Hi i have a espace automatic ( 1998 ) model, everything has been fine with the car up until today, at first i noticed the car started to slip out of gears when in drive,then on a motorway slip road i started to pick up speed to enter the motorway and the car started to jolt quite erratic ??? an went in to safety mode. on my return journey the car would not come out of first gear, an i was not able to go any quicker than 25mph. i would love to know what the problem is as i don't want to part with the car and would like to be able to have the car fixed, if possible i would like to know the problem and the estimated cost to fix the car. many thanks.

hi
Might just be a good time to replace the car.

It sounds as if your automatic transmission clutch pack is slipping. You could try changing transmission fluid, but sometimes that may make it worse. You're likely in line for a new transmission. It will continue to get worse until your car will not go at all, or it may only be worse in certain gears, depending on which clutch disk is slipping.

Sorry old son but your clutch sounds like it has gone to the big junk yard in the sky reserved for dead clutches . When a clutch starts to slip it will continue to do so until that is all it will do . solution a new clutch is required .

some of you might be familiar with me as i asked a couple questions about this particular car's transmission last week. its a 1998 ford contour GL. equipped with a 2.0 liter zetec 16 valve 4 cylinder and a 4 speed automatic transmission. i bought the car last week to fix it and sell it. so, today i finished giving it a mild tune up. ive changed the oil and filter, transmission fluid, fuel filter, air filter, added lucas transmission stop slip, and fuel injector cleaner. so, after finishing up the transmission fluid change, i let the car idle for about 10 minutes until it got up to its normal operating temperature. then it started to overheat, then its temperature went back down into the normal range, but yet it was too close to the hot range for comfort. i turned the heater all the way on and it didnt make too much of a dramatic difference. as i looked over the engine compartment, and felt the upper radiator hose to see if the thermostat had opened up fully, i noticed that the electric radiator cooling fans werent on at all. so, im assuming that thats what the problem is. my question for you is: besides checking the fuses, what else is there to look for to see why the car's cooling fans arent kicking on? im still really unfamiliar with fords late model cars. im pretty fed up with this one already. thanks for your input.

change the trany fluid and filter. get some lucas transmission treatment and put it in before you put your trany fluid in. after all fluids are in and everything is together start the vehicle and hold foot on brake and go through the gears it might slip a lil the first 5 min of driving or until fluid works through trany.

Change gearbox oil and filter.

Retry.

hi. i have a renault espace that not start. i make the card in and only windows can i open. nothing else. i change the plastic of card reader and the same

If its a whining type noise when cold, the trans filter may be plugged. replace the filter ans examine the bottom of the pan, if it has a lot of debris in the pan, and the filter is plugged, replacing the filter will help, but you will need trans work in the future.

vehicle speed sensor?