Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / SABLE / 1998

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 999079570 Incident Date: Jan, 31 1999
Consumer's City: NEW FREEDOM Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: SABLE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1MEFM50U0WA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 18 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Locked torque converter seems to disengage when going down hill. also, speed control cannot control speed of car going down any slight hill. seems to be not locked up, etc. cannot use engine compression, etc, to slow vehicle. cruise control us is useless on any type of downgrade! is this a design flaw or can it be repaired? vehicle is a leased car through wheels, inc. thank you. *ak