automatic transmission has gotten stuck in overdrive

2006 FORD RANGER

40,500 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC

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The automatic transmission has gotten stuck in overdrive or at least the highest gear and tries to stall the engine at a stop. Rare, but has happened about 5 times since about 32,000 miles. Downshifting doesn't help. Shifting to neutral helps most of the time as does pushing the "Tow/Haul Mode" button.

Oct 15, 2008 at 11:37 AM

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This video shows the job being done on a similar car but the process is the same with diagrams below for your car:

https://youtu.be/NUOBl4bqtss

Here is a guide to help you step by step with instructions in the diagrams below to show you how on your car:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-service-an-automatic-transmission

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.

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May 4, 2021 at 9:31 AM