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[omegacdx]

Hi there

Today I noticed the message 'Automatic transmission fault' on the display as I drove along.

To change gear you had to do it manually.

It did the same thing several months ago, once you switch the engine off and restart it, all is back to normal, ie full automatic transmission and warning message disappears


Is this common? Is it something to worry about??

[vauxnut1]

Mine does this every so often and I find that it does it on mine when I accelarate hard (especially in sports mode) then take my foot of accelerator so the gear change has a sudden jolt changing gear and then warning comes up and like you say you have to stop a restart car.
I never worried about it as its only in a blue moon it does it !!
I suppose I will when it dont go back to normal one day lol  :-/

[omegacdx]

Mine does this every so often and I find that it does it on mine when I accelarate hard (especially in sports mode) then take my foot of accelerator so the gear change has a sudden jolt changing gear and then warning comes up and like you say you have to stop a restart car.
I never worried about it as its only in a blue moon it does it !!
I suppose I will when it dont go back to normal one day lol  :-/

Mine did it today.....after a good flogging in sports mode.....after pulling over in a rest area, switching the engine off then back on it was fine

The first time it happened I had just left work. I noticed a jolt then the warning message appeared. That was months ago though

Hopefully it wont happen again!

[TheBoy]

I would recommend sorting the issue before it does further dmage to box

[Martin_1962]

It is the selector switch on hte side of the box

[Entwood]

You might want to check fluid level and possibly the filter ... could be lack of oil pressure when you suddenly reduce drive, there's a "how to" in the guides for the oil check.

Oil change &  filter change is  just a little more work  

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152783586

[Taxi_Driver]

I would recommend sorting the issue before it does further dmage to box

Agreed  

Ignoring autobox probs only make it worse in the end.......

Ive been driving autos for quite a few years......on one auto i ignored a burning atf smell after i'd been ragging it....it went a month like this.....then the box packed up totally.....a 4 year old car was scrapped......coz Ford wanted £1400 for a new autobox.

[vauxnut1]

You might want to check fluid level and possibly the filter ... could be lack of oil pressure when you suddenly reduce drive, there's a "how to" in the guides for the oil check.

Oil change &  filter change is  just a little more work  

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152783586

Thanks for advice I shall check oil filter/oil (you never know!)

[PaulyQ]

Also give the selector switch a good clean out as well. Fairly easy job to do.

Clear out any crud inside well, and then VERY lightly grease it with white grease to protect it.