After vehicle has been sitting for a while, and when starting up has to apply extra force to accelerator to get vehicle to move, this happends 1 - 3 times per week.*ak
1997 Mercury Sable acceleration complaints
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While gear shift indicated vehicle was in neutral engine surged and vehicle accelerated to an unknown speed before crashing into another vehicle. There were no injuries. Also, power steering and power assist brakes failed to operate during this incident. Dealership has yet to examine vehicle to determine cause of this problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
When stepping on gas pedal rpms go up but engine doesn't respond. This happens in the morning and acts intermittently. Contacted dealer, and dealer fuel pump needed replacement.
While driving about any MPH when could let accelerator go and vehicle will not decelerate. Vehicle was taken to dealer and problem was not diagnosed. *ak a local service station diagnosed problem as a defective idler control and replaced it.
I purchased mercury sable in july 1999 as a new vehicle (dealer demo). I experienced first problem about a year ago during two separate weeks and thought no more about it until this month. I left church and went up a slight incline to a stop sign; when I took my foot off the brake and tried to pull out into the traffic, the car began rolling backwards. I braked and looked to be sure I had not somehow put the car in neutral; it was in drive. I again tried to accelerate and the car continued backward, half way down the block. I pushed hard on the accelerator and the car suddenly jerked forward. Less than two weeks later, I sat at a red light on flat land and when the light turned green and I touched the gas pedal, it revved up but did not move. I braked, put the car in neutral then back in drive and it jerked forward. When I took it to allan vigil ford on tara boulevard in jonesboro, georgia, the service manager quoted a price of more than $2,500. To repair the transmission. On a car only four years old with less than 70,000 miles!!!! I have read other reports on this make and model and transmission problems. I am not the only one having trouble with ford transmissions. My son in law, joseph kaigler, has a 2001 taurus which he returned after less than a month to have the transmission repaired. Please help! Short of paying $2,500, is there another remedy I may gain.
Accelerator sticks in wide open position. Appears to be freezing similar to the federal safety agency 97v074. Wife had a near accident at high speed today.
Vehicle idle speed does not return to normal. Engine is racing while the vehicle is stopped. Vehicle does not slow down when the accelerator pedal is released, vehicle continues to run at 30 plus mile per hour without pushing on the accelerator pedal, requiring constant application of the brakes to keep the vehicle from getting out of control. This has happened in various weather, has happened after the vehicle has been driven as much as 100 miles on freeways and after driving as little as 5 miles in the city. Problem was occuring when the vehicle was driven into the crest lincoln mercury dealer service department, dealer stated that diagnostics indicated there is no problem.
On-going / intermittent problem with high surge / engine aceleration. Problem occurs in stop/go traffic at highway speed or at a stop postion. Problem has occurred on five occasions. Dealer notified, and unable to duplicate the problem.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while driving at sl0w speeds / coming to a stop.
When the brakes are applied vehicle will suddenly accelerate. Dealer has inspected vehicle several times , but problem reoccurs. Manufacturer has been notified.
When vehicle was at a stop, itjumped out of gear and accelerated. Also, there was a loud noise that came from transmission. Vehicle has been in the repair shop four times.
Consumer put vehicle into drive, and vehicle accelerated at high speed with accelerator pedal stuck to the floorboard. Consumer turned off vehicle.
Engine throttle sticks at 1200 to 2500 RPM while driving.
After 5 minutes turned off, returned to car, turned it on and put it into reverse, vehicle then expoded backwards up an embankment and crashed into trees.
Vehicle will rev up. The gas pedal has to be applied in order to stop it. Dealer has seen 3 times and finds no problem.
Vehicle suddenly accelerates while in drive or reverse or slowing down. Dealer has been contacted.
Whenever using the cruise control buttons, fingers would get cut. Cruise control have very sharp edges that cut deeply when steering wheel is turned.
Recall # 97v025000, dealer does not have parts available. *ak
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