Table 1 shows eleven common power train related problems of the 1998 Mercury Sable. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (14 problems). The second most common problem is related to the automatic transmission torque converter (three problems).
Consumer pressed down on accelerator pedal and vehicle did not move. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. Internal failure. Had to replace transmission. Read details...
The car lost drive power, and appeared to go into neutral. The transmission shop later found that a shaft, from the torque converter to the pump, had snapped. The shaft is a fairly substantial piece of metal. Read details...
I drove the car to do errands and it was not having any problems. I parked the car at the mall and came back to drive home and the transmission failed. The gears would not engage. I was forced to have it towed home. Read details...