Consumer stated when put in park the vehicle rolled bakwards about 4-6 in. Caused damages. Ts
1999 Mercury Sable transmission complaints
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While driving transmission will slip out of gears, causing the vehicle not to have any power. Dealer notified.
Vehicle had a massive transmission fluid leak and broke down. Vehicle checked by dealer, who replaced transmission. Two weeks later, leak began again. Vehicle was checked again by dealer ,who determined that gasket was is leaking. Gasket was replaced. Approximately two weeks later, vehicle vehicle had 2 oil leaks.
Speedometor keeps going down to 0, sometimes engine races, and vehicle will slow down, like it's in neutral. Please provide any further information.
Transmission shift linkage cable broke at a bend.
Transmission had to be replaced twic within 8 month period.
Hard upshift and downshift while coming to a stop or pulling away. Once vehicle was stopped it would have a tendency at times to lurch forward while brake was on.. Upon taking the transmission down, the dealer found clutch material in transmission the ss3 was sticking, the accumulator o-ring was cut the forward drum ck.vall sticint overdrive band burned and needed to exchange the entire transmission. Thankfully the trany was under warranty. However, now the repaired assy is only covered for 12000 miles or 12 months whichever comes first and we are naturally concerned that this might be a defect as the ford taures seemed to have trany problems in the 1197 to 1999 range which is why we did not buy one but went with the sable after checking the federal safety agency reports re: the vehicle itself.
Intermittant erratic transmission shift concerns, especially in the first tow gears, performed sbds diagnosis and rempved plugged valve body to no avail. Transmission fluid looked like coffee grounds in it, also oil leak in the area of the intake manifold that needed to be checked.
Consumer states she attempted to put vehicle in reverse, the engine felt as if it was going to fall out, consumer contacted dealership and vehicle was taken in for a transmission overhaul and repairs on three occassions.
Transmission shift cable snapped, vehicle would not change gears.
Vehicle was standing still with park gear on when consumer turned vehicle on, and vehicle went forward without prior warning.
Odor of hot transmission fluid / oil entering interior at vents, vehicle at operating temperature. Most noticable at complete stop. No leaks visible, suspect fumes from transmission vent being drawn into air intake for AC system past the opening of the hood hinges at cowl.
Almost caused a major accident but avoided fatalties.
Vehicle was parked with keys in ignition. Was not able to shift into park. Neighbor checked under hood & found transmission wires for shift lever had snapped. Wires were unhooked before lever was able to shift into park. Contacted dealership & service truck towed vehicle to dealership. *ak
When shifting the car into reverse it would hesitate and would eventually shift after repeated attempts. After a couple days the car would not shift into reverse from park but would if it was first put into drive and then reverse. Then it would not shift into any gear and would freely coast on an incline. I had to have the car towed on a flatbed from my driveway to a dealership. They had it for 5 days, did not fix it correctly and I had to take it back in for service. The shift cable had to be replaced.
Note******I did not have any failures!! My reason for writing is to complain about the frequent shifting of the automatic transmission. In addition, the brakes vibrate at high speed usually between 55-70 when braking. To be fair I reported and had the car serviced when the brakes first vibrated. The service manager reported that there were heat marks on the disc's. My principal driving is highway with limited braking. The dealer shaved the rotors (which bothered me given that there was less then 10,000 miles at the time), and the vibration disappeared. I am however once again seeing some slight vibration. Tire wear appears to be normal. Getting back to the rotors, I am concerned that the life of the rotors having been cut will be short. As for the transmission this has just started, and I haven't yet scheduled a service call. I have spoken to several people who own either taurus's or sables's and the recurring problem seems to be the transmissions. What do you guys say?
Vehicle rolled on a slight incline while in park , resulting in a minor collision. The dealer has been notified. *ak
Consumer experiencing problem with dealer honoring mfr. Recall notice # 98s-31 & the federal safety agency recall 98v‑288 000 concerning ford/ transmssion oil cooler line . An incorrect transmission oil cooler line was installed, the line contacts the anti-lock braking system module support bracket and overtime. Can wear and develop a leak onto the exhaust manifold or catalytic converter, which can result in a fire.
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