1992 MERCURY SABLE Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE. THEN IT COMPLETELY FAILED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING RPMS REVVED TO 4700, AND VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN ON ITS OWN,SMOKE CAME OUT OF TRANSMISSION AND VEHICLE STALLED. TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO GET RECALL DONE ON VEHICLE, REMEDY DID NOT WORK, AND CONSUMER STILL HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

REVERSED OUT OF DRIVEWAY THEN PUT IN DRIVE. HEARD KNOCKING NOISE. CAR DID NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN ECCELERATOR WAS PUSHED. HAD TO BE PUSHED BACK INTO CARPORT. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 NORTH IN S. FLORIDA A KNOCKING NOISE STARTED TO OCCUR. THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF. THE CAR COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE OVER 55 M.P.H. TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AT 40 MPH NO PRIOR WARNING OF FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT.REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLES TRANSMISSION SEEM TO BE WAY ABOVE AVERAGE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I AM NOT A MECHANIC SO HERE GOES. I FIRST WAS DRIVING AND WHITE SMOKE BEGAN BLOWING OUT OF THE MUFFLER. I STOPPPRED THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP.HE SAID I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WHICH IS QUIT COMMON IN THE MERCURY SABLE.I CONTACTED SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO ALL SAID THE SAME THING,IT MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE SABLE. I HAD THAT FIXED AND BECAUSE OF THIS MY TRANSMISSION LET GO AND BLEW A ROD.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DANGER!!!! ALMOST CRASH !!!!! --WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 90 IN CHICAGO AT 60M/H, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN!! SPEED DROPS IMMEDIATELLY!! I WAS SURROUNDED BY HEAVY TRAFFIC MOVING AT 60-80 M/P...LUCKILY, BEFORE MY CAR DROPS TO 25M/H, I MANAGED TO STOP AT THE ROADSIDE. WHAT A HELL! I CAN'T CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL, IT DOESN'T MOVE. AFTER 1 HR, I WAS SAVED BY A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR LOOKS GOOD, AND HAS ONLY 64500 MILES. WHAT KIND OF PRODUCT FORD IS MAKING! WHENEVER I THOUGHT OF THAT DAY, I FEEL I AM SO SAVED..

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED. THE '!@#$% QUALITY METAL USED IN THE MAIN GEAR SET CRUMBLED TO POWDER. FORD QUALITY SCORES AGAIN! *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED, COSTING $2000 IN REPAIRS. NOW HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED WITH ESTIMATED REPAIR IN EXCESS OF $1200. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE FOR 10,000 MILES YET. I AM NOW READING ABOUT MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD 3.8L ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS & HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THEM. I THINK THE WHOLE SITUATION IS A DISGUSTING INDICTMENT OF THE LACK OF CARING ON FORD'S PART. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT & WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THIS HORRENDOUS SITUATION. *AK

POWER TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

TRANSMISSION REPLACE PER FORD DEALER RECOMMENDATION

I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND HAVE PAID OVER A $1,000 IN REPAIRS. THE DAY I LEFT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER RE-BUILT THE TRANSMISSION TWICE, BUT I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. RECENTLY I HAD FULL FRONT & BACK BRAKE JOB. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE BRAKES WERE FINE. IN LESS THAN A YEAR I HAD ONLY 10% BRAKES LEFT. THE DAY I LEFT I LOST ALL BACK BRAKES. A MONTH LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW THEY ARE SAYING FORD HAS RECALLED THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM AND MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE HELP.

TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED ON THIS VEHICLE TYPE BUT WE RECEIVED NO NOTICE. MECHANIC SAID RECALL HAD "EXPIRED" AND THAT FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED WITH GENUINE FORD KIT. IS FORD CO. RESPONSIBLE FOR REIMBURSING ME FOR THIS REPAIR? *AK

NO SUMMARY.

TRANSMIISION FAILED TWICE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT, AND CONSUMER DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE S VEHICLE FELT LIKE JUMPING. DROVE TO NEAREST SERVICE SHOP WHERE THEY HAD TOLD CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS WITH A PART ON THE VEHICLE WHICH CONSUMER DID NOT RECALL AT THE TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN CENTER LANE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL, LOSING ALL POWER, FORCING DANGEROUS EVASIVE DRIVING TO COAST ONTO SHOULDER.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IN ADDITION, INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS AND LOWER BALL JOINT/CONTROL ARM/STRUTS/SHOCKS FAILED. *AK

DAMAGED PLANETARY GEARS DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION HAS SLOW PICKUP AND HAS LOST ALL GEARS BEFORE, THE DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SD

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES.

TRANMISSION FAILED. *SD

TRANSMISSION FAILED 8 TIMES. *SD

PLANETARY GEARS IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED EIGHT TIMES.

VEHICLE PARKED IN WITH IGNITION ON IN GEAR, JUMP OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS, DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK

VEHICLE PARKED IN WITH IGNITION ON IN GEAR, JUMP OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS, DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK

HEARD CLUNKING NOISE NO ACCELERATION. RESULTING IN INTERNAL EXPLOSION AND CRACKING OF AUTOMATIC TRANSISSION. TT

THE CONSUMER IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES IN 60K MILES, AUTOMATIC WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO GEARS. TT

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE/OVERDRIVE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT

THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD . TT

TRANSMISSION GEARS GOT HOT AND SHEARED OFF. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. TT

PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AW

THE TRANSMISSION ON THE CAR IS BAD AFTER IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND HAS GONE IN FOR SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

AUTO TRANSSMISSION FAILURE AT 68K. TT