury Sable 2005 only 79000 miles..The car problem speed control idle over 2200 so high when stop red light have to brake pedal to slow the vehicle down, and the vehicle failed to accelerrate..

Purchased vehicle from a private seller 10 days prior to incident. Seller informed me they had replaced throttle body sensor to fix unintended acceleration issues. Drove vehicle home on 4/10/22 with one incident on highway where I attempted to slow vehicle after reaching approx 70mph, and vehicle seemed to jolt/shudder as if unable to brake smoothly. Did not drive again til 4/18/22: I attempted to drive vehicle to tire shop to have new tires installed. After backing out of driveway, I accelerated quickly to approx. 25mph. Acceleration continued past 25mph despite me letting off the gas pedal. I hit the brakes and felt the acceleration continuing to push against them, causing the car to jolt/shake with the application of the brakes. I slowed to a stop at a nearby traffic light, where the engine continued to rev at approx. 2000rpm. When I let off the brakes and drove through the intersection, the car continued to accelerate to around 30-35mph without me pressing the gas pedal at all. I again applied the brakes to regain control of the vehicle, and it again jolted against them as the engine continued to rev excessively. After the next light, I pulled over and placed the car in park. Here, engine stopped revving high, and when I put it in drive again, the issue had ceased. Reading up on complains, have found dozens of similar driver issues with uncontrollable acceleration on similar model-year Mercury Sables and Ford Tauruses, with no clear solution to the issue to allow me to safely drive this vehicle with my child inside. My and my child's safety is placed at risk with increased chance of brake failure, without recourse from manufacturer or NHTSA, who've concluded their investigation despite frequent complaints. Problem has not yet been confirmed by dealer/ISC. Vehicle has not been inspected. No check engine lights or other warning of issue from vehicle. At no point was gas pedal physically stuck in the acceleration position. Issue is known to NHTSA, but not resolved.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 80 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE THEN FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

GAS PEDAL STICKS. CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY TURNS ITSELF ON VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT WARNING. HAVE HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. IT'S ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING.

CAN NOT SEE OUT MY FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS. I WILL CLEAN THE WINDOWS 3-4 TIMES A DAY. IMPROPER CODES REQUESTING REPAIR AND ONCE REPAIRED STILL THE SAME THING. STARTS NO CRANKS. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, COULD NOT CONTINUE TO WORK DUE TO VISION ISSUES. ANTI THEFT FUNCTIONS PREVENTING ME FROM OPERATING MY CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,780. UPDATED 8/19/15*CN

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR BEGIN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S ON. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE CAR DIDN'T AT FIRST SLOW DOWN. WHEN I FINALLY REACHED HOME AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AS IF I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND INTIMIDATING. THE SAME IDENTICAL THING HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND WHEN I ASKED HIM TO DRIVE THE CAR AROUND THE BLOCK. *TR

MY 2005 MERCURY SABLE SUDDENLY HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL STOP WORKING APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS AGO. THE NEXT DAY SOME SERIOUS ISSUES BEGAN TO HAPPEN. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A CURVY 4 LANE ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45MPH. KNOWING THERE WAS AN UP COMING LIGHT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ANTICIPATED THE NORMAL DECELERATION. SUDDENLY RATHER THAN SLOWING DOWN MY ENGINE INDEPENDENTLY REVVED UP TO 3/4 RPM CAUSING ME TO INSTANTLY JUMP TO 50/55 MPH. APART FROM THE IMMEDIATE PANIC I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE REACT IN THIS MANNER AND WAS AT A LOSS FOR WHAT TO DO. I HIT THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD TO COMBAT THE ACCELERATION WHILE PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL (STILL GOING 40+ MPH). DESPITE HAVING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IT WAS STILL REVVING ITSELF AT AROUND 3 RPM. AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO A SAFE SPEED I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. I LEFT THE CAR RESTING FOR ABOUT MINUTES AND WHEN STARTED AGAIN, IT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN REVVING THE SAME AS BEFORE. I AM VERY CONCERNED AND HAVE BEEN SINCE TROUBLESHOOTING WITH MY MECHANIC. THIS IS CLEARLY A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERS MY MPG WHILE PUTTING TRIPLE THE STRESS ON MY BRAKES. *TR

