Speed Control Cable problems of the 2001 Mercury Sable

I haven't had this car vary lone and I was driving close to my home in witch I live in the TN. Smoky mountains. The roads are curvy I had just pulled out from a tee intersection and a car came fast up behind me so I stepped on it and that is when the throttle stuck so I kicked it fast and hard and it freed up. If this had been in a different situation I may have wrecked the car. So I started to do some research on this and found recalls so I did a VIN# check and found out the recalls for this car were done and all this happened on 11-19-2016 so on 11-21-2016 I had to go out and I stopped by a dealer to check on my findings and I was told the same thing and at that point I went to check on a new throttle cable and maybe the part that was put on to fix the problem and that the parts would need to be ordered and thats when I found out that it wasn't the cable that was the problem that later Ford had found that it was the throttle body that was causing the problem and of course that was never reveled because that part is a 400. 00 part and the cable was a 100. 00 part. So this needs to be recalled again. My car has 154500 miles. Nhtsa ¿ vehicle speed control problems 2001 Mercury Sable NHTSA ¿ vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal problems 2001 Mercury Sable close investigation subject : speed control cable damage date investigation opened: oct 24, 2012 date investigation closed: Jun 26, 2013 NHTSA action number: pe12033 component(s): vehicle speed control all products associated with this investigation expand details close 10 associated documents expand manufacturer: Ford motor company.

My 17 year old was driving the 2001 Mercury Sable and came to a complete stop at a light on a busy intersection however, the car automatically accelerated even with his foot on the brake. The acceleration stuck and fortunately he was able to control the vehicle without hitting anyone and causing an accident but immediately managed to get it to an open lot to shut the car off. Had someone look at it, and it was the throttle cable that snapped. It is only temporarily fixed at this time. Also, when driving in areas where there is any type of small bump, such as the end of our driveway, the front end suspension just isn't there. It hits extremely hard.

Sudden acceleration and continued high rpms. Accelerates without depressing accelerator pedal. This is a known issue for Mercury Sable / Ford taurus 2000-2003 and I just discovered a recall was done in 2013 by Ford. The cause is a malfunctioning of the throttle body and/crusie control cables.

While under acceleration 50%-75% the throttle cable can slide out of the cable retainer and keep the throttle from returning to idle leading to the throttle being stuck open resulting in speeds over 100mph if no action is taken.

Going to work and going up a steep hill on a windy 2 lane highway and topped the hill at approximately 40 mph and when I let off the throttle the throttle pedal returned but the speed stayed at 40 mph and at 4000 rpm. I punched and released the throttle pedal and it went to 6000 rpm and didnt return. I stepped on the brakes and slowed the vehicle a little but not much. I was coming up on a turn at a high rate of speed and had to shift in to neutral and shut the car off. I coasted to the side of the road and raised the hood. I seen that where the throttle cable and the cruise control cable went in to the mounting bracket that the cruise control cable was hanging out the side of the grey plastic holder that holds it into the mounting bracket. The grey plastic guide holder had broke and the cable had slipped out of the holder and wasnt able to go back in when the throttle was open thus left the throttle half open. I was able to manually slide it back into the grey plastic guide holder and put wire on it to safely get it home. The holder needs to either be metal or a better grade of plastic. The grey plastic guide holder is also the same as the one on the throttle cable. I'm sure its going to break soon also. Thank you.

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Mercury Sable. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 mph the vehicle accelerated on its own. The contact was forced to depress the brake pedal with both feet and place the vehicle in neutral gear in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle accelerated to approximately 70 mph for a 16 mile stretch. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis. The tow truck driver inspected the vehicle and noticed the cruise control cable had disengaged causing the acceleration. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000. Rvk.

Accelerator cable broke in half as I entered I-295 from on ramp.

The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle continued accelerating independently up to 50 mph. The contact had not engaged the accelerator pedal when the failure occurred. The contact then applied the brakes and shifted into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was completely shut off and then restarted however, the engine roared with an increase in rpms of over 4000. The contact had to maintain pressure on the brake pedal. The vehicle was not taken to a repair shop or the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 120,000. Updated 09/26/lj the dealer replaced the accelerator cable. Updated 09/27/12.

Accelerator cable broke off from gas pedal.

