flashing hold light

[hogggman]

hi all,
sorry for not trawling through old posts,or using the search option,but i`m in some discomfort,and can`t spend long on pc at a time.
when coming home from work today in the bongo(a journey of only 1.5 miles)shortly after leaving work,i had to stop at some traffic lights.when getting ready to move away,i felt a slight`lurch`like when the autobox is put into drive,and raised my foot off the brake slightly in readiness to move off.surprisingly the bongo didn`t`creep`forward as normal,and in the periphery of my vision i saw the `hold` light on.thinking i`d accidentally hit the button,i looked down at the light,only to see that it`d gone off,then it flashed on,and off etc.i quickly realised that i might have a problem,and worried that i`d be stuck at a busy junction with a bongo that wouldn`t move.so,i quickly turned off the engine,selected park and restarted the engine.then all was well and i continued my journey home with no further problems.
as i restarted the engine so quickly,i didn`t have chance to count the flashes or check the frequency.
any ideas?
i haven`t checked the gearbox fluid in a while,but when i did(with engine running,select all positions in turn several times then finish off in`drive`with the handbrake on)all seemed fine with no nasty coloured fluid.i have never cleaned or removed the gearbox filter.
thanks
jamie

[not so old]

Hi Jamie, sorry you're having bongo trouble .try this thread. http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... 91#p267841

[wonkanoby]

hold light flashing is auto box reporting a problem

get the faq sheet Transmission Fault Codes.pdf

[Dolly1]

Hi Jamie,
Could be a damp problem,has the Bongo been stood idle a while.??
I had the same problem a while back,took all connections relevant to the box
apart,cleaned them,made sure things were dry,re-connected,flashing Hold light gone.
Has not happened since (i should not have said that should i) give it a try,you have nothing to loose
Regards Lionel