2005 Mercury Sable wont move in any gear including reverse however park holds and car will move freely in any gear with assistance. Could there be a
simple solution or is the transmission toast.
I have a 2005 mercury sable with about 96000 miles. I was driving when it stopped moving. I stopped the car and then pressed the gas and it would not move. I hear a sound like air is exscaping when I put it in gear.
I have a 2005 mercury sable with about 96000 miles. I was driving when it stopped moving. I stopped the car and then pressed the gas and it would not move. I hear a sound like air is exscaping when I put it in gear.
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Could be that your linkage is broken and just looks like it is shifting or a bad tranny module or tranny but i would look at the linkage and see if it is hooked up to the tranny.
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For
car not changing gears it can be shifter assembly issue, or it can also be
transmission issue. Get the shifter assembly inspected with ignition OFF.
For
more troubleshooting, I suggest you to get the Following help link checked, its
complete step by step procedure to inspect gear shift issues: -----
put car in reverse, while rolling set parking break, this will adjust the shoes out, to hold it. Be sure not to set it too many times it will lock wheels down.
That happen to me, and A guy helped me. The problem maybe down by the brake pedal, but above the brakes you may have pulled the wires a loose with your feet, or something and the wires need to be put back together maybe with black electrical tape. Definitley have to go down to the floor, and look under where the brake pedal is.
Brake Shift interlock system problem probably . This is a safety system that will not let you move the gear selector from park ,unless your foot is pressing on the brake pedal . Electrically controlled locking solenoid , wiring , brake switch used to control this .
I'm sorry to say that you will either have to rebuild the transmission or replace it. All transmissions will start out in 1st. gear when put in drive. Oddly enough this is also the same gear that is used when you are in reverse. please let me know if you need help with anything else.
It sounds like it can be either very cheap or very expensive to fix. If you know a little about cars look under the hood at the transmission which is behind the engine.
The engine should only crank in Park and Neutral. If the engine cranks in any gear the shifter is not attached to the cable anymore. The shifter or cable is broken.
You should see something like a shift cable attached to a stem coming out the transmission. You need to determine if the cable moves or rods move. You may need to look under the floor shift too! If either end is not moving when the shifter is moving, then you just need a shift cable.
However, if the transmission levers are moving and the engine cranks only in Park or Neutral then it is the transmission.
I suppose you mean that there is oil on the floor where it is parked. It's the same as a Ford Taurus, and I suppose you have a 3.3 engine. Lack of oil in the transmission means that it won't go anywhere. If you fill the transmission with fluid, it will leak out again, but you might be able to drive the car - hopefully to transmission shop to fix it. If the car will not drive with fluid added, then it will have to be taken for repairs. What I do when I have a car that won't drive (and has driven to where it's parked) is to add 2 quarts of transmission fluid and then see if it will move. Normally this works & I can move it into my garage for work. Sometimes it takes 3 or so, but thats usually for full size or pickup transmissions. Rick
I have a 2005 mercury sable with about 96000 miles. I was driving when it stopped moving. I stopped the car and then pressed the gas and it would not move. I hear a sound like air is exscaping when I put it in gear.
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