NHTSA Complaint #10542399 — 2005 MERCURY SABLE

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN NEIGHBORHOOD SITUATIONS OR OTHER SITUATIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN BEYOND THE ON THE DESIRED SPEED THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE NEEDED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT ALSO CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RACE EVEN WHEN PLACED IN NEUTRAL. RECENTLY WHY STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR WAS PUSHING IT SOUTH FORWARD SO HARD I HAD A HARD TIME KEEPING IT STOP AND IT ACTUALLY MOVED ME BEYOND THE STOP SIGN INTO A ONCOMING TRAFFIC. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THERE WILL B FATALITIES IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED. THIS SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION EVEN ALLOWS ME TO DRIVE UP HILLS WITHOUT HAVING MY FOOT PLACED ON THE GAS CAR WILL NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP EASILY. THIS STARTED IN MARCH AND IT'S HAPPENING EVERYDAY CAUSING WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKES IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AND I AM IN FEAR WHILE DRIVING. I'VE NOW STARTED TO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKES ON 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR AT A CONTROLLABLE SPEED I'VE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON MINE SIMILAR TO THIS I BELIEVE IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE AND I'M HOPING FOR A SPEEDY RECALL BY FORD TO CORRECT THE CAUSE. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND AND I THINK THEY LINKED IT TO EITHER THE ACCELERATOR CABLES OR THE CRUISE CONTROL .WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC AT 25 MILES AN HOUR THE CAR CAN ACCELERATE ABOVE 50 VERY DANGEROUS!!!!!!