When the braked were applied, the vehicle surge forward, which caused consumer to lose control of the vehicle.
1994 Mercury Sable: sudden unintended acceleration
6 of the 387 complaints about the 1994 Mercury Sable describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while stopped at an intersection. Nlm
During vehicle operation transmission intermittently will slip out of gear and drop back into gear with sudden acceleration. Upon inspection seals and pins have malfunctioned and is attributed to use of aluminum. Replacement of both parts necessary to allow safe operation of vehicle.
Speedometer malfunctioned, the vehicle wont go into gear/ rev up, and wont go when slowing down, it will lunge forward which may result in a crash. When the speedometer is working, there is no problem. Please provide further information.
Forward clutch piston inside transmission breaks, causing the vehicle to surge forward, which could result in an accident.ford is aware of defect.
Aluminum clutch pistons work properly until warmed up, then consumer experiences hesitation/sudden acceleration. The dealership has replaced aluminum pistons with steel pistons, correcting the failure.
Related recalls
Vehicle speed control
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 3.8l engines and originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, iowa, idaho, illinois, indiana, kansas, massachusetts, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, north dakota, nebraska, new hampshire, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. Water can accumulate within the speed control cable conduit. If enough water accumulates, it could freeze within a low area of the cable routing when exposed to a long term cold soak at temperatures at least several degrees below freezing.
- Risk
- Driver control of vehicle speed using the speed control system or the accelerator control system would be diminished increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will add a boot to the speed control cable.
Recall number 97V025000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1994 Mercury Sable sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1994 Mercury Sable?
6 of 387 owner complaints about the 1994 Mercury Sable (2%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Mercury Sable?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Mercury Sable
Stalling 34Overheating 25Headlights 21Transmission failure 20Engine failure 17Jerking 11Fuel pump 10ABS 7Wipers 7Adaptive cruise 5Grinding brakes 5Coil spring 5Hesitation 5Slipping 5
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