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Service bulletins for the 1996 Mercury Sable

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

261 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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BC23809705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HARSH 1-2 UPSHIFT. *TW
975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
BC00429723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR 1996 3.0L 2-VALVE VEHICLES STOP UPDATING THE PROCESSOR TO THE R-12 CALIBRATION. THIS UPDATE MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON COLD ENGAGEMENT. *JD
BC00119723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. BUZZ NOISE IN AX4S TRANSAXLES. *JD
BC1012097021997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VERIFY THE TRANSAXLE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE IS THE CORRECT MODEL AND MODEL YEAR FOR THE VEHICLE. *JD
BC00119702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. A BUZZ NOISE IN AX4S TRANSAXLES ON 1996/97 TAURUS/SABLE AND WINDSTARS. *JD
9626131997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSAXLE - AX4S - EXTENDED 2-3 SHIFT AND/OR HIGHER THAN EXPECTED ENGINE RPM DURING 2-3 SHIFT AT LIGHT TO MEDIUM THROTTLE AND/OR NO 2-3 SHIFT - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE - SERVICE TIP. *TW
9626121997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962491997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER - LEAK TEST PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW
BC05429611071997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). INSTRUCTIONS ON PERFORMING THE INSPECTION DURING RECALL 96S51. *TW
BC96839610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE CALIBRATION FROM R-11 TO R-12 FOR STALLING ON DECEL & MISFIRE CODES ON 3.0L VEHICLES. *TT
BC51919610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CONCERNS OF STALLING, REFLASH PCM W/ 1996 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT
BC06859610241997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PROCEDURE FOR STALLING ON DECEL & MISFIRE CODES WHEN UPDATING THE CALIBRATION FROM R-11 TO R-12. *TT
951991996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE AX4S TRANSAXLES CONTAIN ELASTOMERIC GASKETS FOR THE MAIN CONTROL COVER AND THE BOTTOM PAN. THESE NEW GASKETS REPLACE THE CORK-STYLE GASKETS. THE ELASTOMERIC GASKET HAS IMPROVED DUABILITY AND SEALING CAPABILITY AND IS REUSABLE.
BC00919601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CONCERNS OF LOSS OF RADIO SOUND, POWER WINDOWS & LOCK FUNCTIONS & INCREASED P/S EFFORT WHEN TRANS IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, PERFORM PROPER DIAGNOSTICS FOR THESE CONCERNS. IF NO SOLUTION IS FOUND THE CAUSE OF THESE CONCERNS MAY BE THE TRANS RANGE (TR) SENSOR. DISCONNECT HARNESS FROM THE TR SENSOR & RECHECK FOR CONCERNS. IF SENSOR IS SHORTED INTERNALLY VOLTAGE MAY BE SUPPLIED TO CKT 32 (R/LB) CAUSING THE GEN & RCU TO SHUT DOWN CONTROLLED FUNCTIONS.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.