1995 Mercury Sable: jerking or lurching

5 of the 350 complaints about the 1995 Mercury Sable describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 34 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2009
3
2008
3
2005
2
2003
2
2002
5
2001
5
2000
3
1999
1
1998
3
1997
1
1996
14
1995
5
1994
11
1993
6
1992
2
1991
2
1990
3

What owners say

Filed Oct 6, 2015 · Body, Transmission · 103,219 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mercury sable. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the transmission jerked severely with extreme hesitation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing who stated that the rear subframe was completely corroded, which caused damage to the transmission. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 93v106000 (structure). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 103,219.

Filed Jun 30, 2003 · Transmission · 52,000 miles · DE

In july '1996, purchased a brand new mercury sable wagon from rising sun, md dealer. The car had only accrued 52,000 miles in 2000 at which point the transmission problem first manifested with progressively rougher disengage upon braking for gradual lurching stop. Took the car to a ford/lincoln/mercury dealer in newark, de and was told the problem was "normal for an automatic transmission". Now, with 63,100 miles, there is hesitation in engaging from a stopped position and whit does engage, it catches with a chirp of the tires on the drive wheels. Although unpredictible in occurrence, it is happening with increasing frequency, regardless of being warm or cold.

Filed Oct 18, 2001 · Acceleration, Transmission · FL

I bought the car in nashua, nh but now live in florida. The transmission problem is this: while I am trying to slow down, the car actually "lurches" forward and then when I let my foot off the break, it "slams" into gear. I contacted the service supervisor at the lincoln-mercury dealership in delray beach, florida . He told me he has heard of this problem occuring several times with other sables and knows exactly what part it is. He estimates about $800-$1200 in repair costs. He told me that it could go at anytime and I will be left stranded somewhere because my car will not go into gear. My brother in law had same problem with his sable. I think it is a defect in the sable's transmission - I should not be having transmission failure in a 6 year old car.

Filed Jun 1, 1999 · Transmission · NJ

At slow moving trafic, transmission slips, vehical does not move, but RPM goes up. Suddenly transmission slams and vehical jerks forwad. Happens at random, always at low speed. Could cause collision due to erratic speed. Manufacturer says internal problem and I need to change the transmission costing 1785 + tax.

Filed Apr 17, 1998 · Engine, Transmission · GA

Cracked engine block and blown head gaskets, causing the vehicle to overheat. In addition, motor mounts failed, and ongoing transmission problems of knocking/hesitating and lurching.