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1987 Mercury Sable Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Feb 12, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
11%
of 76 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1987 Mercury Sable submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming transmission

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

ElectricalFuel systemTransmission
Filed Feb 12, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND VEHICLE STALLS. ALSO, THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE VEHICLE, AND THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR SERVICE, AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
834774
Incident
Apr 12, 1998
Transmission
Filed Feb 9, 1999

TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST LIKE IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO. GEAR DRAGS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
834631
Transmission
Filed Oct 1, 1998

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA ID
780602
Incident
Oct 30, 1997
Transmission
Filed Nov 25, 1997

TRANSMISSION REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.

NHTSA ID
525483
BrakesDriver assistanceSteering+1 more
Filed Oct 16, 1997

POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS VIOLENTLY /BRAKES SQUEAL AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT/THROTTLE STICKS AND CRUISE CONTROL REACTIVATES SUDDENLY WHEN PRESSING THE OFF BUTTON. *AK

NHTSA ID
513697
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Transmission
Filed Sep 27, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, WILL NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. TT

NHTSA ID
972578
Incident
Oct 1, 1994
Transmission
Filed Jun 21, 1995

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, HEARD SINGLE POP SOUND; VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE HALT WITHOUT WARNING DUE T0 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
967395
Incident
Jun 14, 1995
BrakesEngineSteering+1 more
Filed Feb 1, 1995

REPLACED HEAD GASKET.

NHTSA ID
481151
Incident
Sep 30, 1993

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Body & structure17Electrical16Engine10Steering8Seat belts8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .