I was driving into work and the transmission would jerk HEAVILY when upshifting and downshifting. Shook the whole car.
I also noticed that my gear indicator light in the dash was malfunctioning, and would show "D" when in drive, but would show "R" if I put it into 3rd gear, and would behave randomly if I manually shifted to 2nd or 1st, sometimes blinking the "R" light before showing some other incorrect gear selection.
I stopped at a gas station to think, turned off the truck and put some oil in (since my VX also seems to consume the stuff). Started the truck and everything shifted smoothly after that, and the dash indicator functioned perfectly.
I guess I'll keep an eye on it, check my fuses and get that trans. mode position switch looked at as soon as I can.
You guys rock!
p.s. I've also had the CD player fail, the wiper paint flake off, the power windows stick, the headlight gaskets separate and the idle sensor fail (races or stalls the engine)...but I also have 120k miles on my '99 VX.
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