Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / SABLE / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005013296 Incident Date: Mar, 18 2005
Consumer's City: HAZLETON Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: SABLE Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1MEFM55S4YG Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 26 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While stopping at a traffic light vehicle continued to accelerate at full throttle, even when brakes were applied again, and the ignition was turned off. vehicle accelerated through an intersection, and only stopped when the front axle broke. vehicle was towed to a dealership, but they couldn't indicated why the acceleration failure occurred, even when a diagnostic test was performed.*ak car kept lunging and hopping forward while the brakes were on. the vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to determine d the cause of the problem. *bf *nm