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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001071414 | Incident Date: May, 09 2001 |
| Consumer's City: HAMPTON | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: SABLE | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1MELM50U3VA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 20 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased mercury sable in july 1999 as a new vehicle (dealer demo). i experienced first problem about a year ago during two separate weeks and thought no more about it until this month. i left church and went up a slight incline to a stop sign; when i took my foot off the brake and tried to pull out into the traffic, the car began rolling backwards. i braked and looked to be sure i had not somehow put the car in neutral; it was in drive. i again tried to accelerate and the car continued backward, half way down the block. i pushed hard on the accelerator and the car suddenly jerked forward. less than two weeks later, i sat at a red light on flat land and when the light turned green and i touched the gas pedal, it revved up but did not move. i braked, put the car in neutral then back in drive and it jerked forward. when i took it to allan vigil ford on tara boulevard in jonesboro, georgia, the service manager quoted a price of more than $2,500. to repair the transmission. on a car only four years old with less than 70,000 miles!!!! i have read other reports on this make and model and transmission problems. i am not the only one having trouble with ford transmissions. my son in law, joseph kaigler, has a 2001 taurus which he returned after less than a month to have the transmission repaired. please help! short of paying $2,500, is there another remedy i may gain.*ak |
