No 2-3 Shift In "D" Position
WARNING: This page does not describe the selected car, but rather 11 other vehicles, including the 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis, 2002 Lincoln Town Car, 2002 Ford Crown Victoria, 2001 Mercury Mountaineer, and 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Shift linkage, direct clutch pressure, valve body (2-3 shift valve, No. 3 or No. 9 check ball, solenoid pressure regulator valve, 2-3 modulator valve), Shift Solenoid No. 2 (SSB) failure, output shaft seals, missing or leaking cup plug, 2-3 accumulator, blocked valve body solenoid screen, intermediate one-way clutch assembly, direct clutch assembly or case (damaged output shaft seal area).