Renee Johnson
Member
Just to maybe help somebody in the future....I posted a few days ago with my ST croaking every time I came to a stop light, while braking...the Ford dealership service center replaced my IAC. Went great for a day...started up again. Called the Ford dealership back (never again) and they told me it was my intake gaskets. My husband swore a vacuum leak.
I begin the never ending search for a good doctor for my ST. Finally, FINALLY...found somebody that could get it in this morning. He hooked up his computer, drove it everywhere all day, couldn't get it to die. Then lo and behold it began. His computer shows "overdrive". Anybody know what that means? Anyhoo....the end result is that it is a solenoid in the transmission, possibly a brake switch too that controls this alien thing. It is not going to be expensive to repair, but has anybody else ever had this solenoid go bad? Or switch? The guy (who is pretty trustworthy, he did my hubby's old dodge really well and didn't screw us on it) kept mentioning the "torque converter". Something about this, which I do understand what the torque converter is, is all related. He likened it to trying to brake to a stop in a straight shift without pushing in the clutch is what is going on with my poor ST.
Can anyone clarify some of this for me? I am vehicle illiterate when it comes to solenoids and switches. Engine...ok. Transmission...ok. He cleaned my throttle body and MAC and cured my rough idle altogether. However, I still have a beef with the dealership!!!
I begin the never ending search for a good doctor for my ST. Finally, FINALLY...found somebody that could get it in this morning. He hooked up his computer, drove it everywhere all day, couldn't get it to die. Then lo and behold it began. His computer shows "overdrive". Anybody know what that means? Anyhoo....the end result is that it is a solenoid in the transmission, possibly a brake switch too that controls this alien thing. It is not going to be expensive to repair, but has anybody else ever had this solenoid go bad? Or switch? The guy (who is pretty trustworthy, he did my hubby's old dodge really well and didn't screw us on it) kept mentioning the "torque converter". Something about this, which I do understand what the torque converter is, is all related. He likened it to trying to brake to a stop in a straight shift without pushing in the clutch is what is going on with my poor ST.
Can anyone clarify some of this for me? I am vehicle illiterate when it comes to solenoids and switches. Engine...ok. Transmission...ok. He cleaned my throttle body and MAC and cured my rough idle altogether. However, I still have a beef with the dealership!!!
