NHTSA complaint: 2000 MERCURY SABLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER WAS AT TRAFFIC STOP AND VEHICLE IDLING, AS SOON AS CONSUMER PUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL ,CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT HIGH RATE SPEED, CRASHING INTO A LAMP POLE, AND CAUSING INJUIRES/ A BROKEN STERNUM. SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK UP, AND FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation