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Originally Posted by ssnsltd

Didn't find this on a search, so :

My 96' when it shifts into OD pretty much starts to feel like the car is coming unglued. just starts shaking like crazy. as soon as I downshift to 3d, it all goes away.
-I did get an error code for #5 coil but I can't for the life of me figure out how that would make the car go nuts only in OD.

-trans acts fine otherwise.
-Fluid was replaced 3 years ago along with timing belt, and i do a pan change each time I change the oil.
-no burnt smell to trans fluid
-car has only been driven 200 miles in the last two years, pretty much in (covered) storage while I was in Afghanistan and since I got home.

thoughts ?

I tend to think it is the coil braking down under load, which is increased in 4th gear. Pull the coil and have a good look at the rubber boot, for any tracks (look like a black pencil line) down the boot, inside and outside the boot.

If you find any, scratch them out, and spray it with a silicon oil. If you don't find any, buy a new coil.

Harvey.