Five problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2000 Mercury Sable. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Mercury Sable based on all problems reported for the 2000 Sable.
The contact owns a 2000 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle erroneously accelerated and crashed into a gate. The contact applied constant pressure to the brake pedal and traveled approximately four car lengths before stopping. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 112,000.
While attempting to stop in traffic the vehicle accelerated suddenly and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. As a result the consumer was involved in an accident. The driver sustained a fractured spinal cord.
While vehicle was parked in heavy traffic with engine still running, and without any warning it suddenly accelerated and hit rear end of another vehicle. Dealer stated we never heard something like this.
After pulling into garage vehicle suddenly accelerated and went through the garage wall. Dealer and manufacturer were notified. Feel free to provide any further infromation.
Sudden acceleration on two occasions; 1st occurred at 593 miles at a service station after turning on the vehicle and shifting into gear, and 2nd occurred at 894 miles when vehicle was going 15-20 mph and brakes were applied to bring vehicle to a complete stop. Vehicle taken to dealer, and informed consumer that the computer sensor needed readjusting. The dealer reprogrammmed the pcm as the solution for engine surging. The brakes failure was due to being over powered by the engine surge.