Overdrive light is flashing....96 town car

jkingiii · #1 04-25-2008, 02:29 PM

I have 96 town car and the O/D light flashes on and off. I have the switch turned on so it's not that problem. Has anyone ever had that problem. I've noticed my gas milage is starting to get worse.

Towncar · #2 04-25-2008, 03:10 PM

I'm looking through the FSM for more answers, sometimes it can be overwhelming...

Here's a bit of warning info from the Owners Manual:

danielsatur · #3 04-25-2008, 10:38 PM

There's something wrong with the overdrive,there's probably
a DTC code stored in memory.
When the Torgue coverter slips,the system will generate a DTC.

myvwisfast · #4 04-26-2008, 02:54 AM

I read on another forum somewhere that the flashing light is an indicator of a malfunctioning Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS). It's located on the tailshaft of the trans and it's real easy to swap out & relatively cheap & readily available @ any auto parts store. You don't even need to jack the car up to do it. Good luck.

danielsatur · #5 04-26-2008, 08:38 AM

I had a 1995 Windstar minivan,which I replaced two VSS for the same type of problem.

It's worth the time + money doing it yourself, unless you got $1500-$3000 to give to Transmission shop.

How did you get your pix to move?

MCGIVER

Towncar · #6 04-26-2008, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danielsatur

How did you get your pix to move?

Press elbows inward toward the stomach
Lift heels from the floor repeatedly until boobs are bouncing
Repeat as required

wisesam · #7 12-20-2008, 02:17 PM

[quote=jkingiii]I have 96 town car and the O/D light flashes on and off. I have the switch turned on so it's not that problem. Has anyone ever had that problem. I've noticed my gas milage is starting to get worse.

[I have the same problem on a 97 town car the transmission shop already replaced the computer to the tune of 600 bucks and the problem started again it is back in shop with no answere....please help/quote]

wisesam · #8 12-20-2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danielsatur

I had a 1995 Windstar minivan,which I replaced two VSS for the same type of problem.

It's worth the time + money doing it yourself, unless you got $1500-$3000 to give to Transmission shop.

How did you get your pix to move?

MCGIVER

I have a 97 town car with the o/d flashing lite, took it to the transmission shop and they put a new computer on it ,drove for about a week and problem started all over again but worse, back to the shop, Please help

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