2008 Mercury Sable

THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE. INCIDENT #1 WITH FIRST DRIVER: AT ABOUT 5 MPH, THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN. THE GAS PEDAL THEN STUCK DOWN IN THAT POSITION AND THE CAR STARTED TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE. AFTER A QUICK TAP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE GAS PEDAL STARTED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. AT NO POINT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. WE TOOK OUR CAR IN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. INCIDENT #2 WITH SECOND DRIVER: A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER (ESTIMATED MILEAGE 38,000), WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND I PRESSED THE PEDAL DOWN ALMOST ALL THE WAY. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO ABOUT 65 MPH. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON OR NOT. I SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE THE ENGINE WAS AT HIGH RPM. AFTER AGGRESSIVELY STOMPING ON THE CAR PEDAL, THE GAS PEDAL STARTED WORKING AGAIN NORMALLY. I SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR THEN DROVE NORMALLY. THE FIRST DRIVER WAS IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BOTH DRIVERS HAVE ABOUT 35 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED! IN OUR CASE, NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT WITH LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVERS IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH DIFFERENT. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT DIED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SELLING POINTS FOR ME, I HAD IT REPLACED AND THE REPLACEMENT DIDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH THE WINTER OF THAT YEAR. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS A PROBLEM COMMON WITH THE SABLE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. IS THIS A FIRE HAZARD. I AM ALSO HAVING A TERRIBLE PEELING AND CHIPPING PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT. *TR

STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT (VERY HARD) TO TURN. TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD SERVICE AGENT AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS LOOSE. A NEW RACK WAS INSTALLED AND RETESTED. FORD SERVICE TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS HAZARDOUS AND IT HAD TO BE REPAIRED RIGHT THEN AND THERE. ASKED FORD MANUFACTURE TO BE REIMBURSE AND WAS DENIED. REPAIR WAS DONE ON DECEMBER 31, 2012. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT CAN NO LONGER TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR, THE ELEMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THEN IT WENT AGAIN AND IT WAS UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND AGAIN IT WAS REPAIRED. NOW THIS WINTER, I WENT TO USE IT AND AGAIN THE ELEMENT WENT FOR THE THIRD TIME. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT COULD POSSIBLY BE DANGEROUS AND START A FIRE. THE CAR DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY WILL REPAIR IT FOR $429.00 (THIS IS A 10% DISCOUNT) BUT I FEEL THAT SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES ALREADY FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR AND ALSO FIND THE PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING THIS ELEMENT TO FAIL IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

ON THURSDAY AROUND 11:30 PM, ON SEPT.12, 2013, WHILE MY 77 YEAR OLD MOTHER SLEPT HER 2008, MERCURY SABLE PREMIER MYSTERIOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED WHILE PARKED UNDER HER CAR PORCH ATTACHED TO HER HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND DAMAGE OCCURRED TO HER HOME. WERE IT NOT FOR HER LITTLE DOG BARKING AND RUNNING BACK AND FORTH FROM HER BEDROOM TO THE CAR PORCH DOOR, SHE LIKELY WOULD NOT HAVE AWAKEN. SHE LOOKED OUT THE PEEP HOLE OF HER DOOR TO THE CAR PORCH AND SAY SMOKE AND FIRE EMITTING IT IS VERY LIKELY HER HOME AND SHE COULD HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE FIRE. ALTHOUGH SHOOK UP EMOTIONALLY, WE ARE THANKFUL ONLY HER CAR WAS LOST. FORTUNATELY, MY MOTHER REMAINED CALM ENOUGH TO CALL EMERGENCY SERVICES (POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT) THAT ARRIVED IN VERY SHORT TIME TO PUT THE FIRE ENGULFED VEHICLE OUT. ACCORDING TO FEEDBACK FROM THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARSON INVESTIGATOR AND INVESTIGATORS REPRESENTING OUR AUTO AND HOME INSURANCE COMPANIES, IT APPEARS THE FIRE LIKELY STARTED IN THE TRUNK OF THE SABLE IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM OR REVERSE SENSING MODULE AS I BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE REFERRED TO FOR MY MOTHER'S VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT HAD A CONSIDERABLE DEGREE OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT ON MY MOTHER GIVEN AS A SENIOR CITIZEN THIS VEHICLE REPRESENTED A LAST VESTIGE OF FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE. . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,850.