2000 Ford Windstar O/D light worry

CIERDWYN2

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2000 FORD WINDSTAR
6 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
91,500 MILES

I have a 2000 Ford Winstar with 91,500 miles on it. The other day I go in the car and turned it on and automatically all the doors locked. This usually doesn't happen until I start driving. Just as I started to back out of my space, I noticed that the O/D light was blinking. I pressed the button for it a couple times, thinking I had bumped it, but nothing happened. When I put the car in gear, the light immediately stopped blinking.

I've had the car on 4 times since then. The light blinks when it's in park, but when I put it in Reverse or Drive, the light stops blinking. There is no fluid leak, and I have plenty of fluid(I thought this might be the initial problem, and I was a little low, so I added some.)

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2CARPRO JACK

MECHANIC
11,533 POSTS

That is the PCM telling you there is a problem with the trans or the system controlling it. Have the PCM scanned for codes and get back with the results

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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 AT 7:43 AM

CIERDWYN2

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Ok, this may seem naive of me, and for that I apologize. Cars are a thing I've only been involved with for the last 3 years due to eye problems, so I'm out of my depth. When you say get it scanned, are we talking taing it to a shop, or is there something I can do myself?