My 2001 Mercury Sable accelerated as I entered the highway. The car would not stop even when I applied the brake. I called 911. The 911 operator suggested that I apply the parking brake which I did. I went about 15 miles riding the shoulder going between 60-70 miles per hour. I eventually exited the highway but could not stop even at the end of the exit ramp. I made a right hand turn. At this point I had reduced my speed to approximately 30 miles per hour. The car eventually landed in a ditch. At that point, I ended my call with 911. I looked to my left and found four men yelling to me to get out of the car. I then learned that the car was on fire. I exited the car. The four men put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. The car was towed to a Mercury dealership where it is documented that it was in fact the speed control cable that caused the car to accelerate. Again, between the 911 call, the information on file with the Mercury dealer and the insurance claim, the cause of the incident is documented.

I was driving my 2001 Sable (24v dohc) and the car began acting like the gas pedal was stuck. I could lift the pedal up with my toe and that did not stop the acceleration. I shifted into neutral and turned the car off and coasted into a parking lot. When I restarted the car the engine was racing. I opened the hood and found the problem to be "a broken (plastic) retainer ring at the end of the cruise control cable by the throttle body" as someone else described it better than I could in technical details. I could reset the cable and seemed to be fine unless I accelerated too quickly, because that seemed to what triggered it to get stuck. I could still go fast (interstate speed), but I could not go fast too quickly. I temporarily fixed the problem by taping the broken cable with duct tape or electrical tape which seemed to work for a couple months. I experienced the problem about 10 times in a four month period before trading the vehicle to a dealer. Due to the recent recall of the later models tauruses I thought I should report the issues I had. I never informed the manufacturer about this and I never took it to a professional for diagnosis.

Driving on the hwy with my 3 yr old daughter @ approx 65 mph the veh started accelerating on its own. Even with pressing the brake veh would slow down but kept accelerated on its own ( and it kept climbing until I pressed on the brake) and got upto approx 80 mph. I was able to safely get veh off the hwy with depressing the brake extremely hard (and veh kept creeping forward, luckily the light turned green quickly) and a Ford dlrshp was right next to the hwy. Dlrshp performed repairs. They replaced the accelerator cable assembly for the throttle control. I was adv by dlrshp that the plastic piece on the cruise control throttle broke and got stuck on my regular accelerator cable. I cant begin to say how frightened I was for my daughters safety as well as my own. I seen there is an investigation for 2005 & 2006 tauruses. . . You need to also look @ the 2001 Sables for the same problem! someone is going to get killed if they don't do something about it.

After getting up to cruising speed on the highway my car would continue to accelerate even when I stopped giving it gas. I disconnected the cruise control cable and this fixed the problem, but now I can't use my cruise control.

My wife was driving her 2001 Mercury Sable and when she took her foot off of the accelerator the car continued to accelerate at a high rate of speed. She didn't drive the car for a year. I took the car to the dealer and a couple of garages and nobody could find the problem. I finnaly tried to fix it myself and found the problem to be a broken retainer ring at the end of the cruise control cable by the trottle body. I never replaced the retainer due to fear it would break again and maybe cause an accident. I tied the cable back with a tie wrap. I did call and report this incident, but never heard anything. Now with all the new recalls I wanted to report it again. Thank you.

2001 Sable accelerator cable come out of the housing, causing the engine to decelerate.

Consumer was driving through hotel parking lot at low speed when the vehicle quickly accelerated striking 2 cars and scaling a 3 1/2 feet wall, dropping over and finally coming to a rest. The attending officer discovered that there was a broken throttle cable and suspected this was the cause of loss of control of the vehicle. It was totaled.

Consumer was driving through parking lot at low speed when the car suddenly accelerated at great speed. The consumer was unable to slow the vehicle down before it struck 2 vehicles, and sped over a 3 1/2 foot high wall where it went over and came to a rest. Upon inspection, the attending police officer discovered a broken throttle cable which he believed caused the vehicle to act the way that it did. The car was totaled. Currently awaiting insurance report.

The accelerator cable snapped while driving on a bridge. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and repaired.

I registered this complaint before via telephone. Now I see that the NHTSA is looking into Ford taurus with the same acceleration problem. The problem is the e-ring on the end of the cruise control cable. Even though you're not using the cruise control, if the e-ring fails the cable gets caught and the car accelerates. This happened a few times and when I brought it in, the dealer couldn't find the problem. There's a cover over the cruise control cable where the e-ring is. I ripped off the cover and worked the accelerator by hand and saw the problem. I never replaced the e-ring and just tied off the cruise control cable and not use the cruise control. I haven't had any problems since. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).