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A blinking OD light on a Ford Explorer means that there has been a fault detected in the transmission operation, a common one is excessive slippage detected between input and output turbine shaft speed sensors, this can be a slipping trans, you may not even fell it, but it is indeed slipping, but lets not get ahead here, go to the Ford dealer and have a system trouble code scan run of the on board, this will reveal the trouble code that the blinking light has set in the computer control for the transmission and give direction to what the cause is. I am a veteran 25 year Ford factory trained dealership tech with master technician certification from Ford..
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The "let's try replacing this" method of vehicle repair is costly and often very frustrating. The best way is to take it to a transmission specialist, they hook up their scan tool computer and the diagnostics program communicates with modules and sensors and can also operate solenoids and servos to test them.
The vehicle does have a known history of this issue.
the car is in whats called limp mode, it allows you to drive it to get it serviced.. most likely you have a shift soleniod that is bad.. you will need to get it to some one who can read the error codes..
possibility you have a bad battery that will not hold a charge or an alternator that is not charging the battery to it's potential, might want to get it checked in a shop....or try changing the battery....if it keeps up, it could be the alternator.....hope this helps...shia
I bought a 1996 Ford Explorer. I just got my transmission rebuild and it still seems like my car not picking up the speed properly? also the overdrive light constantly blinking when I drive sometimes. Do you have an idea about what the promblem might be?
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