While on cruise control on a 6 lane divided highway the car suddenly accelerated from 72 to 85+ MPH. Brakes did not disengage cruise control and could not slow down car. I had to shut the engine off to regain control and with flashers on I managed to get to the shoulder of the road and stop the car. Tried to restart the car to establish if condition cleared up, but could not. Had car towed to ford dealer who was unable to duplicate the condition the following morning. They changed the mass air sensor but said it was unrelated to the acceleration problem.
2008 Mercury Sable: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 61 complaints about the 2008 Mercury Sable describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 31,998
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Unintended acceleration resulting in an accident car rev'd on it's own and bolted forward while at a full stop at a red light and hit the car in front of it . Car was driven in twice and towed in once to the local ford dealership ,over the course of the 2 years prior to the accident ,with the same complaint. They have not been able to find anything wrong with the car. Cause unkown. Problem is intermittent. After doing some online research I've discovered that there have been similar complaints. Tried to attach repair invoice and insurance claim , but "select image or document link " button below is not working.
My 2008 mercury sable, when at highway speed, speedometer has moved higher and lower on its own. When in cruise control car suddenly accelerated when speedometer dropped to erroneous low speed. This could have caused a crash into car ahead of me if I were not alert. It could have caused a speeding ticket.
2008 mercury sable awd had an electrical issue[melt down] that required replacement of the main electrical harness. Then in september of 2008 a sudden acceleration problem caused it to jump a concrete parking lot barrier and travel down into a drainage basin--40 feet. $9000+ damage. Repeated attempts to ford has fallen in deaf ears. Updated 05/12/10 *bf updated ivoq 05/17/10.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 mercury sable. While driving at approximate speeds of 3 MPH, the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the brakes would not engage. The vehicle proceeded to crash into two other vehicles. The police arrived to the scene and a police report was filed accordingly. There were no injuries to any of the vehicle occupants. The contact confirmed the failure had occurred at least three times prior to the crash. The current and failure mileages were 8,000. Updated 05/19/10.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2008 Mercury Sable sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2008 Mercury Sable?
5 of 61 owner complaints about the 2008 Mercury Sable (8%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 Mercury Sable?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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