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Ford Windstar Introduced in the mid-1990s, the front-wheel-drive Ford Windstar minivan campaigned with an emphasis on, and reputation for, safety. And in the hotly contested family minivan market of the time, that was an especially solid piece of ground to be on. As long as buyers didn't need to haul adults in back on a regular basis, the Windstar served a family's needs just fine.

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Old 12-09-2006, 08:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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it was run shifting good then i turn it off when back out to go to the store
turn it back on and it wouldn't go in drive or reverse but it move in n, for abount 5 min. someone told that it could be the transaxle range sensor or could it be someing else
ps it is a 1998 ford windstar it have a 3.8 engine

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Old 12-17-2006, 07:32 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Unfortunately the '98s are notorius for transaxle trouble. It sure sounds like the range sensor to me. This link may help also.
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I tend to agree with Iacab. I have a 96, and access to the Ford diagnostic tester. Preliminary (by no means complete) testing indicates there may be a problem with the TRS and/or TCS. Mine won't shift out of 1st.
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