Charlief New Member 8 Member For: 7y 10m 21d Posted 02/03/19 11:29 PM Share Posted 02/03/19 11:29 PM I have an issue where my 2007 BF XR6T appears to go into neutral sometimes whilst I'm driving. The car has done 167K It has happened 3 times now. The first time it happened, I was driving to work and stopped at set of traffic lights. When I pressed accelerator, it just revved and did not move. I thought it may have went into limp mode, but it wasn't moving. I moved the shifter to park and back and I eventually drove off. The second time it happened I was actually driving doing about 60kmh backed off the throttle and then went to accelerate again, and it just revved with no power at all. Since I was moving, kept trying to apply pedal and it eventually engaged. The third time it happened briefly while I was driving it sort of just revved out but then drove ok. The car drives fine apart from what happened above. This all happened of the last few days. Any ideas what it could be. I have had the ZF 6 speed serviced with new oil as well as new steel sump pan installed about 6 months ago by transmission place in Parramatta. Could it be the TPS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,051 Member For: 16y 8m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/03/19 11:45 PM Share Posted 02/03/19 11:45 PM does sound like a gearbox issue, realistically... but it's weird behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4321 Bronze Donating Members 257 Member For: 10y 8m 25d Posted 03/03/19 02:43 AM Share Posted 03/03/19 02:43 AM check the fluid level & hope that's it $ time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlief New Member 8 Member For: 7y 10m 21d Posted 13/03/19 12:09 AM Author Share Posted 13/03/19 12:09 AM Just had it checked by the Auto Transmission place that did the original transmission service 6 months ago, and they found no problems. They check for any error codes and there was none. He also checked the fluid levels and they all were fine. Maybe electrical issues somewhere, but looks like I have to hope it doesn't happen again. It appears to be very random (usually a few minutes after starting), and has only happened 3 times over 2 days. Hasn't happened since first posting on 3/3/19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 11y 7m 21d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 13/03/19 12:42 AM Share Posted 13/03/19 12:42 AM Might be the bush where the shifter cable connects to the box. Might be worn out and popping of of position with vibrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,051 Member For: 16y 8m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/03/19 12:44 AM Share Posted 13/03/19 12:44 AM you'd think that the transmission place would check that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlief New Member 8 Member For: 7y 10m 21d Posted 13/03/19 01:55 AM Author Share Posted 13/03/19 01:55 AM The transmission place mentioned something about worn bushes maybe, but didn't confirm any problems with the box. He said it could be the first signs of a problem, and may need eventual overhaul. He didn't look at it for very long (about 45 minutes), but he did scan for codes and checked the fluid levels on the hoist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlief New Member 8 Member For: 7y 10m 21d Posted 08/05/19 05:13 AM Author Share Posted 08/05/19 05:13 AM Still having the issues. It will happen randomly and it just drops into neutral and won't go into drive until I move the shifter around . This time I also had a Code: P0705 - Transmission Range Sensor Circuit Malfunction. (MLP). I took it back to Transmission place and and they couldn't find anything. They check all the connectors and wiring etc and all good. They said it is probably battery, but I did change battery around 6 months ago. I'm starting to think it's the coil packs now. I had a similar issue where the car would display some of the lights on the dash and I would lose speedo. A stop and restart fixed it, but happened intermittently until I changed the coils and plugs around 40000kms ago. I used the VDO coil packs and motorcraft platinum plugs. I have new spark pugs (NGK) already. I'll just get some genuine Ford Coil Packs and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,051 Member For: 16y 8m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/05/19 05:19 AM Share Posted 08/05/19 05:19 AM Well, aftermarket coils have been known to cause a large number of electrical problems in these cars, so it's not the worst idea to get some OEM ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrage New Member 12 Member For: 5y 7m 11d Posted 09/07/19 02:01 PM Share Posted 09/07/19 02:01 PM Did you find out what was causing this problem? Im having the exact same issue but with a 5 speed auto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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