# 2004 Mercury Sable Transmission Died

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mercury-sable-transmission-died/66680>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury, sable, transmissions\
**Created:** [July 29, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mercury-sable-transmission-died/66680 "2011-07-29T05:50:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![NJAsmodeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/65b543/32.png) [@NJAsmodeus](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NJAsmodeus)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mercury-sable-transmission-died/66680/1 "2011-07-29T05:50:39Z")

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My wife’s 2004 Mercury Sable broke down on the highway last night. We had it towed to the nearest Ford Dealership and are awaiting the official diagnosis. I am 99% sure it is transmission, as the engine didn’t die, but zero of engines power is reaching tires in any gear.

I am just trying to get an idea of how much this is going to cost us so we can mentally.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mercury-sable-transmission-died/66680/2 "2011-07-29T05:55:32Z")

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Figure about $3,200 for a transmission replacement.

Did you at any time service the transmission fluid?

Tester

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**Author:** ![NJAsmodeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/65b543/32.png) [@NJAsmodeus](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NJAsmodeus)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mercury-sable-transmission-died/66680/3 "2011-07-29T06:20:38Z")

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Not ourselves, all our general maintanence has been done by Ford dealers.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mercury-sable-transmission-died/66680/4 "2011-07-29T12:09:48Z")

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Did your Ford dealers ever do a trans fluid change?  
If so, how often was this done?

If not, then you have found the reason for transmission failure.

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**Author:** ![mleich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mleich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mleich)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mercury-sable-transmission-died/66680/5 "2011-07-29T12:11:45Z")

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Cross your fingers and hope that it is the linkage between the gear shift and transmission, or an electrical/electronic problem.