I have 95 Contour with the 2.5 24V engine and automatic transmission. The gear changes used to be pretty smooth but recently it's become very "un-smooth" with the change from 1st to 2nd being the worst. The other gear changes aren't as bad but it's definately rougher than it used to be. If I acclerate fast enough the shift from 1st to 2nd will actually squeal the tires.
The car has 90,000 miles and the transmission fluid has been changed (by the dealer) every 40K miles.
The transmission problem started happening right after my wife took the car and ran it out of gas. I can't see how the two are related but you never know.
Anyone know what could be wrong?
Thanks,
Martin
