Mercury Sable loss of power problems

Filed Sep 12, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 57,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercury sable. While the vehicle was operated, it lost engine power without warning. The vehicle was towed to dom's getty service station (308 mercer st, hightstown, nj) where it was diagnosed as a transmission failure. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

Filed Oct 7, 2014 · Steering · 85,175 miles · OH

Loss of power steering assist while driving on ohio turnpike 07/19/2014. With no power steering it was a very dangerous condition while entering a service plaza. Also subsequent maneuvering on city streets was nearly impossible. Subsequent repair (07/23/2014) of lower cradle, and installed new (updated) motocraft rack and pinion unit. New alignment was performed per tsb. Vehicle took 3 days to repair. Cost to repair vehicle was over $1000. Ford issued a technical service bulletin (09-5-7) on march 23, 2009 but to my knowledge has not issued a recall.

Filed Mar 31, 2014 · Transmission · 58,111 miles · PA

I left home for work. All parts of vehicle working fine. I put my blinkers on to make a left turn, which I executed. Half-way down the street, the car began to lose power, but was still running. I tried shifting to another gear - nothing. There was no warning, no sound, just nothing. I attempted to get the car to the side of the one way street with parking on both sides. I could not move the car. Thankfully this did not occur on an interstate, or I would have been killed. Had to call aaa, get the vehicle towed. My garage said it was catastrophic torque converter loss. He has done 5 2003 vehicles just this year. My husband just had major heart surgery; is not working, and now I have to come up with over $2,000 to get a rebuilt transmission. Ford/mercury has known about these catastrophic failures for years now -- and nothing is done. Does it take someone being killed before there is action? This is not fair the american consumers who try to buy american products and get screwed in the end! My next car...just may be from another country.

Filed Nov 20, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 18,963 miles · FL

Exited from the highway to refuel. Upon fueling we intended to continue our trip as planned. Car stopped at light began to accelerate for 5-10 feet. Engine made a revving sound and all power was lost. All fuels look good and this car has less than 20,000 miles total because it was used sparingly by previous owner. No lights or indication gave warning that transmission would lose power. We are now seeing online that this is an issue. I had previously called dealer but kept getting hung up on. I am a widow with children and do not have the money to just tow the car to be fixed as this was our only transportation we have been limited on actually traveling to the dealership so they can check recall information for us.

Filed Nov 14, 2012 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · NY

This mechanical problem has happened two times. The first time was at approximately 120,000 miles.the car is always serviced, well maintained and runs terrific. I was driving for about 30 minutes on the parkway. Suddenly I experienced the car sticking like it was choking, losing power and then surging ahead. I was shocked, continued to drive and it eventually cleared itself. I have never had any other symptoms or incidents like this in the past. I thought it might be a clogged fuel injector so I immediately added some fuel injector cleaner. I brought the car to my mechanic the next morning but he couldn't find anything wrong with the car. The second time it happened was about 3 - 4 weeks later and I called the mechanic again. We only found a small transmission leak but nothing else. I happened to mention the incidents to a mechanic friend of mine at work and he told me it sounded like the throttle. He said he also thought there was a recall on my car. I believe this is a potentially very dangerous issue and need the dealer and the federal safety agency to advise if there is a recall! If there isn't then there should be one. Please advise.

Filed Apr 8, 2012 · Transmission · 61,000 miles · NY

Without warning I experienced a loss of power with my 2004 mercury sable. After driving my car approximately 46 miles (I live 47 miles from job) I came to a stop sign and when I went to proceed through the stop sign, I was not able to do so. I had lost forward and reverse gears and the car would not move. There were no warning signs. No slipping, no banging, no grinding or any other noises that almost always are associated with transmission failure. I had the car towed to a transmission shop (aamco of mineola, ny) and the transmission was replaced. I never in all my 32 years of driving had a transmission fail in the manner that this transmission did. I also truly felt it was a torque converter or input shaft failure but I am not a mechanic (I do have a good knowledge of how a car and it's components work) and just decided to get the transmission fixed. I did not think much about this until I received a notice that my ford freestar is involved in a recall (11s25/the federal safety agency recall 12v‑006) which described the same failure. It just so happens that it is also a model year 2004 and is equipped with the same model transmission (ax4s). I am now very confident that the transmission's torque converter failed just as it is described in the recall for my ford freestar. I believe that there is a design problem with the splines in the torque converter when it is manufactured and a possible failure of the input shaft (which the torque converter spins on).

Filed Mar 17, 2011 · Electrical · 62,721 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mercury sable. The contact stated that while driving at any speed when the anti-theft light illuminated the vehicle stalled. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic test and was unable to locate a failure code. The local mechanic replaced the computer control module and the ignition switch. The anti-theft light continued to illuminate causing the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was not repaired. Updated 04/15/11*lj the consumer stated when the anti- theft light flashed, the odometer dropped down to zero and the vehicle lost power. Updated 10/12/11

Filed Jul 13, 2006 · Fuel system · 11,425 miles · CA

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle failed to start on the first 4 to 5 attempts. Later while traveling at 70 MPH, the vehicle lost all power, stalling the engine. The vehicle was towed to the service dealer for repair. The service technician determined the vehicle would have needed to be in an accident to cause the inertia switch to be tripped. The switch was reset and the vehicle was restarted. The manufacturer was alerted.*ak updated 8/16/2006 - there had been no accident.

Filed Dec 10, 2005 · Steering · 56,000 miles · VA

Noisy power steering pump & loss power steering. The power steering pump and steering rack and pinion were replaced on our 1999 sable when it had 56,000 miles.

Filed Dec 12, 2004 · Electrical, Steering · 69,000 miles · VA

On several occasions, after driving my 1999 mercury sable station wagon in moderate to heavy rain, I lose power steering during turns. The alternator light also comes on. I believe the problem is related to excessive belt slippage from water. It goes away if I stop for a few seconds to let the belt regain traction. This condition occurs unexpectedly is a risk to loss of control during the period of time without power steering.