1998 Ford Windstar Transmission Problems

[sramamur]

Hello All;

My Ford Windstar (3.0L) has approximately 110,000 miles on it and has recently developed a serious transmission problem. The van will not start when Drive "D", or the first gear "1", or reverse gear "R" is selected. The only way it starts is to select the second gear "2" and move to "D" when it picks up speed. It then drives well and can even do reverse parking.

This causes probles at traffic lights, stop signs and other stoppages. I have to manually move the gear selector to "2" and then move it back to "D" when the van is moving.

It appears that my transmission is on its last legs. Any ideas/sugegstions for fixing this problem will be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Sri.

[Winny_the_Pooh]

IT may not be as bad as you think. These transmissions have alot of electronic controls. One sensor that causes problems is the Transmission Range Selector (TRS). It has several other names. I have even heard it called the Prindle (PRNDL) switch. YOu may want to check this first.