Had a check engine situation resolved without delay, 300 miles on car.
Recently the O/D light came on just after starting the car. Pulled over to the side of the road, shut engine off. About a week later the same situation. Took the car to the dealer, performed TRANS TEST, NO CODES IN SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. Cost $65.00
Advised if situation occurs again to drive with O/D light on to the dealer and keep the engine running. In my opinion this should have been covered.
Would appreciate comments on this condition. Has anyone else had this problem?
The O/D light comes on when you press the button on the gear shifter. This causes the transmission to stay at or below 3rd gear. Perhaps you pushed it by accident and the light came on.
I have a '96 T-Bird with the 3.8 V6 also, and my Overdrive light comes on every once and awhile and flashes at me. It seems to do this the most often after it has been washed or when its raining, so I'm thinking some sensor is getting wet and malfunctioning. My check engine light comes on about as often to, then it goes off again. I had that problem when my car was still under warranty and the problem ended up being the Mass Airflow Sensor. Don't pay a dealer to have them reset your computer. You can do the same thing by disconnecting the postive cable from your battery and letting it sit for a few minutes and then hooking it back up again.
Actually the one time my 4.6L Tbird did this to me, was when 3rd and 4th gear went out and I had to get a new tranny.
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