What is causing a gearbox fault in my 1997 Mercury station wagon?
For eight years I have had a 1997 Mercury left-hand drive station wagon, 3-litre V6 with automatic 3-speed gearbox plus overdrive, which is also automatic. I have been meticulous with services. All of a sudden, whereas the gearbox changes beautifully in the 3-gear mode, the overdrive no longer operates. Mileage is 67,000. Do you have any ideas please? The car was built in Canada and has been superb to date.
Asked on 3 May 2013 by PJ, Malmesbury
Answered by
Honest John
May be an electrical switching problem. May be a valve box problem. May simply be that it has finally cooked its transmission fluid. Consult a member of www.fedauto.co.uk
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