1998 Ford Windstar stuck in 1st gear

1998 FORD WINDSTAR
88,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MJ209
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car may get stuck in first gear. You never know when it is going to happen, it could be when starting the car or just after stopping at a red light. Ford mechanics have no idea of what causes the problem, it never happened while the car was at the shop. The transmission is new, replaced at 85000 miles. Need help as this is causing me a great deal of stress.
Aug 19, 2008 at 6:24 PM
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I thought somebody might be interested in knowing that the cause of this problem was the VSS (speed sensor) code P0500.
Sep 19, 2008 at 11:04 AM
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