1998 Ford F150 Shifting Hard into 3rd Gear

1998 FORD F-150
118,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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BGIEBELSTEIN
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My truck shifts fine from 1st to 2nd but doesn't want to shift into 3rd gear. It goes well past 3000RPM.

If I notice when I get past the 3000RMP and I let up on the gas it will shift as it decreases past 3000RMP.

In addition, the OD light is flashing on and off. Not all the time but often.
Jul 1, 2010 at 4:10 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Have the computer scanned. It sounds like a bad shift solenoid.

Let me know what you find.
Joe
Jul 2, 2010 at 9:33 PM
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