10.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$2,487.00
Average Mileage:
59,500 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints
Most common solutions:
- had the transmission rebuilt with updated parts (4 reports)
transmission problem
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2009Aug 20
Sable LS V6
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
2nd transmission in2 years ,what a piece of junk, Edwards transmission was stunned,so the guy felt bad and gave me another transmission and a 3year warranty ,after 2200$ later! so this makes almost 7800$in two years on transmissions and no recall . Edwards told me hes done over 300 same transmissions in a year .i got so fed up sold the p.o.s. and bought another car not ford! have not heard of any recall ,or lawsuits I'm ready to get my money back!
2007Oct 15
Sable LS 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 42,000 miles
I had bought a 2005 Mercury Sable in 2006 and in 2007 I had to pay out of my own pocket to have the transmission rebuilt. So, I called Ford and asked about a warranty and they said, that the warranty expires after 36,000 miles, and I was sh*t outta luck. Come to find out. The way Ford builds engines and transmissions is sh*tty, and the man that fixed my car ( one of the only in the area ) said it is a common problem for Fords to have a bad transmission in less and 4 years! So what does that tell ya?? Buy foreign. They cover EVERYTHING in cars up to 100,000 miles no matter what, even if it is something stupid!!
2008Dec 01
Sable SE V6 24v
- Automatic transmission
- 76,000 miles
I should have paid heed to a friend's advice. My stomach got upset when I read the complaints for the 2005 Taurus. Not sure why there haven't been more complaints for the Sable. Must be nobody was as f'ing stupid as I was to spend that kind of coin on a g-damned Ford/Mercury product. What a worthless piece of crap this car is. Plenty of power with a slush bag of a weak, poor performing transmission that eats itself alive, one drive at a time...
So, the story I got is that the pump shaft in these is made of soft steel - and it fails, shitting metal shavings into your trans, causing more and more damage. The most common symptom from this issue is the trans slipping out of gear. Usually a result of a broken shaft, ruined torque converter... Servicing the transmission will do nothing to prevent this from happening (how about that you stupid-ass ford techs!)...
In closing, Ford Motor Company can kiss my ass. No wonder they are in such dire straits.
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2006Nov 02
Sable LS V6
tranny went out at 40,000 miles p.o.s. it had 36,000 on it when i bought it 30 day warranty dealership would not fix.
Dave G.
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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