2005 Mercury Sable problems, complaints & recalls

2023-09-14 · Vehicle Speed Control

“im owner of mercury sable 2005 only 79000 miles..the car problem speed control idle over 2200 so high when stop red light have to brake pedal to slow the vehicle down, and the vehicle failed to accelerrate..…”

2022-04-19 · Vehicle Speed Control

“purchased vehicle from a private seller 10 days prior to incident. seller informed me they had replaced throttle body sensor to fix unintended acceleration issues. drove vehicle home on 4/10/22 with one incident on highway where i attempted to slow vehicle after reaching approx 70mph, and vehicle seemed to jolt/shudder as if unable to brake smoothl…”

2020-10-20 · Vehicle Speed Control · 130,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury sable. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently to 80 mph, without warning. the contact mentioned that the brake pedal was depressed to slow the vehicle down. in addition, the vehicle then failed to accelerate. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the contac…”

2020-01-14 · Air Bags · 180,500 mi

“the air bag on the front passenger side has partially inflated…”

2019-10-24 · Power Train · 120,000 mi

“after leaving a stop, the car was able to move, then all of a sudden, the car would not change gears and stayed in a nuetral position. after safely parking the car, it will not shift into drive or reverse. looking online i see numerous consumer with the same issue and the cost is more than the car is worth, but is a known issue that the manufacture…”

2019-09-03 · Vehicle Speed Control · 65,000 mi

“gas pedal sticks. cruise control randomly turns itself on vehicle accelerates on it's own without warning. have had to shut the car off or shift into neutral while driving. it's absolutely terrifying.…”

2019-06-24 · Structure:body · 140,000 mi

“the cars underbody has fully rusted every since i bought it back in 2015 my floor panels are completely rusted. the cars side skirts came off the car on both sides because i hit a pothole in the street, under that is full of rust. the car was driven to and from work. i feel like this is posing a threat to me as well as other drivers. anything can c…”

2018-09-20 · Visibility/Wiper

“can not see out my front and back windows. i will clean the windows 3-4 times a day. improper codes requesting repair and once repaired still the same thing. starts no cranks. very dangerous conditions, could not continue to work due to vision issues. anti theft functions preventing me from operating my car.…”

2018-09-16 · Power Train · 88,700 mi

“i drived it on highway and suddenly there was noise and rmp passed 4000 but no accelerated. i managed to stopped on shoulder, and restarted the car, engine run ok, and car wasn't moving, either forward or backward. i could be hit by other cars if i didn't manage to shoulder. i searched online and i found out a lot of complaints about mercury sable'…”

2018-05-28 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 81,000 mi

“shortly after buying this car last year, the throttle body failed at speed (approx 55), causing the car to accelerate uncontrolled on a curvy 2 lane highway. had to break very hard against the surging engine to slow, and turn off engine with key to get car to stop. very scary. very dangerous. the ford dealer in kingston, ny, did not tell me this wa…”