There are several reasons why a Mercury Sable may not start. Some of the reasons are no gas, a bad battery, or a bad starter.
The most common cause for a 1996 Mercury Sable not starting is a dead battery. The second most common cause for the automobile not to start is a lack of fuel.
did you replace the master cylinder if so it has to be bleed frist
most likely it is your fuel pump the same thing happened to my 1999 mercuy sable
Sounds like you have a bad Vehicle Speed Sensor.
Just put a new pump in mine and it now has 89.52psi. 28psi is very low.
why do my head lights stay on when shut off after 20 minuets still on
1988 cougar will not crank over
Usually when your battery light will not turn off, you either are about to have generator problems, you have a bad controller, or you have a bad sensor. You need to have someone check it out.
Turn the wheel and then try to start it with the key.
I'm going to assume one of the springs rusted and fell off, as that happened to my '02 sable.. I'm trying to find a replacement part online so I don't have to go through the financial rape of the dealership.
Does it turn over? Is it getting fuel? Is it getting spark?
your car probably has transmission issues. tow it to a transmission shop.