Emann0007

So I was driving home from work and my O/D (overdrive indicator light) on the instrument panel starts blinking.... I stop. Go again and my speedometer didn't move until I hit about 30ish. What gives? My tranny seems to be slipping in 1st but I haven't had a chance to take it in yet. i probably won't until Monday. Anybody know what a flashing Overdrive button means????

Thanks in Advance!

Ethan

Valek

Not really man, call Ford and ask them.

Emann0007

BUMP

Gooman

Have had ford vans at work do this when there is a problem with the tranny,is your check engine light on too.Have somebody scan it for codes,from what you describe a wild guess would be a speed sensor..................Gary

03greyGT

Basically your overdrive light is like a check engine light for your tranny. If its blinking then your transmission is throwing a code.


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Dan04COBRA

Haha...good help....!!

It sounds like it's the speed sensor & that is probably why you've been having all kinds of problems with your transmission.

I had something similar happen to another car of mine and I actually had to replace the instrument cluster.

04BlueGT

Okay, so it was on a windstar, but the logic is the same. I had that issue when I was in Germany. Everything seemed fine, so I drove it with the flashing light for a looonnnggg time. What was a $100 repair became almost $1200 when I finally got back to the states and had if fixed. Ouchy.




No, I traded it in for my wife's Sport Trac in May.

Emann0007

thanks guys! I'll be taking it in to AAMCO on Monday.

white04gt

I hope it's not the one off SR 50 lol... BAD BAD experience with them...


I could recommend the mechanic my dad uses in orlando, but it's at the opposite end of town from where you are. Down on S OBT..

03greyGT

well if the AAmco by you is anything like the one by me I wish you the best of luck. I had a tranny rebuilt in my explorer over 2 years ago and I still have problems with it. I took it back over a half a dozen times and every time it was NEVER fixed right. My blinking o/d light still flashes to this day after about a year later....I finally have to find someone else to fix it and pay again. Good luck with AAMCO....


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