Mercury Sable owners have reported 3 problems related to automatic transmission floor shift (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Mercury Sable based on all problems reported for the Sable.
Gear shift lock sticks and does not always engage allowing shift lever to move the full range of transmission positions while driving. The orange position indicator is loose and floats freely so you never know what position the transimssion is in.
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The automatic transmission lever position module failed. When this occurred, the windshield wipers/power steering and other components malfunctioned. The consumer replaced the part. The dealer indicated that this was a common failure with this make/model, but the cause was undetermined.
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Consumer noticed shift indicator light was not working on the floor shift as he shifted gears at low speed. Gear shift cable had come loose, dealer replaced the cable.