BustedKnuckles24
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- Atlanta, GA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 Ford Explorer Ltd
Guys, I need some help.
My 2000 Explorer, Limited, with 4.0L SOHC and 5r55e transmission is misbehaving. On the way home last night, I noticed the transmission was not going into overdrive, and not locking up the torque converter. There were no lights on the dash at the time. When I got off the freeway, the O/D Off light began to blink on and off. I pulled over, shut off the truck for a few minutes, then restarted. The O/D Off light did not blink. I drove home with no issues. But, I did not exceed 45 mph, so I don't know if overdrive and torque converter lockup were still not working. Hooked up my CAN/ODB-II scanner, and got no codes.
Drove to work the next day, and turned O/D off. The light started blinking halfway to work. Had my code scanner with me, but, again, no codes. I shut down and restarted, then continued to work with O/D off and no issues. On the way home, ran normally, and, again, O/D off light begins to blink halfway home. Again, I pull over, shut it down, and restart it. Tried again to pull codes, and still nothing.
Am I going to have to wait until a DTC is set before I can diagnose this? I don't know if it is mechanical or electronic, but the transmission shifts smoothly, even with the O/D Off light blinking. I have no shutters, slippage, or hanging shifts. I'm at a total loss.
My 2000 Explorer, Limited, with 4.0L SOHC and 5r55e transmission is misbehaving. On the way home last night, I noticed the transmission was not going into overdrive, and not locking up the torque converter. There were no lights on the dash at the time. When I got off the freeway, the O/D Off light began to blink on and off. I pulled over, shut off the truck for a few minutes, then restarted. The O/D Off light did not blink. I drove home with no issues. But, I did not exceed 45 mph, so I don't know if overdrive and torque converter lockup were still not working. Hooked up my CAN/ODB-II scanner, and got no codes.
Drove to work the next day, and turned O/D off. The light started blinking halfway to work. Had my code scanner with me, but, again, no codes. I shut down and restarted, then continued to work with O/D off and no issues. On the way home, ran normally, and, again, O/D off light begins to blink halfway home. Again, I pull over, shut it down, and restart it. Tried again to pull codes, and still nothing.
Am I going to have to wait until a DTC is set before I can diagnose this? I don't know if it is mechanical or electronic, but the transmission shifts smoothly, even with the O/D Off light blinking. I have no shutters, slippage, or hanging shifts. I'm at a total loss.