Overdrive light flashing?

1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
260,000 MILES • 5.0L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MOTOCOWBOY960
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Overdrive light flashes and the front end of truck shakes when in park. While driving it shimmies and goes away when it reaches designated speed or what not but when slowing down and taking off it shakes and vibrates. need help thanks in advance.
Oct 16, 2022 at 12:10 PM
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So, these will be two different problems. We will handle the overdrive light blinking on this thread please start a new question for the shakes in park problem.

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For the overdrive light flashing, this means there is a transmission code pending so we need to gather the codes. here is a guide to help please get back to us with the code:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Please go over this guide and report back.
Oct 17, 2022 at 2:47 AM
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