Eight problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 1999 Mercury Sable. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving at 5 mph consumer heard a noise coming from under the vehicle. Consumer put vehicle in reverse and the vehicle would not accelerate. Consumer made contact with the dealer.
Problems with transmission caused vehicle to stop. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle stopped, and failed to accelerated when the pedal was pushed.
Consumer stated when put in park the vehicle rolled bakwards about 4-6 in. Caused damages. Ts.
Hard upshift and downshift while coming to a stop or pulling away. Once vehicle was stopped it would have a tendency at times to lurch forward while brake was on. . Upon taking the transmission down, the dealer found clutch material in transmission the ss3 was sticking, the accumulator o-ring was cut the forward drum ck. Vall sticint overdrive band burned and needed to exchange the entire transmission. Thankfully the trany was under warranty. However, now the repaired assy is only covered for 12000 miles or 12 months whichever comes first and we are naturally concerned that this might be a defect as the Ford taures seemed to have trany problems in the 1197 to 1999 range which is why we did not buy one but went with the Sable after checking NHTSA reports the vehicle itself.
Transmission had to be replaced twic within 8 month period.
Consumer states she attempted to put vehicle in reverse, the engine felt as if it was going to fall out, consumer contacted dealership and vehicle was taken in for a transmission overhaul and repairs on three occassions.
Almost caused a major accident but avoided fatalties.
Note******I did not have any failures!! my reason for writing is to complain about the frequent shifting of the automatic transmission. In addition, the brakes vibrate at high speed usually between 55-70 when braking. To be fair I reported and had the car serviced when the brakes first vibrated. The service manager reported that there were heat marks on the disc's. My principal driving is highway with limited braking. The dealer shaved the rotors (which bothered me given that there was less then 10,000 miles at the time), and the vibration disappeared. I am however once again seeing some slight vibration. Tire wear appears to be normal. Getting back to the rotors, I am concerned that the life of the rotors having been cut will be short. As for the transmission this has just started, and I haven't yet scheduled a service call. I have spoken to several people who own either taurus's or Sables's and the recurring problem seems to be the transmissions. What do you guys say?.