Check your fuses. There is an override that if the fuse is blown for the one of the interior systems if I remember correctly, you cant shift. I had that problem once with my 99 Crown Vic.
-----Original Message----- From: Maureen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 6:38 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: vehicle question - overdrive light will not turn on http://www.automotive.com/1997/49/ford/explorer/recalls/36222.html Take it to a dealer and ask if the repair falls under this recall. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Matthew P. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1997 Ford Explorer v6 4wd eddie bauer > > A while ago, my overdrive button on the end of the automatic tranny > shifter(not sure what you call the thing that lets you shift from p to d > etc) stopped working. I'm pretty sure there was a light that turned on when > the od was on, or off. My mileage has gone down quite a bit as well. Not > sure where to start looking. > > My haynes manual has nothing, and google just returns people with the > problem of the "od off" light flashing, nothing about not being able to turn > it on. > > I would really like to get this fixed because of the gas money it is costing > me. Hate to take it to a mechanic. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:321101 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
