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What will cause my O/D light to flash off and on? I have a 98 ford contour natural gas hybrid. When I shift to reverse it shifts hard and from gear to gear shifts hard then at around 45.

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Bad or faulty transmission solenoid. Have it checked at your local transmission shop. If the check engine light is on then have the codes read before taking it to the shop.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 09, 2009

SOURCE: Dodge Ram Truck wont shift into park or reverse

The parking pin inside the transmission has sheared and is interfering with reverse as well. I would locate a reputable transmission shop.

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Jason Phillips

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  • Posted on May 27, 2009

SOURCE: ford explorer gear shift problem

needs shift tube bushings... you have to pull the steering column down to replace the bushings and put the screw back in the shift tube

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Jason Phillips

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  • Posted on May 31, 2009

SOURCE: 1995 crown vic gear problems/gear shift wont lock

most likely the shift tube bushings are bad- you may have also lost a few screws in the shift tube or they could just be loose. you have to pull the steernig column down to inspect/repair it.

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  • Posted on Nov 28, 2009

SOURCE: ON MY FORD F150 IT WON1T GO INTO REVERSE. SHIFTS

Call a dealer about a new recall. There is another problem in the cruise control that is making it hard to put a vehicle into reverse. There are also problems with brake lights and dash indicators for the ABS all caused by the cruise control. This includes about 16 million various Ford products.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 26, 2009

SOURCE: my 98 honda civic Lx wont shift into gear

check your shift linkages if the bushing is worn out you may have problems shifting or it could be a bad transmission

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