Five problems related to power train have been reported for the 2004 Mercury Sable. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Mercury Sable based on all problems reported for the 2004 Sable.
The car will not come out of park, nor do the brake lights work and sometimes the brake lights stay on. There was a recall for this very issue. Recall #04s12 or 04v106000. However the recall stops at 2003. My vehicle has the same defective switch in it but Ford is refusing to replace it. They claim my vehicle was made a few days after the recall stopped. Well that doesn't make my brake pedal switch any safer. I'm being handed a line of crap by Ford. They installed a defective switch and have admitted its defective and wont fix mine because of a manufacture date. What court wouldn't prosecute Ford if I have a serious accident because of this defective switch that they know is defective but refuse to fix it.
The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Sable. The contact stated while driving 8 mph the vehicle suddenly stopped and it would not accelerate or move. The contact mentioned that no warning lamps illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 59,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle stopped accelerating. The contact was able to safely coast to a stop. The vehicle was then towed to an independent repair shop and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 155,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Sable. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the transmission. The transmission was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 58,000.
2004 Mercury Sable LS premium with dohc v-6 automatic engine. Bad slippage occurs when reverse is engaged with the transmission being warm. Only occurs when the transmission is warm. Milleage is currently at 61,000. Vehicle was purchased in 2007 with 48,000 miles with full factory warranty. I notified Ford. Mercury. Because the car is now out of warranty, they wont do a fix . . . Only under the full cost of rebuilding or replacing the transmission.