CD............It was all normal with no sign of anything wrong until we stopped to refuel after 15 km drive (not towing) and it wouldn't "clutch" in Drive. We stopped, waiting to move onto the pump and it kept wanting to move forward in a similar way that a manual car might if you stop in 1st gear and don't de-clutch.
Started and drove off and shortly afterwards we got the following warnings:
1. "Cruise Not Available". (Even though it wasn't selected)
2. "DSC Fault".
3. "Auto Transmission Fault".
I shut the car off and restarted it and got all the above faults again. It then went into "LIMP MODE" whereby it should select 3rd gear and lock it in so you can get home. Instead ours locked into 1st gear! Went back slowly to Orbost to RACV. Me, wife, 2 teenagers and our dog found a taxi willing to take us plus dog back to Marlo.
The next day it went on a truck to Bairnsdale with myself. I caught the train Bairnsdale to Kilmore and the following day drove our Prado back to Marlo, stopping to buy a set of roof racks for our kayak. Back on holidays!
Ford have approved the replacement of the transmission under warranty, but no word on when it will be ready.
Once it is ready, I will have to take the train back to Bairnsdale to collect the bl*#dy thing as Ford won't deliver it!
Not the end of the world, but we won't forget this trip in a hurry!:doh:
