Sometimes you just need to scream!!!

[NJmike PE]

So here's a nice way to start my vacation. Wife's 2005 mercury mariner (Ford escape) is flashing on and off and the Trans is skipping gears.

 

[Ship Wreck PE]

That's gotta sux^^

 

[NJmike PE]

Yeah. Bringing it to mechanic tomorrow fingers crossed that it's only something electrical.

 

[Road Guy]

Hope so to.. Prayers.....

 

[NJmike PE]

One things for sure. The only way to pay for what ever the problem is, is to ask for a raise.

 

[MA_PE]

what's flashing on and off?

I hate when that sh&t happens. Hope it's something simple.

 

[NJmike PE]

O/d off light is flashing on and off

 

[MA_PE]

Is there a way to manually override the o/d? Good luck at the mechanics.

 

[NJmike PE]

Not that I'm aware of. I'll know more tomorrow after they can the codes

 

[NJmike PE]

Just really hoping it's not a blown trans. One good thing is that I don't smell burnt trans fluid

 

[MA_PE]

FWIW, if you drive in "3" instead of drive it prevents the trans from going into OD.

 

[Ship Wreck PE]

How many miles on tranny??

Sometimes filter gets clogged.

I have had vehicles that would not move and after I changed fluid and filter, they were like new.

 

[Road Guy]

whenever I have a problem with my car that I dont know what it is I type in Loogle: 2006 Ford Escape O/D light blinks on and off

sometimes people be amazed at what they find..

 

[engineergurl]

whenever I have a problem with my car that I dont know what it is I type in Loogle: 2006 Ford Escape O/D light blinks on and off

sometimes people be amazed at what they find..

I do this cause if it's on the internet..

 

[NJmike PE]

whenever I have a problem with my car that I dont know what it is I type in Loogle: 2006 Ford Escape O/D light blinks on and off

sometimes people be amazed at what they find..

I did this. From what I could deduce it's a bad trans, electrical or the torque converter. Kind of a wide array

 

[NJmike PE]

How many miles on tranny??

Sometimes filter gets clogged.

I have had vehicles that would not move and after I changed fluid and filter, they were like new.

100k miles

 

[Road Guy]

hopefully electrical!

Have you driven it any since they started flashing?

 

[blybrook PE]

^ Be sure to check the radiator too. If it gets clogged up, the flow is reduced to the point where you'll start burning fluid. The OD light is just the first warning.

Also, run it by one of the local part supply stores and get the codes pulled. Don't reset them before going to the shop. You'll have a chance to research the codes before going in.

 

[NJmike PE]

hopefully electrical!

Have you driven it any since they started flashing?

No. I may today though.

^ Be sure to check the radiator too. If it gets clogged up, the flow is reduced to the point where you'll start burning fluid. The OD light is just the first warning.

Also, run it by one of the local part supply stores and get the codes pulled. Don't reset them before going to the shop. You'll have a chance to research the codes before going in.

Good call Bly! I just checked the Trans fluid again. Clearly red, I may run it for a while. Cold level of the coolant is a little low but nothing that I would think is too low.

 

[blybrook PE]

How'd the fluid smell? If its starting to smell burnt, then you've definitely got internal issues