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Originally Posted by skiboyne
I never did figure out what it was, I opted to sell the car. The transmission shop was positive it wasn't the transmission, rather something telling the transmission to do what it was doing. They replaced the transmission with a used one and had the exact same problem. Everyones best guess was the computer. Not that expensive of a part to try if all else fails.
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If it is the ECU the real cost involved will be the reprogramming the key at the Dealership / locksmith. The throttle position sensor could actually be the key to this. I have a 2000 ford taurus did this, I did a tranny rebuild end to end. Found out that the trottle position sensor was sending garbage signals to the computer when it was warm. So the tranny thought I was pushing the throttle at the wrong rate. Hope this helps someone. Electrical parts are normally non-returnable so make sure you are sure before you swap them.