2000 Mercury Sable vehicle speed control problems
71 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2000 Mercury Sable — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning and the rpms increased to 500 or more. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and did not assist. The contact was referred to nhtsa. The failure mileage…”
filed Sep 14, 2017
“I was in a parking lot of a store, started my car, headed out onto a city street, turned right. All of a sudden my vehicle took off, started speeding up. I stepped on the brake, it slowed the vehicle down a little, but the brake felt like air and didn't feel like it was braking correctly. Luckily…”
filed Dec 10, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Ford: see document search button for owner letter. Speed control cable is susceptible to damage and can disconnect during hood maintenance and also interfere with full throttle return to idle after releasing accelerator…
CSP-13B04 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 21, 2013
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Sable years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Sable | 5 | 25% |
| 2008 Sable | 10 | 16% |
| 2005 Sable | 38 | 46% |
| 2004 Sable | 15 | 29% |
| 2003 Sable | 28 | 14% |
| 2002 Sable | 56 | 13% |
| 2001 Sable | 61 | 14% |
| 1999 Sable | 16 | 6% |
| 1998 Sable | 32 | 17% |
| 1997 Sable | 28 | 12% |
| 1996 Sable | 17 | 6% |
| 1995 Sable | 20 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 Mercury Sable
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.