GOT ONTO EXPRESS WAY AND TRIED TO SET CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T MAINTAIN SPEED, SO I SHUT OFF. GOT OFF OF EXPRESS WAY TO A 40 MPH ZONE. TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKES, AND CAR WAS ACCELERATING TO 60 MPH. IN PARK 4000 RPMS. INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 DAYS. UNTIL THIS TIME, I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. NOW IT WILL RANDOMLY KICK ON AT ANY POINT IN TIME (HOUR INTO DRIVING, FIVE MINUTES, 3 HOURS ETC.) CANNOT GET TO SHUT OFF WHEN IT OCCURS. HAVE NOT USED CRUISE CONTROL OPTION SINCE 1ST INCIDENT. DOES NOT STOP IF YOU SHUT CAR OFF AND TURN BACK ON. *JS

MY CAR HAS ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE THROTTLE. I DID NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ON OR ENGAGED AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO FUNCTION AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW. ONCE, WHILE AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE RPMS CONTINUED TO RACE UPWARD AS IF THE CAR WAS UNDER LOAD AND UNDER THROTTLE INPUT. THERE WERE NO FLOOR MATS OR ANY OTHER OBSTACLES OR OBJECTS MAKING CONTACT WITH ANY CONTROLS OR DEVICES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY CAR IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN LIKE THE GAS PEDAL IS STUCK OR SOMETHING. THE RPM GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO 4,000. IT IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR SPEEDING ON ITS OWN WHICH IS VERY HARD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP .WHEN I FINALLY MANAGE TO STOP THE CAR BY PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND HITTING MY BREAKS, I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE CAR STILL CONTINUES TO ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE IT CALM DOWN OR IT WILL KEEP ACCELERATING EVEN IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND START IT BACK UP AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT 90,000

THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN TO 80 MILES PER HOUR IN A 35 MPH ZONE. THERE WAS A HIGH RISK OF STRIKING PEDESTRIANS. IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SLAMMED THE BRAKES AND ALSO ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN THE PARKING LOT. GOT THE CAR THROTTLE BODY REPLACED FOR $376. APPARENTLY THE THROTTLE BODY STICKS. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT NHTSA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME. NOT SURE WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED? THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT IN PEOPLE GETTING KILLED -- I FEEL THAT I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT SOMETHING IS DONE SO THAT OTHERS DO NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR PADDLE, THE PEDAL. APPROACHING THE NEXT LIGHT, BRAKING HARD HELPED. BUT PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WAS THE BEST OPTION, GIVEN THE SPEED AND HOW CLOSE THE LIGHT WAS WHEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE PEDDLE FROM STICKING. AT THE LIGHT IN NEUTRAL, I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT DID NOT STICK ANY MORE. IF BREAKING HARD AND PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, IF GOING THE POSTED SPEED OR MORE TRAFFIC, THERE DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THAT DAY I SAW ON DIFFERENT WEBSITE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND LUBRICATED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE THROTTLE BODY AND THE CABLE JUST INCASE. BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE MAINTAINED AND ACCELERATED SPEEDS WHILE ON LEVEL GROUND WITH NO CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL. DEPRESSING THE BRAKE SLOWED THE CAR DOWN, HOWEVER RPMS WERE STILL PUSHING 3.5X1000 ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TURNING CRUISE CONTROL ON/OFF SEEMED TO FIX IT. UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, CAR IDLES EXTREMELY HIGH UPWARDS OF 2.75-3.00X1000 RPM'S. TURNED CRUISE CONTROL ON AND OFF THEN I HEARD A CLICK...THEN POWER CYCLED THE ENGINE AND NORMAL RPM'S SINCE. HOWEVER CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED,. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,353. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD AND REV VERY HIGH. FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE UP TO 50+ ON ITS OWN WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. TO GET IT TO STOP, I EITHER HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF OR "PUNCH" THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 25 MILES AN HOUR WITH MY CHILDREN DOWN THE ROAD FOR THE START OF A LONG TRIP AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I HAD TO USE MY BRAKES TO NOT HIT ANYTHING OR RUN A RED LIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS SINCE THAT DAY AND I CAN TELL IT HAS DONE DAMAGE TO MY BRAKES. THEY WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED BUT IF THIS CONTINUES I'M AFRAID THERE WILL BE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I TRAVELING UNDER 30 MPH CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN! I BRAKED AND RPM'S CONTINUED REV-VING AT 3000. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL- DID NOT STOP REV VING. PLACED IN PARK- SAME THING. TURNED IT OFF- SAME THING WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT PEELED AWAY. AT THAT TIME I TAPPED THE GAS AND THE PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF. THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. FIRST TIME IN JUNE OF 2012- MY MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE. HOWEVER, THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE CULPRIT WAS A BROKEN CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. FORD/MERCURY NEEDS TO WARN CONSUMERS TO GET THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLES CHECKED! CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP IF NEEDED. *TR