NHTSA Complaint #10140740 — 2001 MERCURY SABLE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10140740
Vehicle	2001 MERCURY SABLE
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	October 24, 2005
Date Filed	October 25, 2005
Mileage	31,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	WI

Consumer Description

2001 MERCURY SABLE, 31,000 MILES. GOT INTO VEHICLE AFTER WORK,PUT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. TRANSMISSION FOUND TO HAVE FAILED-LOCKED INTO FORWARD GEAR. ALL GEAR SELECTOR POSITIONS ARE NOW FORWARD INCLUDING NEUTRAL AND REVERSE. DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOTIFIED OF SITUATION. TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. OLD TRANSMISSION MAY BE AVAILABLE AFTER WORK IS COMPLETE. I AM DISSATISFIED WITH FORD'S RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND THE LACK OF CONCERN FROM THE SAFETY ISSUE THIS COULD CREATE.*JB

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