Mercury Sable owners have reported 4 problems related to transmission not engage (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.
I drove the car to do errands and it was not having any problems. I parked the car at the mall and came back to drive home and the transmission failed. The gears would not engage. I was forced to have it towed home. It showed no signs of having a problem, and the transmission fluid was intact with no signs of a problem. This appeared to be a costly repair, so I chose not to fix it at this time.
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The transmission would lock in park and disengage at 40k, a sensor was replaced. Then at 49k the transmission blew while driving (internal). Poor transmission engineering. I'll never buy another Ford/Mercury.
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When coming to a stop, the transmission would disengage out of drive into neutral. This has happened numerous times. Have been to dealer & so far nothing found.
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During accelleration from stop to make left turn, transmission dissengaged. Rear bearing failure caused dissintegration of transmission. Dealer suspected faulty components/assembly but was unwilling to cover under warrantee which expired only 5000 miles earlier. Contacted manufacturer who claimed no responsibility.