Table 1 shows ten common power train related problems of the 2001 Mercury Sable. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (eight problems). The second most common problem is related to the power train (three problems).
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. Read details...
Transmission issues included a near death experience when faulty cruise control wiring / functionality caused automatic transmission to rev to to high rpms. Was unable to shift to neutral gear and was forced to jump from vehicle to avoid potentially fatal wreck. Read details...
Transmission failed at 44000 miles without any notice at all. This car is two years old and just out of the warranty. Ford would not do anything about it. There is something very wrong about this!!! Read details...