I was driving car for est. 60 miles at highway speed then for about another 10 miles at 30-40 MPH. I came to a traffic light where the car started to shake for a moment then stopped. I drove to the next stop sign where the car started to shake again. When I tried to drive out of the intersection the car would not move. The car was towed to a garage where it was determined the transmission had failed.
1994 Mercury Sable transmission complaints
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While traveling heard a loud grinding noise coming from front end of vehicle. Soon afterwards vehicle decelerated. Vehicle has been serviced, technician noticed transmission needed to be replaced. Please provide further information.
Front piston in transmission cracked. This caused the transmission to lose pressure at slow speeds as if it went into nuetral. This was particularly dangerous when stopped to turn left. While waiting for oncoming traffic to pass the trans would lose pressure resulting in the nuetral condition. When the traffic passed and there was an opportunity to turn I would step on the gas but the car would not move. Then after a couple of seconds, and since the engine speed had now increased, the trans pressure would increase and the car would suddenly go into gear and lurch into the left turn. However a few seconds of turning opportunity had now been lost and the oncoming traffic was a little closer than I am comfortable with. I would not let my family drive the car until it was fixed. I took it to the ford dealer and he immediatly knew the cause, which indicates this is a common problem. In fact he had another customer with the same problem, same kind of car, same time. It cost me $1,400 to get the trans rebuilt. The defective part is and aluminum ring that is formed from sheet metal. During the forming process the metal was stretched too thin. This was evident by the stress mark or smile on the defective part. The repeated application of pressure eventually resulted in the crack which let the hydraulic pressure to leak past the piston. Again this very dangerous.
Transmission disengages at stop; lunges into gear at 1/3 throttle, like popping a clutch.
When approaching a stop sign or light vehicle will stall without prior warning. In order to drive forward consumer would have to move gear shift to reverse and drive. Dealership was aware of problem. Mechanic at dealership told consumer that she needesd a transmission replacement.
The head gaskets on my car which is a 94 mercury sable w/ a 3.8 liter v6 engine. The head gasket has failed on my car and I was not informed of a extended warranty not even when I called my dealer and asked for a quote on the 94 sable which I was quoted1350.00 , if the engine is gone to then 3000.00. I feel it is unfair I am being penalized for a faulty part I had no knowledge of and only 300 miles after the extended warranty, the copy of the warranty states to have the head gasket changed even if there is no problems.
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Automatic transmission will slip out of gear,/own shift at high speeds when driving at or above 65 MPH. Dealership replaced vss sensor when this happened first time. When consumer starts out, vehicle will automatically down shift into next lowest gear, regardless of speed. Dealership informed consumer that it was an internal problem with forward clutch piston. A transmission specialist stated that extreme temperatures will cause steel piston to crack causing this defect. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Rear brakes were replaced due to making noise.
The transmission malfunctioned temporarily while driving.
Transmission was replaced at only 28500 miles, consumer is requesting a refund.
Mounts failed prior to recall notice 98v‑323, consumer request reimbursement. Nlm
My transmission makes a loud thump noise when the car is shifted from park to either drive or reverse. Also when I come to a complete stop and then press the accelerator, the car seems to be in neutral and then after a few seconds goes into gear and launches forward. While driving, my speedometer will be accurate, and then just read zero for a while and then will start working again. My air conditioning was not working for a while and it just recently started working again, but often makes a loud high pitched screaming noise. I also believe that one or more of my motor mounts is loose or broken because when I shift the transmission into gear, the entire engine seems to jump up and then come down and jerk the whole car.
Transmission: after the car has been running awhile and the car gears down for what ever reason, the ar won't respond to acceleration from gear down. When the gas pedal is depressed to continue forward or reverse motion the car won't respond. Finally after either having sat for more than 30 minutes or after having reved the engine for several minutes, the transmission will engage. Air conditioning: the local dealership has already supposedly fixed the AC once and it did work for a short period afterwards. The AC doesn't blow cold air. All of the major components have been replaced.
Consumer had transmission serviced at 31,000 miles. 9 months later, consumer was backing car out of garage and couldn't shift gears. Took vehicle to dealer, and she was told that vehicle needed a new transmission.*ak A/C main line failed. Radiator failed. Rack and pinion steering failed.
Consumer was not notified of the recall related to the head gasket failure, additional repairs made prior to knowledge (alternator, thermostat, engine seals, belts), consumer is being denied recall repair due to mileage.
Vehicle is bucking while driving, transmission is also not staying in gear.
A part inside transmission box is defective, causing damage. Transmission needs to be replaced at only 50,000 miles.
Transmission failed prematurely at 62000 miles. Dealer stated it could not be replaced with a new transmission because all transmission kept blowing up possibly due to a defect in valve.
Transmission does not want to engage after vehicle has come to a complete stop. Problem is know in the repair industry as a faulty ford transmission piston. I understand ford had a major problem and redesigned this part for transmissions starting with the 1995 model.
Consumer had transmission replaced under extended warranty, the transmission started having problems again but was told transmission would not be covered because the warrenty was up, this will be the car third transmission. Nlm
Whenever the vehicle would pull off from a stop position transmission would hesitate and jump into 2nd gear before taking off. Dealer notified, and repairs were being made at consumer's cost, believed condition was due to faulty parts in transmission. *ak
We started noticing after driving our vehicle for a short while and stopping at a stop sign the vehicle would act like it was in neutral, after accelerating it will kick into gear. We have taken the vehicle to a ford dealership for service, they have told me that there is a o-ring out in the transmission and it will need to be pulled out of the car. There has been a bulletin put out on the problem but no recall. What can I do about this problem? My vehicle has only 50,000 miles and the transmission is as good as out. They tell me the repaires will be around $800. I think that is very unfair to their (ford/mercury) consumers if there is a problem with their product bad enough to put out a bulletin to their mechanics that it should be fixed at their cost! Can you help?
Transmission suddenly refused to shift - would only go into reverse or first gear - required full rebuilt of transmission and torque converter - although maintained on schedule by mercury dealer. Engine mounts discovered failed at this time - a constant problem with this type vehicle that previously ford would pay to repair but not now. Poor quality vehicle.
After the head gasket was replaced in 01-98, the crankshaft and radiator needed replacing due to the head gasket being replaced.in 02-98 the crankshaft was replaced along with the timing cover because of excessive wear. In 12-98 the head gasket was replaced due to a recall. The timing chain cover gasket was replaced at the following mileages-44832,45520,67205. According to the receipts given to me at the time, the transmission oil pan gasket was replaced twice under the same day. It is obvious that by doing that, they combined three different work orders into one. The next time it was replaced was at 71387. The crank was replaced at 45520 miles, the seals were replaced at 46942 , 67205, 68523 and 67205. Ford motor company , through program #00m09 , is admitting a problem with the 3.8 l engine with regard to the head gasket. This program is allowing for a refund on out of pocket to the consumer for replacing the head gasket or a rebate on a new ford or mercury vehicle. I am not eligible for either of those because my extended warranty , which was purchased through ford, was bought with a $0 deductible. I feel I am being punished because of an option that was the most financially sound at the time.
Transmission failed in 1998 at 42000 miles, also have rear brake problems.
Speedometer malfunctioned repeatedly. Yh
This will be the third time I have had to replace the transmission and I also have had to rebuild the engine. I only had the last transmission replaced 14 months ago. Something is terribly wrong to have to replace transmission so many times.
I would like to know why a safety issue is not considered to be a problem by ford. It is a big saftey issue to me when a car can crash or injure/kill a pedestrian
Transmission is not working properly, sticks prior to engagement into gear and will not move/pauses. Mjs
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