Welcome . What year, engine and how many miles?

Based on your post, it is an automatic. When was the tranny fluid changed (mileage and time)? If it is more than 2 years or 24k miles, try changing the ATFluid first.
Click for ATFluid 3X drain and refill

If that doesn't help, post a more complete detail of what is actually happening. It may be a bad Manual lever position sensor (or cable) or bad torque converter but you won't really know until you do a real time transmission scan (about $100).

Drive to Autozone or Advance to read the Check Engine Light code(s) and post the exact codes.

Last edited by Tony2005; 08/21/06 07:33 PM.

"Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles