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What would cause the transmission to get stuck in 2nd gear?

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TERRY BOONE
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  • 1995 FORD WINDSTAR
  • 178,000 MILES
I have a 1995 Windstar with an AXOD transmission and it will not shift. It is stuck in 2nd gear. It previously shifted hard into second gear when excellerating and now will not upshift or downshift out of 2nd gear. The engine is new and transmission fluid level is good so any thoughts on what the issue is?
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Saturday, February 18th, 2012 AT 6:51 PM

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Tiny
FIXITMR
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It's a ford! They have lots of tranny issues. Tranny hell is dedicated to fords! Usually between 150-200k on vehicle but not always. Sounds like limp mode actually? Have it scanned to find out? Also might have tranny shop scan it.
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Saturday, February 18th, 2012 AT 7:08 PM
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FIXITMR
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You could get lucky and it's an electrical/control/solenoid issue.
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Saturday, February 18th, 2012 AT 7:09 PM
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MRMIKE0713
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I had the exact same problem before last year on a 97 windstar 3.8. It turned out to be the electric switch on the transmission that's connected to the gear selector with the big plug on it. Only cost me 29.99.
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 AT 5:07 AM
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PRAY4ME
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Do you remember the name of the switch and did it fix the problem? I am having the same issue
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 AT 11:36 PM

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