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Ford Windstar transmission problems

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2009Jul 19

Windstar ES 3.8L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 132,336 miles

We were riding sat. afternoon the engine sounded different,I looked at the speedo it went to zoro mph for a while ,after a while went back to normal It kept it up on and off till we got home. checked it out Sun. fluid loose wires etc. and went for another ride , ran perfect for about 35 miles , then started again , when it zeroed shifted to first and tacked out at over 3000 .now it's permanent . the car is in pristeen condition well kept up I have a bad feeling it's a serious prob. Any help please........thank you
pguitsteel [ Ralph]

Ralph P.

North Kingstown, R.I, USA

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