# 2001 MERCURY SABLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `321288` · 2001-11-01 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
## Narrative
WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL IT WOULD GET STUCK, GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ON THIS MODEL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, ALLOWING THE GAS PEDAL TO BE ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE TO STOP, AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN 3 ACCIDENTS. *AK. *ET
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*