2002 Mercury Sable vehicle speed control problems
56 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2002 Mercury Sable — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed May 22, 2017
“In motion the car wants to keeps accelerating even when you hit brake. And will stay the speed you are going or go faster. And you don't have to keep pushing accelerated. From start the rpms go straight to like 5 to 6 to 7 rpms and takes about 30 sec to idle down. I have tried everything to fix it…”
filed Apr 30, 2017
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% |
| 2001 Sable | 61 | 14% |
| 2000 Sable | 71 | 15% |
| 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 2002 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.