1988 Pontiac Grand Am no overdrive

1988 PONTIAC GRAND AM
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Transmission problem
1988 Pontiac Grand Am 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

1st 10 or 15 mi, car will not shift into overdrive. Seems as though a temp sensor is bad somewhere in or on the transmission or perhaps oil temp sensor. Once the engine/transmission gets good and hot, overdrive works fine. Or if driven real hard, which I'm guessing heats the transmission quicker, overdrive engages sooner. What/where is the culprit?
Nov 5, 2008 at 3:02 PM
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