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Old May 24, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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o/d light blinks

did anyone ever have the light on the overdrive start blinking but the trans feels fine ,this has happened to me twice and does it mean anything?
 
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Old May 24, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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Yes, it means your truck's computer has detecting an operating problem with the transmission.

You need to get it scanned with a scanner that supports "manufacturer-specific" codes in order to find out what the computer is complaining about.
 
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Old May 24, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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ok thanks i will get it checked
 
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Old May 24, 2009 | 10:49 PM
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the overdrive button on the end of the shifter ? mine does the same thing from time to time but ill take and move the shifter back and forth and it will go off lol
 
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Old May 25, 2009 | 07:38 AM
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the overdrive button on the end of the shifter ? mine does the same thing from time to time but ill take and move the shifter back and forth and it will go off lol

Yours is a different issue. You have a frayed wiring harness wher it exits the shifter arm.

There's a difference between a repetitive, regular flashing and an intermittent, irregular flickering. Be sure you recognize the difference.
 
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Old May 25, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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o/d light blinking

thanks but i had a friend with a sanner check it out and it is saying
that it is a intermitting bss code what is that web site where i can look up codes
i read somewhere in here that you can go to autozone to get it scanned then go to a web site to get what the code says
 

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Old May 25, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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The intermittent VSS code is most likely the sensor getting weak. The computer bases a lot of decisions on that sensor.
 
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yes it is vss i made a mistake you know what it is like with ford guys and more then one trucks hood open and thanks i am going to change it and will let you know how it does thanks
 
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thanks everyone i changed the vss senser in the trans and that fixed the problem
 
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