Eight problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2001 Mercury Sable. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Mercury Sable based on all problems reported for the 2001 Sable.
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. Dealer and Ford motor company notified of situation. Transmission to be replaced. Old transmission may be available after work is complete. I am dissatisfied with Ford's response to this issue, both financially and the lack of concern from the safety issue this could create.
Vehicle had been to the dealer on several occasions. Mechanic could not duplicate the problem. Vehicle jumped forward. Transmission popped into gear on its own. The rpms accelerated, then vehicle would stalled. Consumer was unable to restart vehicle. It was towed to the dealer, and mechanic informed consumer that vehicle was placed on diagnostic machine, and computer was reprogrammed. Consumer informed the mechanic that this problem occurred again, and had not been resolved.
Transmission replacement at 67,500 miles.
When the gear was switched from park to reverse, the vehicle lurched forward and almost caused an accident. . .
While driving consumer heard a knocking noise from the front of the vehicle then the engine light came on. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealership for service. Cause of problem still unknown. Ts.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
I purchased a 2001 Mercury Sable, I took the auto and on the second day I put the auto in drive, the motor raced like the pedal was pushed to the floor,I called the dealer and told them I will not drive this auto they sent atow truck andthe next day they gave me a new Sable. Since I have this new Sable the gas pedal gives me the same reaction as the old one. It occurred about 9 or 10 times over the last 9 years. Very rare but it does occur. My wife refuses to drive it. Because of what happens to the accelerator. Every time I start the car I make sure my foot is on the brake pedal when I put the car in drive. I feel its the computer that occasionally goes beserk. I bring this up because I see where Toyota is having problems with there computers also. It's very frightening when the car accelerates like something is controlling the gas pedal at this high rate of speed. When this does occur I put the car in neutral and the engine goes back to normal.
There is a violent jarring of the vehicle near the end of a stop. Dealer claims that it is a normal downshift of the transmission.