1998 Mercury Sable transmission problems

25 complaints (13% of all complaints for this car).

owner complaints: 25
of this car's complaints: 13%
crashes: 0
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Automatic transmission
19
Manual transmission
1
Axle assembly
1
Automatic transmission: torque converter
1
Automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL)
1
Automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

0k-25k

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175k-200k

200k+

Mercury Sable transmission problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 1998 Mercury Sable owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed May 7, 2007 · Transmission · 124,000 miles · SC

I drove the car to do errands and it was not having any problems. I parked the car at the mall and came back to drive home and the transmission failed. The gears would not engage. I was forced to have it towed home. It showed no signs of having a problem, and the transmission fluid was intact with no signs of a problem. This appeared to be a costly repair, so I chose not to fix it at this time.

Filed Sep 9, 2004 · Acceleration, Transmission · RI

Consumer pressed down on accelerator pedal and vehicle did not move. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. Internal failure. Had to replace transmission.

Filed Aug 5, 2004 · Acceleration, Airbags · 89,000 miles · MI

While driving at any speed overdrive light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. This caused the speedometer to drop to zero, and the SRS light illuminated on the dashboard. Also, horn became inoperative. Vehicle was taken tot he dealer for inspection.

Filed Nov 21, 2003 · Transmission · RI

The driver pressed down on the accelerated pedal and the vehicle did not move. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for analysis. The dealer found internal failure of the transmission. The transmission had to be replaced.

Filed Oct 23, 2003 · Transmission · CA

While waiting at a stop vehicle shook/vibrated. Consumer was able to pull over to the shoulder,and vehicle shut down.

Filed May 2, 2003 · Transmission · NY

While driving there was a loud noise coming from underneath the vehicle.

Filed Mar 12, 2003 · Transmission · TX

The torque converter clutch did not engage at times, which caused a hard shift.

Filed Sep 12, 2002 · Transmission · MS

No summary listed for above.

Filed Aug 28, 2002 · Transmission · GA

I've noticed since purchasing the vehicle, that it sometimes hesitates when you step on the gas from a dead start and you must maintain your foot on the pedal until it shifts or it would jerk. I've never driven a vehicle that performed this way and not knowing much about cars, didn't know there was a problem. Now it's stuck in gear at 60mph. It has also droped into neutral for no apparent reason but once I shifted it into reverse and then drive, the gear kicked in.

Filed Jul 1, 2002 · Transmission · FL

No summary listed for above vehicle.

Questions about the 1998 Mercury Sable transmission

Does the 1998 Mercury Sable have transmission problems?

Owners have filed 25 complaints about the transmission of the 1998 Mercury Sable, 13% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1998 Mercury Sable transmission problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 1998 Mercury Sable transmission?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Mercury Sable have bad transmission?

The Mercury Sable model years with the most transmission complaints are 1991 (101 complaints), 1994 (95 complaints) and 1995 (93 complaints).