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I suspect my 1995 windstar may have a bad modulator valve the fluid level seems to go away with no apparent leak and now it takes off in 2nd gear and won't shift to 3rd or od and the od light on t

1995 Windstar starts out in 2nd gear and wont shift to 3rd or od also od light on shifter flashes

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Sorry to say your vehicle does not use a vac modulator.

  • Anonymous Feb 28, 2013

    That would explain me not being able to find it. So what do you think is going on with it?

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    Stephen Feb 28, 2013

    The transmission uses solenoids as well as the valve body to know when to shift and which gear to be in. Everything is computer controlled. So I would start with checking for trouble codes. As far as loosing fluid, it has to be leaking some where.

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SOURCE: 2001 Ford Windstar Van- transmission

i have a 1996 wind star van the over drive light is flashing and it downshifts sometime it seems like it is in over drive when you take off. is there a censor on the transmission that needs replaced

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SOURCE: how come the 1998 ford windstar 4 speed trans wont shift out of 2

HI !!! there usully one problem w/ this when thoesnt shfti right from firs to the second also takes more time is the Solenoid Pack in Rey. have computer tested and it wil tell you which has to be changr all this work inside the trnsmsion

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SOURCE: 95 ford windstar 3.8 v6 transmission, no 3rd gear

First thing is to check the fluid level in the transmission, most vehicles have to be running at engine operating temp either in P or N, check your owners manual. Assuming your fluid is where it should be, that vehicle you have sorry to tell you are notorious for transmission failures, by what you described looks like your going to have to replace the trany or rebuild it, either way its not a cheap fix. My advise if the van is in really good condition put a used trany in it and trade it in for something else. You can look anywhere online about customer/ owner feed backs on 88-98 windstar vans and how bad the transmissions are on those Ford didn't get smart till 99 or 00 when they redisgned the drive train. If you keep driving it the way it is the trany will completely fail leaving you on the side of the road somewhere.

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SOURCE: 1998 Windstar Transmission doesn't shift into gear

common problem for ford. and in these vans. Same thing to the 98 I had. I am a mechanic and couldn't figure it out. Thought pin fell out but linkage moved. Brought in to tranny shop and they ended up getting used on for $800

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SOURCE: 99 windstar transmission od light starts flashing

i pretty sure its parts of solenoid pak inside tranny need to drop tranny pan to remove and replace.

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