1998 Mercury Sable transmission problems
The 1998 Mercury Sable has 26 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.
26
Transmission complaints
11%
Share of year
0
Crash-involved
0
Related recalls
Transmission complaints by year
What owners report
“LOCKED TORQUE CONVERTER SEEMS TO DISENGAGE WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. ALSO, SPEED CONTROL CANNOT CONTROL SPEED OF CAR GOING DOWN ANY SLIGHT HILL. SEEMS TO BE NOT LOCKED UP, ETC. CANNOT USE ENGINE COMPRESSION, ETC, TO SLOW VEHICLE. CRUISE CONTROL US IS USELESS ON ANY TYPE OF DOWNGRADE! IS THIS A DESIGN…”
Common questions
How many transmission complaints does the 1998 Mercury Sable have?
NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 1998 Mercury Sable transmission — 11% 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.