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Troubleshoot Transmission 1997 Mercury Sable, Car will go about 100 feet and the transmission kicks into neutral all by itself. Stays running and will not go. It acts like it's in nuetral
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What do you mean by the kick down cable? Are you having trouble with the transmission during shifting? If that is the case, you may be having trouble with the clutch. The gears might be having trouble transitioning.
It is part of/incorporated into the transmission range selector switch. The switch is under the hood on the transmission where the shift cable connects to the shift post. See picture
Never back flush a transmission you can blow out the seals on the transmission pump and torconverter
is the cable going to the transmission working if it is it is in the transmission that eather the linkage /or solinoid is broken or stuck if you don't know anything about the place that is doing the work then don't have it done ...
first of all, check the kickdown cable to transmission. it may be out of adjustment. or just bad.if its the cable out of adjustment, it is sure cheaper then a tranny.
I also have a 1997 Mercury Sable, and had this exact same problem. And you're right, it is the neutral safety switch. If you do some research you'll see that Ford Motors seemed to slack when it came to these engine models, because the 1997 model of Ford Taurus has the same problem too. It's not a hard fix, it's located right on the transmission. You need to find out if it is an 8 or 11 pin switch, because the price varies. Just go to your local AutoZone and ask for some assistance. If you take it to a mechanic, they're going to keep trying different things and charge you a boat load of money. I hope I was helpful. :)
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