94 Explorer Auto Trans slips from Drive to Neutral

[dhinch279]

I have read through several of the How To's and I can't find my exact issue. What happens is I get in the Explorer, start it up, put it in D, drive half a block to the top of a hill and stop at a stop sign. It then feels like it drops into neutral and won't go anywhere for 15-20 seconds, then it will drop back into drive and I won't have to worry about it the rest of the day. It does this probably 3 times a week. The hill in front of my house is pretty steep and of course I park the explorer on that hill everyday.

 

[MrShorty]

My first thought: have you checked the fluid level?

 

[dhinch279]

Sorry, I guess I should have mentioned that. Yes, that was the first thing that I did, and there is plenty of fluid in there and the fluid looked good too