Automatic jumps into neutral while driving

[ramo555]

Hi guys,

when im driving in my automatic FTO it randomly jumps into neutral and it wont go back into gear even though the gear stick is in Drive. The only way I have figured to get the car working again is to disconnect my battery and reconnect it which I believe restarts the computer and I can then drive again.

Any idea on how to fix this or what the problem is?

THankss Ramo555555555

[ZFL45H1]

Whens the last time the oil was changed in the gearbox thats where I would start from previous threads on auto fto problems

[Daniel2019]

Yeah what he said ^^^

[Sahin]

Yeah might be time to buy my spare auto gearbox mate :shh:

[ramo555]

Thanks guy I will give it a go, it has been serviced but not sure when the last gearbox oil change was done, we took it to an auto elec who checked and said there is a fault coming up but not stating what code it is so thought it might be an electrical fault with the ecu... thus why when I disconnect and reconnect the battery it works again...any thoughts or still the gear box oil?

[Bennoz]

Thanks guy I will give it a go, it has been serviced but not sure when the last gearbox oil change was done, we took it to an auto elec who checked and said there is a fault coming up but not stating what code it is so thought it might be an electrical fault with the ecu... thus why when I disconnect and reconnect the battery it works again...any thoughts or still the gear box oil?

I'd start with a fluid flush, then you can actually check what error codes the trans is throwing up: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=14667

[vipfto]

THIS^^^ If need be I have a 4spd tip auto ecu