The VSS os not the sensor you can see from the driver's side wheel well.
That one is the TSS (Turbine Shaft Sensor). The TSS has been implicated in 1-2 bang shifts, but not much more.
Steve
98 Contour SE Sport 2.5 Duratec ATX The wifey's car
89 Taurus SHO - 246K miles
94 SHO ATX - 190K
1997 F-150 5.4L ATX - The Workhorse 150K.
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