2007 Explorer Wrench Dash Light, Clunks When Comming to a Stop

[bravesirrobbin]

I have a 2007 Explorer 4 WD, Six Cyl Automatic and have the Wrench dashboard light on.

I noticed when I come to a stop there is a big 'clunk' that I feel in the rear as the transmission seems to downshift. It's almost like play in the universals.

Funny thing is, when I put it in 2nd gear manually, the clunking goes away when coming to a similar stop.

The transmission doesn't seem to miss shift (it never really did give a good positive shift it seems).

I don't have the diagnostic codes yet, but do plan on going to my local parts store to get them.

I searched this forum and didn't really find anything related to this sort of diagnostic problem.

 

[bravesirrobbin]

OK, I think my Explorer is possessed because a day later and all was back to normal. No dash light, no clunking.

Weird...I also had a check engine light come on about a month ago, diagnostics said an oxygen sensor was bad. Two days later, that light went away.