2001 MERCURY SABLE — Complaint #938590
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NHTSA Complaint about VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES filed September 10, 2012
NHTSA complaint #938590 (ODI reference 10474454) concerns a 2001 MERCURY SABLE and was filed on September 10, 2012. The owner reports the failure occurred on September 7, 2012. The vehicle had 120,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Texas based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as vehicle speed control:cables, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same MERCURY SABLE cohort independently describe similar vehicle speed control:cables failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2001 MERCURY SABLE shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
TL* 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 09/26/12*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. UPDATED 09/27/12
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 938590 |
| ODI Number | 10474454 |
| Date Filed | September 10, 2012 |
| Failure Date | September 7, 2012 |
| VIN | 1MEFM59S61G |
Similar VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES Complaints for 2001 MERCURY SABLE
2001 SABLE ACCELERATOR CABLE COME OUT OF THE HOUSING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DECELERATE. *TS *JB
DT: 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 AT
DT: 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 OV
THE ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ON A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. *JB *TC
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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