2001 Mercury Sable Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 61 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 2001 Mercury Sable, 14% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 96,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “cruise control cable” (10% of reports).
- 61vehicle speed control complaints
- 96,000median miles at failure
- 12mention a crash
- 5mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 27%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Cruise control cable: mentioned in 6 of 61 complaints (10%)
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 37 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 61 complaints, 12 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 5 an injury.
Mercury Sable vehicle speed control complaints by model year
| Model year | Vehicle Speed Control complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Sable | 5 | 25% | 29,933 |
| 2008 Sable | 10 | 16% | 40,490 |
| 2006 Sable | 1 | 100% | 6,500 |
| 2005 Sable | 38 | 46% | 80,422 |
| 2004 Sable | 15 | 29% | 82,000 |
| 2003 Sable | 28 | 14% | 106,000 |
| 2002 Sable | 56 | 13% | 87,755 |
| 2001 Sable | 61 | 14% | 96,000 |
| 2000 Sable | 71 | 15% | 86,198 |
| 1999 Sable | 16 | 6% | 132,000 |
| 1998 Sable | 32 | 17% | 71,182 |
| 1997 Sable | 28 | 12% | 53,894 |
| 1996 Sable | 17 | 6% | 56,000 |
| 1995 Sable | 20 | 6% | 28,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the 2001 Mercury Sable. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Lately my car has been over accelerating to about 4,000 rpmâs at random moments. I almost got into a wreck today and I was driving 30 mph. Iâve cleaned the throttle body and the idle air control valve and still the same issue. The car only has 113,000 miles on it but now Iâm too scared to…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 120 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED REVVING AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY. WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, THE…
Sudden acceleration and continued high rpms. Accelerates without depressing accelerator pedal. This is a known issue for mercury sable / ford taurus 2000-2003 and i just discovered a recall was done in 2013 by ford. The cause is a malfunctioning of the throttle body and/crusie control cables.
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2001 Mercury Sables have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 61 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 2001 Mercury Sable (14% of the 430 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2001 Mercury Sable vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?
The median reported mileage is 96,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 2001 Mercury Sable?
The most frequent phrase is “cruise control cable”, in 6 of 61 complaints.
Other 2001 Mercury Sable problems
- Suspension problems (204)
See all 2001 Mercury Sable problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Sable years.