Two problems related to accelerator stuck have been reported for the 2001 Mercury Sable. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Mercury Sable based on all problems reported for the 2001 Sable.
Within the last week my 2001 Mercury Sable reached the 60,000 mile mark. Once over that mark the accelerator pedal began to stick each time I would accelerate the vehicle too much. For example, merging onto the highway and needing to speed up the car would rev the engine as without my foot on the pedal. This would continue as if I was pressing the accelerator pedal to the floor even if my foot was firmly on the brake. The only resolution to this sudden extreme acceleration would be to stomp on the accelerator over and over again. In one instance the vehicle would not stop even after it was put into park, it wasn't until the vehicle was turned off when it stopped. This happened three times before I brought the vehicle into be repaired.
The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Sable. While merging onto a highway, the accelerator pedal began to stick. The contact pushed the brake pedal and then proceeded to tap on the accelerator which stopped the pedal from sticking again. The dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but did not diagnose the failure. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was 71,989 and the current mileage was 72,000.