2001 Mercury Sable transmission problems
16 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2001 Mercury Sable, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the transmission complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Transmission fitting not secured causing lose of fluid, transmission to slip with sudden rapid acceleration resulting. Causing very near miss with oncoming traffic. Gross negligence , no evidence of safety inspection had to have car towed 35 miles because it was undrivable, car only 4 days old. Dealer claims negligence due to factory error.
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.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Mercury Sable
- Suspension 222 complaints
- Cruise control 62 complaints
- Brakes 40 complaints
- Electrical system 29 complaints
- Air bags 27 complaints
- Engine 25 complaints
- Lighting 17 complaints