2000 Mercury Sable The Check Transaxle light comes on.

2000 MERCURY SABLE
140,000 MILES • V12 • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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KGONZALEZ6602
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The transaxle light come on when I drive my car a long time in hot weather. Then when I turn off my car the light does not come on any more like it reset itself
Jul 31, 2008 at 9:59 AM
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I have a similar issue except that the light comes on after about 5 miles regardless of temperature. After it is on, there is a noticable change in shifting between gears; it is rough. Starting the car resets the light, shifting is smooth, and the same pattern occurs over again regardless of how long the car is off.
Dec 13, 2011 at 6:27 PM
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HMAC300
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more thatn likely this transmission got to hot causeint the light to go on. but a trans guy should look at this to make sure there are not codes in it and it's probably due for a trans fluid change. Overheating will cause clutch/seal wear teh number 1 cause of transmission failure.
Dec 13, 2011 at 8:57 PM
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