Are there any problems with the Mercury Sable automatic transmission?

Mercury Sable owners have reported 108 problems related to automatic transmission (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Mercury Sable based on all problems reported for the Sable.

Is the Torq converter on my Mercury Sable bad?

Sent car to repair shop and told no codes show up on computer no signs of leaks or damage to transmission, bad torq converter. Keeping old converter after hearing of similar problems with other vehicles that share same transmission.

Are there any problems with the 2008 Mercury Sable?

See all problems of the 2008 Mercury Sable . The contact owns a 1996 Mercury Sable wagon. The contact stated the vehicle had been parked on sept 10,09 at 3:30, the next day, at 6:30 pm the vehicle caught fire. The vehicle was engulfed in flames.

When did the 1996 Mercury Sable catch fire?

The contact owns a 1996 Mercury Sable wagon. The contact stated the vehicle had been parked on sept 10,09 at 3:30, the next day, at 6:30 pm the vehicle caught fire. The vehicle was engulfed in flames.

What causes the transmission solenoid on a mercury to jerk?

The Mercury transmission solenoid builds up fluid and causes the gears to jerk when shifting or hesitating during acceleration. This transmission solenoid problem is attributed to fluid seeping from the vents and into the solenoid pack, causing too much transmission fluid to enter the control solenoids.

Why is my mercury transmission shifting the wrong gears?

The TCM sends signals to the solenoid pack and into the electronic transmission solenoids controlling whichever gear is being shifted. The programming error is causing the wrong signals to be sent to the electronic solenoids, and the Mercury transmission is shifting the wrong gears.

What happens when the transmission goes out on a Mercury Sable?

Driving down street, stoped to turn, then accelerated when transmission went out, no warning signs just went out, no reverse or forward use. Sent car to repair shop and told no codes show up on computer no signs of leaks or damage to transmission, bad torq converter.

Are there any problems with the 1997 Mercury Sable?

See all problems of the 1997 Mercury Sable . Contact stated the instrument panel would light up and the radio would go out, and the vehicle would shut off. She put the vehicle in park and was able to restart it. She contacted the mechanic, who replaced the two sensors on the vehicle.

Why does my Mercury Sable roll back on a hill?

Automatic transmission – when the vehicle is in drive and stopped on a hill the car will roll back when you remove your foot from the break even when in drive. This is an ongoing issue. You need to use both feet when on a hill, one on the brake and the other on the gas to avoid rolling back into another car.

Why does my Taurus Sable not shift gears?

Out of no where The Transmission goes haywire, won’t shift, wont go in gear, loss of reverse gear, shifting out of sequence, dropping into lo-gear. My first thought is some electronic gizmo in the tranny has quit functioning. diagnosis from local tranny shop?

Are there any problems with the Mercury transmission solenoid?

The transmission solenoid controls the flow of transmission fluid throughout the transmission of a Mercury automobile. Many technical service bulletins (TSB) and consumer reports cite problems with the solenoid in some Mercury models such as the Sable, Grand Marquis, Mountaineer or Cougar.

Are there any problems with the Mercury Sable automatic transmission?