Two problems related to other fuel system have been reported for the 2003 Mercury Sable. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Mercury Sable based on all problems reported for the 2003 Sable.
1. The hood closes apparently fine, it does not open if I try to, however keeps opening every 20 minutes after driving. I could not find the cause. 2. Very strong smell of gas keeps ocurring, no signs or drops or viisual leak puddle.
2003 Mercury Sable with 20,000 miles on it. While driving at 60 mph, I stepped on the accelerator to pass a truck, I heard a thump and then the engine went to idle and we lost all power. We pulled over and found that the accelerator cable had snapped. I found a small piece of plastic on the floor that came from the mechanism. We were stranded 100 miles from the nearest city on a Sunday night. I subsequently asked the rental car manager if he had ever heard of this before and he said the same thing happened to a taurus he was driving. This, as I am sure you know a very dangerous situation - if we had been on a crowded interstate there would have been serious problems. We were lucky. Is there any record of this problem occurring. Judging by the plastic linkage I bet it has happened a number of times. Please let me know.
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