Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting PLEASE PLEASE HELP!

Well yesterday my Tranny started acting up, when go into gear there is a delay and then it goes into gear, when you hit the gas its like you have been smashed from behind, and when you come to a complete stop and go the engine will rev then like a punch from behind it goes.

I just called the Ford dealer, and they think its a valve body.

If it is how much am I looking at? If its something BAD I need to leave school for the rest of the semester.

I can't believe Ford can get away with selling stuff like this.

PLEASE HELP!

Screw Fraud, take it to AAMCO. I had the same problem a very, very long time ago in a different car. I don't remember the cause though, sorry.

Ford just like any manufacturer gets away with high prices due to labor costs. A non-dealership has lower costs due to the low business they get. So check prices from different tranny shops in your area.

Its the fluid level. Check the first post you posted about this.

You checked the fluid level with the car off. You need to check the fluid level with the car running.

Double post

"What happend in three weeks? I ran it all through the gears twice. Then checked the fluid, barly read. Turned the engine off checked again , and there was sludge on the dip stick."

If you took the time TO READ the post you would notice I checked it with the car running and then with the car off!

Did you refill the tranny or sit there and cry like a little girl with a skinned knee?

Check the case and see if there is an obvious leak. If the tranny fluid drained out in three weeks, the leak should be obvious.

BTW- your post never actually said you checked with the car running, just that you checked it "again" with the car off.

My money is on the low fluid level. Mine was a little low and did the same thing. Refilled it and no problems.

Yes I added fluid! Added fluid and RAN the car RAN it thru all the gears and then put it in Park and checked according to the stick it was fine.

Why is it I am a little GIRL? I am worried about quite possibly a HUGE repair.

I agree on the low fluid problem, but the sludge is what would have me worried. If you are getting that on the dipstick what is it doing inside your valve body? What does the fluid look like? Red, or does it look like it has been burned? How does it smell? The blackish red fluid especially with a burnt smell would be very bad. Having a filter change and the fluid flushed would probably help the problem quite a bit. Who knows, maybe the leak is from the tranny pan?

Tranny is shot, something BLEW and it pucked out all the fluid.

It sounds like you need a new MLPS/TRS - an inexpensive sensor. See this thread:

http://www.contour.org/forums/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=006030