Speed Control Cable problems of the 2004 Mercury Sable

While driving and I go over 50 mph my car will speed up which cause the throttle cable to come apart an d the engine or transmission speeds up.

The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 30 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The contact was able to merge to the shoulder and turn the vehicle off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the speed control cable had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 76,794.

Throttle got stuck and car continued to accelerate on its own and now its a constant problem every time I drive the car I can get it to stop momentarily by quickly applying pressure to the gas pedal where it will stop accelerating for a moment but once the rpms drop as low as they are going to go it starts accelerating all over again when in park it revs out at up to 5000 rpms I know you are already aware of this problem in the 05 & 06 models but I have'nt seen anything about 04's also everything I've researched says its the cruise control cable being disconnected which was the first thing I checked and mine is still connected.

My Mercury Sable 2004 began accelerating on its own. The first time I was cruising at 35mph and had trouble stopping at a stop sign. Braking caused a vibration the rpm's were not going down. Driving further I noted the car would accelerate by itself. Tapping the the gas pedal quickly sometimes caused the rpm's to go back to normal. I took the vehicle to a local garage and had the throttle (cables, etc) checked. All were reported ok. The issue has happened off and on but yesterday (11/28/12) was the worst. I did some research and my issue is exactly the unintended acceleration issue reported by many other taurus/sable owners. I have two children and am now concerned for my safety and the safety of my family. I contacted Ford and got a case number assigned. I am waiting to hear back from them.

The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that while approaching a stop sign at 50 mph, she heard an abnormal pop. The engine rpm's increased to 4000 while the contact was applying extreme pressure to the brakes. The contact coasted off the roadway and shut off the vehicle. Once restarted, the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 50 mph. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was not being depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised her that the cruise control cable was fractured and caused the throttle to become jammed. The vehicle was repaired by having the cruise control cable disconnected. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000. Updated 3/2/12.

Throttle gets stuck. This was repaired in February of 2009 and has occurred again now in October 2013. Statement from Ford dealership Nov 4, 2013: speed control cable broken needs replace may be causing throttle linkage to bind. Dealership indicates that a recall on the 2000-2003 Mercury Sables covers the exact repairs that are necessary on my vehicle but my vehicle is not covered as it is a 2004. Contacted Ford at 1-800-392-3673 and they are currently not willing to pay for repairs to my vehicle.