{"id":60891,"date":"2020-09-15T10:40:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T17:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=60891"},"modified":"2020-09-15T10:40:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T17:40:27","slug":"overdrive-light-flickers-and-occasionally-stays-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2020\/09\/overdrive-light-flickers-and-occasionally-stays-on","title":{"rendered":"Overdrive light flickers and occasionally stays on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I rebuilt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/transmission.html\">transmission<\/a> on my 2005 Ford Escape 4 cyl, 4WD. I replaced all clutches , steels, all seals and pistons. Then I replaced the solenoid pack, and torque converter. I also replaced the coast band, and did the shift kit upgrade to resole a high pressure problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem is that it shifts great into every gear but the overdrive light flickers and occasionally stays on. No shutters, no slips or hard shifts. It had a converter lockup code at first but that went away. Where should I look from here? I have been checking wires especially grounds the last couple days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>You might want to operate the overdrive button a few times to see if the contacts are sticking maybe. The button on the floor shifter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2005-ford-escape-overdrive-switch.jpg\" alt=\"overdrive switch wiring diagram 2005 Ford Escape\" class=\"wp-image-61014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2005-ford-escape-overdrive-switch.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2005-ford-escape-overdrive-switch-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2005-ford-escape-overdrive-switch-768x639.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"O\/D OFF Light is on, here&amp;#039;s what to do!\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_ejeQtcb8vX4\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FejeQtcb8vX4%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ejeQtcb8vX4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M9S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2016-11-10T03:28:12Z\" \/><\/div><meta itemprop=\"accessibilityFeature\" content=\"captions\" \/><div id=\"lyte_ejeQtcb8vX4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FejeQtcb8vX4%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">O\/D OFF Light is on, here&#039;s what to do!<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ejeQtcb8vX4\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FejeQtcb8vX4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"O\/D OFF Light is on, here&amp;#039;s what to do!\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"What to do when the &quot;O\/D Off&quot; light comes on. In this video I tell you what to do to make this light go away and what it means. You press the small button on the side of the shift stick. This turns the light off, you want the light to be off at most times, a time you could use the light being on is when driving down a steep hill to keep the car in low gears. Hope this was helpful, if you&#039;re like me, you didn&#039;t notice you bumped it and weren&#039;t sure what it meant. Watch more of my tutorials here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLLxUMndKs840DujG_edJcl5zmL8DBAt7x In this demonstration I am in a 2005 Toyota Echo Hatchback\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I rebuilt transmission on my 2005 Ford Escape 4 cyl, 4WD. I replaced all clutches , steels, all seals and pistons. Then I replaced the solenoid pack, and torque converter. I also replaced the coast band, and did the shift kit upgrade to resole a high pressure problem. 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