2004 Mercury Sable Problems, complaints & recalls

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury sable. The contact stated that while brake lights were activated, the contact was unable to shift the vehicle from park into drive. Fred beans ford of doylestown (876 n easton rd, doylestown, pa 18902), (215) 348-2901) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the stop lamp switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to nhtsa campaign number: 16e026000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the recall was for the year 2003 vehicles. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 99,800.

While parked, tried to put car in reverse to back out of driveway but car will not shift out of park. Only way to get car to shift out of park is to apply emergency brakes then shift car into neutral while key turned to off position. Break lights will not illuminate when brake pedal applied. I checked all the fuses and replaced the break lamp bulbs to troubleshoot issue according to owners manual however problem still exists. When researching online I read about the same exact issues occurring in same model and...

The airbag warning light has started coming on intermittently while the car is running on a city street. I don't know why but it appears to be a critical safety problem. The car has never been in an accident and only has 78,000 miles , very low for a 2004 vehicle. Ford motor dealer says there is no recall of any kind on this car. I am a retired senior citizen and this is my only form of transportation.

Car accelerated by itself to above 55 mph at local road, when put to parking, the engine kept running at more than 3500 rpm, it was crazy, nearly killed some kids.

The brake light switch failed causing inability to get shift lever out of park mode. Brake lights stay on all the time or not come on at all. The problem was noted after parking in our garage and noticing the brake lights being on all the time. I discovered that turning the ignition switch to first indent that the shift lever can be placed in the neutral mode so engine can be started. In driving the car, the brake lights do not work. When stopping the car and shifting to the park mode, the shift lever cannot be...

I contacted ken grody ford in buena park,ca 2-3 months ago to ask if there were any recalls on my car? The manager I spoke with told me "no!" He also mailed me a copy of his "oasis" search which showed no recalls! Help! [[redacted]] please mail me recall alerts on my car! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury sable. The contact stated that the security light randomly flashed and the alarm randomly sounded within less than than two days of owning the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury sable. While driving at high speeds, the rpms increased without warning. The vehicle surged forward and exhibited rapid acceleration. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Driving along residential area, extremely loud bang with burning rubber smoke. Stopped in road looked under hood found nothing wrong. Tried to drive again and there was a bumping noise and more rubber smell and smoke. Repeat inspection determined that the drivers wheel clearance was dropped and rubbing on the wheel. Search of internet shows that springs are routinely breaking and causing injury and death.

Car will not come out of park, nor will brake lights operate when pedal depressed. Exact symptoms as described in previous model year recalls. Only wayto get car out of park is to place in neutral after turning key in ignition to first avaialble position, then applying brake pedal to release shift lock. This is a recurring problem w/ a failed brake light switch assembly. It's too dangerous of a problem to not have a recall. Many other model vehicles have been recalled for the same exact problem. Why not this model?

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury sable. The contact stated that the rear tail lights remained illuminated when the brake pedal was not depressed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 04v106000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

The car will not come out of park, nor do the brake lights work and sometimes the brake lights stay on. There was a recall for this very issue. Recall #04s12 or 04v106000. However the recall stops at 2003. My vehicle has the same defective switch in it but ford is refusing to replace it. They claim my vehicle was made a few days after the recall stopped. Well that doesn't make my brake pedal switch any safer. I'm being handed a line of crap by ford. They installed a defective switch and have admitted its defective...

Car will not come out of park, nor will brake lights operate when pedal depressed. Exact symptoms as described in previous model year recalls. Only wayto get car out of park is to place in neutral after turning key in ignition to first available position, then applying brake pedal to release shift lock. *Tr

The driver side, three point seat belt assembly comes unlatched while the vehicle is in motion. This is even after the belt tongue is in place, you hear a click from the latch closing and locking and the belt has been pulled on to test the connection. I took it to the dealership today and the attendant said that the seat belt latch was likely not working due to normal wear and tear. The vehicle is 10 years old and has less than 200,000 miles and is very much still drivable. The dealership tried to charge the...

While driving on the freeway the engine keeps constant speed even after removing foot from accelerator pedal. It's like a stuck throttle. The only way to stop it is to apply brake and shift to neutral and stamp on the accelerator. Traffic had come to a stop and my engine was still revving at 3500 rpms pretty scary, only thing holding car back is brakes. *Tr

Started sudden acceleration while driving at 25 mph. Pressed hard on brakes to stop, put it on park mode. Still rpm was around 4000. Turned off engine. When cranked back, rpm kept on increasing without foot on accelerator. Tapped hard on accelerator couple of times, rpm went back to normal. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury sable. The contact stated that the vehicle surged forward and exhibited rapid accelerated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic on several occasions, who was not able to replicate. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.

While driving and I go over 50 mph my car will speed up which cause the throttle cable to come apart an d the engine or transmission speeds up. *Tr

I received a panicked phone call from my 16 year old daughter after a life threatening experience. She was driving at 35 mph when the car began to accelerate on it's own, the engine raced to 4,000 rpm and stayed there, while she frantically pressed the brake. Thankfully she was able to contain control of the vehicle as she pulled off it the road. She immediately turned off the engine, after waiting a few minutes she started the car, again it raced to 4,000 rpm. After trying this multiple times I had the car towed...

Throttle gets stuck. This was repaired in february of 2009 and has occurred again now in october 2013. Statement from ford dealership nov 4, 2013: speed control cable broken needs replace may be causing throttle linkage to bind. Dealership indicates that a recall on the 2000-2003 mercury sables covers the exact repairs that are necessary on my vehicle but my vehicle is not covered as it is a 2004. Contacted ford at 1-800-392-3673 and they are currently not willing to pay for repairs to my vehicle. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury sable. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 30 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The contact was able to merge to the shoulder and turn the vehicle off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the speed control cable had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 76,794.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury sable. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently while the contact was sitting idle at a traffic stop. The vehicle lunged forward and the rpms increased before the sudden acceleration occurred. Failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 198,000 and the current mileage was 203,000.

Brake light switch at pedal faulty with same symptoms as recall nhtsa i.D. # 04V10600...Brake lights won't activate when pedal depressed while driving or parked and when parked transmission range selector is stuck in park position. These symptoms could cause an accident from the rear and or leave family members stranded. Curiously this recall doesn't list the recalled switches part number and certainly ford motors won't admit that a few were installed on 2004 models. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury sable. The contact stated that while attempting to brake, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact had not depressed the accelerator pedal. The contact had to shift into neutral and engage the brakes in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 82,000.

My mercury sable 2004 began accelerating on its own. The first time I was cruising at 35mph and had trouble stopping at a stop sign. Braking caused a vibration the rpm's were not going down. Driving further I noted the car would accelerate by itself. Tapping the the gas pedal quickly sometimes caused the rpm's to go back to normal. I took the vehicle to a local garage and had the throttle (cables, etc) checked. All were reported ok. The issue has happened off and on but yesterday (11/28/12) was the worst. I did...