Mercury Sable owners have reported 4 problems related to axle assembly (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.
- the contact stated that the abs tone rings cracked. The driver felt the abs pump. He took the vehicle in for repair and was told the tone rings are wearing and cracked, and the axle would need to be replaced. The contact has had the vehicle repaired .
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While stopping at a traffic light vehicle continued to accelerate at full throttle, even when brakes were applied again, and the ignition was turned off. Vehicle accelerated through an intersection, and only stopped when the front axle broke. Vehicle was towed to a dealership, but they couldn't indicated why the acceleration failure occurred, even when a diagnostic test was performed. Car kept lunging and hopping forward while the brakes were on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to determine d the cause of the problem.
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Control module for transmission failed, causing vehicle to slowly accelerate, also replaced transaxle.
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Vehicle design allows for the pcm to maintain the same rpm as if the transmission were in 3rd gear with the torque converter locked, this does not allow for deceleration when foot is off accelerator causing wear of braking components and extended stopping distances which are unpredictable.
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