Hello all, great to join the forum.
I have a w reg 2.5v6 elite and lately i have been having issues with my automatic gearbox which i need help with....
After about 30 miles or so when you accelerate the revs go up to about 4000 and the car wont change up a gear, it then manages to do so with a jolt and then on the dash display it comes up with automatic gearbox, and the car then appears to be in some sort of safe mode and there is little power. if you stop and restart the car it goes away.
anyome got any ideas of what it might be and how i would get it resolved?  is it a cheap or expensive fix?

Cheers Ben

Firsth thing to check is the gearbox oil level mate

When you have the car at running temperature ( have a drive out) jack the car up on the drivers side, put an axle stand underneath, pop out the filling/level plug. Put an oil pan on the floor then drop the car down to level ground. If no oil comes out jack back up and fill it up, then drop down again until the oil stops running out

P.s leave the car runing all the time you do this job, so watch you dont burn your Pinkies on the exhaust

In addition to the above,

Do the LED indicators by the gear stick accurately follow the stick position at all times or do they go out, flicker or show the wrong selection?

Selector switch can cause issues, especially if the car has been driven through standing water.

Failing that, a check for gearbox codes with a tech 2 would be useful.

Kevin

Glad im getting rid of my autobox soon,even though ive had no trouble yet.

,dont get me wrong its great in traffic,and when your knackered,as you barely have the energy to put your clutch in,but for ultimate performence,its got to be a big boys box.