Table 1 shows seven common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2000 Mercury Sable. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (30 problems). The second most common problem is related to the accelerator pedal (19 problems).
I was in a parking lot of a store, started my car, headed out onto a city street, turned right. All of a sudden my vehicle took off, started speeding up. I stepped on the brake, it slowed the vehicle down a little, but the brake felt like air and didn¿t feel like it was braking correctly. Read details...
While stopping at a stop sign vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer foot was on the brake pedal when the acceleration occurred. Consumer immediately put the vehicle into neutral. This stopped the acceleration. Read details...
Driving vehicle on interstate with a speed of 75 mph with cruise control activated. The cruise control suddenly accelerated on its own. Pushing the off button for the cruise control would not stop the acceleration as well as pushing on the brake. Read details...