Thread: TRANS.FAILSAFE-can be driven in this mode for how long?
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Old 02-23-2026, 05:38 AM
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If you stop the car and restart it and the trans failsafe warning goes away, then you aren’t actually driving it in failsafe mode. However, it will likely keep popping into the failsafe mode until you address the issue.

And a proper scanner will tell you what is triggering the failsafe mode....
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