2003 Mercury Sable problems

“ORIGINALLY, 2 DAYS PRIOR, CAR FELT LIKE I WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING UNDERNEATH. GOT OUT AND LOOKED AROUND CAR, DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. LEFT CAR FOR 2 DAYS, THEN STARTED TO HEAD TO WORK. WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 20MPH WHEN SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR. A MOMENT LATER MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. HAD A FRIEND COME TO HELP ME CHANGE TO THE SPARE. HE DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 2 MINUTES BACK TO MY HOUSE AND AS SOON AS HE PARKED IT, HE TOOK THE SPARE OFF BECAUSE WE HEARD A WEIRD POPPING NOISE WHEN HE WAS JACKING THE CAR BACK UP. LOOKED AND THE COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BROKEN AND RUBBED SO VIOLENTLY AGAINST THE TIRE THAT IT HAD TORN A 10-14" LONG HOLE IN THE TIRE AND HAD BURNT A RING AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THANKFULLY I HAD 2 FRIENDS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT. I ALSO WAS ABLE TO TAKE MY GOODYEAR TIRE BACK TO SAM'S AND THEY PRORATED MY TIRE (HAD LESS THAN 6,000 MILES ON THEM!!) AND REPLACED IT. TIME WILL TELL IF THE OTHER ONE WILL GO OUT BUT NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER, I MOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. I AM VERY THANKFUL I HAD FRIENDS WHO WERE ABLE TO CHANGE THE WHOLE COIL SPRING FOR ME. BUT IF…”

“The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Sable. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle coasted to the side of the road and was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.”

“SO SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. I HAVE A MERCURY SABLE 03 WHICH HAS BEEN ACCELERATING BY ITSELF BECAUSE THE THROTTLE CABLE GETS STUCK. I SAW AN ARTICLE THAT SAID MY YEAR TAURUS AND SABLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS SAW THAT ALL THOSE IN THE JUNK YARD HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IN THE ARTICLE IT SAID FORD AGREED TO FIX THOSE TO STOP FURTHER INVESTIGATION. HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED? PLEASE AND THANK YOU. MY VEHICLE STARTED GOING 79 AND WOULDN'T STOP. EVEN IN NEUTRAL IT WENT 4000 RPM UNTIL THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS UNJAMMED. AND CONTINUES TO DO SO”

“1. THE HOOD CLOSES APPARENTLY FINE, IT DOES NOT OPEN IF I TRY TO, HOWEVER KEEPS OPENING EVERY 20 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. I COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. 2. VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS KEEPS OCURRING, NO SIGNS OR DROPS OR VIISUAL LEAK PUDDLE.”

“VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WHERE I GO TO STOP AND CAR ACCELERATES AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED MULTIPLE CARS BECAUSE OF THIS. WHILE GOING FROM A RED TO GREEN LIGHT ON A HILL MY SABLE STALLED AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, ALMOST CRASHING INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME, IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR MY QUICK REACTION. VEHICLE WILL IDLE VERY HIGH, 2.5RPMS AT THE LOWEST, WHILE SITTING IN PARK AFTER STARTUP. AFTER A 5 MINUTES IT WILL SOMETIMES DROP DOWN TO 750-1000RPMS, OTHER TIMES IT WILL CONTINUE TO IDLE HIGH. DURING DRIVE IT WILL CONTINUALLY ACCELERATE TO AROUND 40 MPH ON IT'S OWN. WHEN I BRAKE IT WILL IDLE HIGH AND LURCH FORWARD, UNTIL I'M FORCED TO PUSH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEN CAR WILL EITHER CONTINUE TO IDLE HIGH OR DROP SO LOW THAT IT STALLS. USUALLY I DRIVE WITH TWO FEET AT LIGHTS OR SIGNS TO BE ABLE TO REV ENGINE FROM STALKING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CODE READ IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, SO IT WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK TO GARAGE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ALL VACUUM LINES WERE REPLACED AS WELL. AM GOING TO FIX THE GASKET AND SELL. CAR SCARES ME TOO MUCH TO DRIVE. MULTIPLE PANIC…”

“HEATER/AC FAN CONTINUOUSLY STOPS WORKING. I FIRST REPLACED THE MOTOR RESISTOR IN AUGUST 2012. IT WORKED FOR 2 WEEKS WHEN IT BROKE FOR THE 2ND TIME. I WENT TO FIX IT AGAIN, ONLY TO FIND OUT IT STOPS WORKING AGAIN AFTER 2 MORE WEEKS.IT IS NOW OCTOBER AND THE MOTOR RESISTOR BROKE 2X AND NOW THE MOTOR BLOWER IS COMPLETELY GONE. NO AC/HEATER. THE TEMPERATURE IN NY IN OCTOBER IS NOT COMPLIANT WITH NO HEATER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. BROKE 3XS IN A SPAN OF 6 WEEKS OR SO. *TR”