1991 MERCURY SABLE Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. NLM

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WILL HESITATE , FEELS AS THOUGH VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL , LIKE IT IS OUT OF GEAR AND WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER MUST RESTART VEHICLE, BUT EVENTUALLY DEFECT WILL REOCCUR. CONSUMER RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN NOVEMBER 1994 FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH STATED THAT DEFECT WILL CAUSE ERRATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED IT HAS PASSED THE WARRANTY BY YEARS AND WILL NOT COVER COSTS. *AK *SLC

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND CURRENT TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER REGARDING TRANSMISSION ,AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON "TRANSMISSIONS" FOR THIS VEHICLE... VEHICLE REGISTERED IN NEBRASKA WHERE THERE WAS RECALL 98V323000 REGARDING SUBFRAME CORROSION WHICH COULD EFFECT TRANSMISSION/ENGINE. CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK

MY 1991 SABLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BOLT FELL-OUT, OR BREAKAGE. AFTER REPAIRS WAS MADE THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BOLT CAME OUT OR BREAK OUT TWO OTHER TIMES AS OF 23 OCTOBER 2000. MY SABLE WAS PURCHASED IN WASHINGTON STATE AND REGISTERED IN ALASKA, HOWEVER IT IS LOCATED IN MARYLAND WHERE I LIVE FOR THE PASSED TWO YEARS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING, AND NO GEAR AT ALL. A TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK

I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF TRANSMISSIONS GOING OUT ON THE SABLES, BUT WHEN MINE WENT OUT IT JERKED WITH SO MUCH FORCE THAT I COULD BARELY HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONES WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN LONG DISTANCE. YH

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. ALSO, THERE WAS VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION,SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERHOOD. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED, RECALL (94M-84) HOWEVER DENIED DUE TO YEAR/MILEAGE REQUIREMENTS. MJS

POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING GEARS TO NOT GO FORWARD / BACKWARD. DEALER CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *YC

TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING GRINDING NOISE . WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM WOULD REAPPEAR EACH TIME. HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER AS OF YET. *AK

WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR ENGINE HESITATES, THEN SPEEDS BACK UP. THIS IS THE FORTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS/CUT OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS SHIFTING HARD AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. *AK

RANSMISSION IS SHOT. PROBLEM STARTED WITH A CLICKING NOISE, AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS STARTED RUNNING OUT OFTHE TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION REPLACED, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE FAILURE RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. MJS

I AM ON MY 3RD TRANSAXLE. IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR IN TRAFFIC CAUSING A NO POWER SITUATION. I CANNOT ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC!

TRANSMISSION GEARS OVERHEATED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION, DAMAGED TRANSMISSION. MJS

THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING WITH 76,000 MILES. I HAD HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AT 66,000 MILES TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED & CHECKED AND NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ANYTHING GOING WRONG. *AK

FORD INFORMED ME THAT THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN 1996 IN A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR TRANSMISSIONS; NEVERTHELESS THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKY AND ALWAYS DOWN A QUART, AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS NOW (NHTSA NEEDS TO RECALL FORD/MERCURY TRANSMISSIONS NOW!). *AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. LEE MYLES AUTO-TRANSMISSION--FLUSHING QUEENS , NEW YORK. SAYS THIS WAS DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. (MJS)

THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING IN TO NEUTRAL AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME THE TRASNMISSION WAS REBUILT WAS AROUND 40,000 MILES. THEN 4 MONTHS AGO THE TRANSMISSON WAS REBUILT AGAIN, AT AROUND 85,000. THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL GOING INTO NEUTRAL, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25-55 MPH OR MORE. WHEN I TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED; THEY SAY THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS (HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OFF AND ON) AND WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. WE ARE CONCERNED NOW FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR TEENAGE SONS WHEN THEY DRIVE IT AS WELL AS OURSELVES. WE ALSO REQUESTED A MAINTANCE REPORT ON THE CAR SINCE WE HAD IT, BUT STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT FROM THE DEALER. ADDITIONALLY, THEY HAVE CHANGED OVER COMPUTER...

DUE TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT TWICE AND LOST REVERSE AS OF NOW, ALL WITHIN 9,000 MILE OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSE TOD REPAIR UNLESS COST GOEST O CONSUMER. ASKING IF NHTSA CAN HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE LOSING POWER AND PULLING OVER. THE TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLL. CONSUMER HAD TO GET REAR MOTOR MOUNTS FIXED. PREVIOUSLY HAD FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS FIXED THREE TIMES. ALSO, TRANMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE JERKS AND CUTS OFF AT TIMES. *AK

EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WITHIN 63,000 MILE OF WEARS,HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT/REPLACED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AND COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF BRAKES SYSTEM. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED / WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS THIS CONSIDERED NORMAL. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME FOR NO REASON. THE TRANSMISSON LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CAR TO CUT OFF WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. DEALER SAYS VEHICLE NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION THE INTAKE FOR THE OIL IS TOO SMALL TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT OIL INTO THE TRANSMISSION, AND FRICTION CAUSES A LOCKUP WITH THE PLANITARY GEARS ,CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEAKING ON TWO OCCASIONS.

TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING FROM EXCESSIVE METAL FOUND IN FLUID.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

ENGINE/TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS COMPLETELY FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED (PISTON/VALVE BODY KIT).

WHILE DRIVING WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE OWNER STOPPED AT LIGHT WHEN LIGHT CHANGED WITH VEHICLE STILL IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY PRIOT TO RECALL. UPON TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE IT HAD TO REPLACE IT AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. IN ADDITION, REPLACED HEAD GASKET/POWER STEERING LINE/ENGINE/THERMOSTAT. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT THE CAR TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE DRIVING. *AK