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1994 Mercury Sable transmission problems

The 1994 Mercury Sable has 102 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

102

Transmission complaints

19%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Sable transmission complaints by model year109 complaints1986: 9 complaints1987: 9 complaints1988: 25 complaints1989: 21 complaints1990: 21 complaints1991: 109 complaints1992: 65 complaints1993: 50 complaints1994: 102 complaints1995: 99 complaints1996: 71 complaints1997: 51 complaints1998: 26 complaints1999: 28 complaints2000: 31 complaints2001: 22 complaints2002: 23 complaints2003: 30 complaints2004: 12 complaints2005: 26 complaints2008: 11 complaints2009: 3 complaints
Sable transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“TRANSMISSION WOULD STAY IN NEUTRAL FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN JERK INTO GEAR. BOTH FORWARD OR REVERSE. ONCE IN GEAR, IT WOULD BE OKAY UNTIL COMING TO A STOP, THEN IT WOULD SLIP FOR A FEW SECONDS. QUIT USING OVERDRIVE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE SHOP COULD WORK ON IT. SHOP FOUND BROKEN SPRAGS AND…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · July 5, 1999

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 1994 Mercury Sable have?

NHTSA has 102 complaints about the 1994 Mercury Sable transmission — 19% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.