NHTSA Complaint #10227608 — 2002 FORD WINDSTAR

OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGINS FLASHING AND OVERDRIVE SHIFTS OUT OGF GEAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON TWO CONSECUTIVE FORD WINDSTARS I'VE OWNED. A 1999 AND 2002. BOTH PROBLEMS OCCURRED AT THE 120,000 MILE MARK. IN BOTH CASES THE TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSE AS NEEDING REPLACEMENT. IN BOTH CASES THE FLASHING O/D LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE REPLACED AT GREAT EXPENSE. THIS TIME I REPLACED THE TRANS IN THE 2002 WITH A TRANS OUT OF A 2005 WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. NOW 2 MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT IS FLASHING AGAIN BUT THE OVERDRIVE SEEMS TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IN THE CASE OF THE 1999 I HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AFTER REPLACING THE TRANS WHICH I BELIEVED MIGHT HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE BECAUSE I DUMPED THE VEHICLE QUICKLY AFTERWARD. IN THIS CASE I'M GOING TO TRADE IN THE 2002 ON A CHRYSLER PACIFICA *TR