1997 Ford Contour not sure

1997 FORD CONTOUR
135,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MIKESMOOT2625
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My car stop shifting into gear over night.... but the O/D light kept coming and off.... i turned it off by pushing the button by the gear... then it started making knocking sounds when the car ideal up. that started after the car had went in gear. iwas able to only drive about 5 miles on the road. then it stop.... checked the trans fluid, oil cool as well.... but the i thought that the screan was cloged up..... don't understand whats the problem ?
Jan 25, 2009 at 7:53 PM
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BMRFIXIT
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Blinking OD light is an indication of tranny problems and the TCM have codes stored in it and need to have it scanned
suspect internal tranny failure
Jan 27, 2009 at 5:43 PM
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