# 1998 MERCURY SABLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `529437` · 2005-05-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 69,090
## Narrative
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION THE VEHICLE IN FRONT.  THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE  PROCEEDED TO KNOCK DOWN A STOP SIGN.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.   *AK  (SUDDEN ACCELERATION)  THERE WAS A REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM  IN JUNE 02, 2004.  THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED AND THERE WAS A STRONG PULL WHEN IN REVERSE.  THIS PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IDLE AIR CONTROL ISSUE.   *SC
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