Speed Control Cable Problems of Mercury Sable - part 1

So sorry to bother you. I have a Mercury Sable 03 which has been accelerating by itself because the throttle cable gets stuck. I saw an article that said my year taurus and Sable have this problem as well as saw that all those in the junk yard have the exact same problem. In the article it said Ford agreed to fix those to stop further investigation. How would I go about getting this fixed? please and thank you. My vehicle started going 79 and wouldn't stop. Even in neutral it went 4000 rpm until the throttle cable was unjammed. And continues to do so.

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I was driving my car on a city street and the car started accelerating on its own and I tried to brake but my brakes would not work. I had to put both feet on the break to slam hard enough to try to get it to slow down even a little. I found out that the throttle cable got stuck and could not go back in causing the car to keep accelerating.

Driving(in motion) on busy road(city street) near home, accelerated to 45mph, tried to slow down for light, removed foot off gas and car did not slow. Had to slam on brakes in order to avoid car stopped at light. Took all my strength on brake to keep car stopped. Put in neutral, no change. Put in park no change,still 4000 rpms. Wanted to get vehicle home so I put on flashers drove home while applying brakes. I was scared to death. Should have pulled over and turned car off but wanted to get it home so I could avoid a tow. I am pretty handy and am doing research in order to fix myself. Popped the hood at home and immediately saw that the cable going to the throttle body was broken and hung up on a clip on the linkage cover. Image is of another vehicle with the same exact problem.

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The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Sable. While stationary, the vehicle accelerated rapidly on its own without warning. In addition, the "check engine" indicator illuminated. Fairway Ford in san bernardino, California determined that the speed control cable needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

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.

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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.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. When the ignition was turned to the on position, the vehicle revved to 4,000 rpms without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. It was discovered that the accelerator cable attached to a clip was stuck in the upright position. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. When the accelerator pedal was depressed at 50 mph, the vehicle rapidly accelerated. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact was unaware of how the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who stated that the cruise control cable was fractured. The contact performed a temporary repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 300,000.

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.

Speed control cable cracked and dislodged holding throttle open. . . Ford had a customer satisfaction program for this. . 13b04. However it was never done, never got any letters and has now expired. . . Ford refuses to pay for a clip and cable(needs now) and since this never was a "recall" per say it is a safety issue. How can I get Ford to pay for this?.

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.

Throttle cable stuck, engine at 1800 tpm, engine reved to 2600 rpm, inability to slow vehicle, surging. Required hard breaking. Once car stopped, idle dropped to 900 rpm after 15-30 seconds. Happens with increasing frequency. Engine surges at start, revs to 2100 then to 2600. Inspected cable, throttle and cruise control cable point of entry to supporting bracket plastic shattered. Cable emits sound from binding. Took to Ford dealer, they indicated my vehicle was not part of the recall although the problem has been clearly documented with the same make, model, year and engine.

This Sable had the stuck throttle problem recall performed in October 2013. Yesterday, a dangerous acceleration condition occurred. While accelerating from a stop light, the car kept accelerating even after taking all pressure from the accelerator pedal. I entered an on ramp and accelerated to join with traffic. Even after completely removing my foot from the pedal the car kept accelerating to over 75 miles an hour. I attempted to brake, but had to shut off the ignition to pull to the side of the road. I restarted the engine and it immediately went to 5500 rpm and started cutting out (misfiring- I assume was caused by a rev limiter). I shut the engine off again. After two more tries starting, and revving to 5500 rpm, it finally started and idled at 800 rpm. While climbing a hill the accelerator stuck again, but at 3000 rpm. I again had to shut off the engine in order to stop. When I restarted, it revved to 3000 rpm. I shut it off again and opened the hood. I manually pulled on the throttle cable to insure it was not applying pressure. I then started the engine and it idled at 800 rpm. The recall was performed in October 2013i have the Sable at a dealer at present to repair the throttle problem. At no time was cruise control engaged. Had my wife been driving, I'm not sure she would not have had an accident. Turning off the ignition was the only way to prevent engine damage and slow the car to avoid a high speed accident. I just received a call from the dealer. The recall (at a different dealer) was performed incorrectly. The clip was installed incorrectly according to the dealer who now installed and completed the recall correctly!.

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The contact owns 2002 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a manufacturer's voluntary recall of the speed control cable collar replacement however, the failure was not corrected. The vehicle suddenly accelerated while the contact applied the brake. The engine rpms also increased to 4000. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who advised that they could not duplicate the failure and there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The failure and current mileage was 125,263.

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.

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.

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Car was revving at high rates of speed. While at light it would rev at1700, in park 4600. Idling at 30 mph and car would speed itself up as if accelerator was stuck. When let off brake car would jump due to high revving. If I was waiting on train and didn't know better and edged up I would have jumped into the train. Issue was faulty cable that broke off at throttle and wouldn't allow a deceleration. Was very scary. Luckily I know my car and knew something was wrong.

Accelerating from a stop light and letting off accelerator paddle, the pedal. Approaching the next light, braking hard helped. But putting the car in neutral was the best option, given the speed and how close the light was when I was not able to stop the peddle from sticking. At the light in neutral, I pumped the accelerator pedal several times until it did not stick any more. If breaking hard and and putting the car in neutral, if going the posted speed or more traffic, there definatley would have been an accident. That day I saw on different website complaints about this and called the dealership. They inspected the car and lubricated the accelorator cable throttle body and the cable just incase. But they could not find a problem.

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The speed control cable collar broke, leaving the throttle stuck open at about 27%. This caused the vehicle to accelerate on it's own, and required extra effort to stop the vehicle. I have a receipt for the repair made by pepboys.

Accelerator stuck. Vehicle accelerated when cruising on highway. Put it in neutral at exit from highway, stuck at 4000 rpm. Problem was accelerator cable. Ferrule broken in engine compartment and outer part of cable hung up on mounting bracket.

Traveling on highway, preparing to turn left onto a freeway onramp. As I took my foot off the gas pedal, the speed suddenly increased and the engine revved. I applied the brake, but the engine continued to rev, as the throttle was now stuck. The vehicle continued forward and I had to throw it into park to stop the forward motion. The engine even revved faster and I turned off the ignition and engine stopped. When I re-started the engine, it immediately continued to rev over 4300 rpm as the throttle was stuck. I had the vehicle towed to an automotive repair shop. The mechanic said the throttle control cable had become stuck against the collar shoulder, resulting in the throttle becoming stuck and unable to disengage. Update by smch: it was the cruise control cable not the throttle cable.

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

While driving the vehicle in neighborhood situations or other situations the vehicle accelerates on its own beyond the on the desired speed this causes the car to be difficult to control and very difficult to stop increases the stopping distance needed to avoid an accident to stop at a red light or stop sign it also causes the engine to race even when placed in neutral. Recently why stop at a stop sign the car was pushing it south forward so hard I had a hard time keeping it stop and it actually moved me beyond the stop sign into a oncoming traffic. Extremely dangerous situation there will b fatalities if this is not corrected. This spontaneous acceleration even allows me to drive up hills without having my foot placed on the gas car will not slow down or stop easily. This started in March and it's happening everyday causing wear and tear on the brakes it makes it difficult to steer and I am in fear while driving. I've now started to drive with the brakes on 100 percent of the time in order to keep the car at a controllable speed I've read other complaints on mine similar to this I believe it's a known issue and I'm hoping for a speedy recall by Ford to correct the cause. Since this is a known issue and and I think they linked it to either the accelerator cables or the cruise control . While driving in neighborhood traffic at 25 miles an hour the car can accelerate above 50 very dangerous!!!!!!.

While I was driving to work, my car suddenly began to accelerate by itself. It was full throttle, and I could not stop it from speeding up. Thank god I was entering the highway when this happened, because I could not slow the car down. While on the highway, I held my foot all the way down on the brake, and the car would still not go below 65 mph. Without my foot on the brake, it got up to 95 mph and would have kept getting higher. So I drove with my foot on the brake at 65 mph, weaving in and out of traffic. I tried switching into neutral, but this had no effect. I called 911 and they sent a police officer out to follow me. I was driving like this for 10-15 minutes with my life constantly flashing before my eyes. Eventually, I was instructed by 911 to turn off the ignition off while in neutral (which I did not know could be done until they told me). If there had been traffic on the highway at any point, I would have gotten into a terrible accident and could have injured/killed myself and others. It was a very traumatic experience, and I am extremely shaken up. According to the auto shop that is working on my car, the incident occurred because the cable that runs from the cruise control to the throttle body broke.

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.

When I accelerated my vehicle the throttle stuck in the open position. My car accelerated to over 40mph in a residential zone. I put the car in neutral and the engine revved up to the cutout rpm limit. I immediately shut the vehicle off. When I opened the hood to inspect the problem I saw that the plastic collar holding the cable in place broke off, causing the entire cable to move freely. One piece of the cable was stuck outside of the collar causing the throttle to engage without the accelerator pedal being pushed.

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.

Car suddenly accelerated. I traveling under 30 mph car began accelerating on it's own! I braked and rpm's continued rev-ving at 3000. Put car in neutral- did not stop rev ving. Placed in park- same thing. Turned it off- same thing when the light turned green I put the car in drive and it peeled away. At that time I tapped the gas and the problem corrected itself. This was the third incident of sudden acceleration. First time in June of 2012- my mechanic cleaned the throttle. However, this time I took it to a Ford dealership and the culprit was a broken cruise control cable. Ford/Mercury needs to warn consumers to get the cruise control cables checked! can provide documentation from the dealership if needed.

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.

The contact owns 2002 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact mentioned that he was able to merge to the shoulder of the road, shifted into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. Once the vehicle was turned back on the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the vehicle speed control cable snapped and threw the vehicle into a full throttle. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 131,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph there was an increase on engine rpms and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact mentioned the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. However, once the vehicle was shifted into neutral and then park he was able to turn the engine off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnose that the cruise control cable failed. The contact had the cable disconnected. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 131,000 and the current mileage was 132,000.

Drove the car away from the dealer and it was running fine. Stopped and got gas. Then left gas station and proceeded onto the capital beltway. After a couple miles the car began accelerating on its own. The only way I could get the car stopped was to put it in neutral. The engine continued at 4000 rpms. The car was then shut off after getting it stopped on the side of the road. I found that the problem was the cruise control cable had backed out of the socket approximately a half inch and wedged over to one side holding the accelerator linkage open at the 4000 rpm level. Neither myself or my mechanic have no idea why this happened and especially while driving at highway speed. The cable was pushed back over from the side and it popped back into place. I can manually pull the cable back out and there is no locking device to keep it from coming out again. I have attempted to find a new replacement cable and have not been successful. I will probably have to disconnect the cruise control for peace of mind to operate this car. This car was purchased for my son to use at college. He has practically no driving experience and I hate to think what could have happened if I let him drive the car home.

Tl- the contact owns 2003 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that the throttle cable stuck on the vehicle. This caused the vehicle to accelerate on its own. The contact stated that they reached 60 mph and when they eased up on the gas pedal the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact put the vehicle in neutral and the engine reved up and there was a loud bang that came from the engine. The contact replaced all of the sensors, the lower intake and the mass flow device, but that did not correct the problem. The failure mileage was 154,000 and the current mileage was 161,000. Rl.

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.