Originally posted by DankBud: I dont know why but its done it 2 times so far, ill start the car for the first time of the day then drive. half way down the street the O/D light starts flashing and it seemed my engine was going slower or something. so i pulled over both times, shut off the car then turned it back on and it went away...anyone know why its doing this?
This is called a 'limp home mode'. It's a program the tranny defaults to when there's a problem. From what I understand the trans just goes to the full manual, non-electronically aided mode. The flashing light is notifiying you of that. The car is shifting harder and it's not near as smooth and comfortable as it once was right ? It has to be reset, normally it's something very minor, but the tranny has to be reset before it will go back to it's electronic operation.
Ken, 99 Silver Frost SE Zetec Atx, polished alloys, Kumho's, Pioneer hi power CD/AM/FM. Factory spoiler (added) Audi side lites, Borla stainless steel muff. Stolen, recovered in pieces. Looking for another Tour, preferably V6, 5 speed.
