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Lynne Bennett Posted on Jan 10, 2012
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Changed starter and now transmission won't engage in reverse. What happened?

Car will drive forward in Drive, and shifter will move to Reverse, but car won't move in Reverse. Did I accidentally short out or disconnect a shift solenoid or a shift solenoid fuse? The transmission was fine before I changed the starter.

  • Anonymous Mar 26, 2014

    shifts in forward gears want move when placed in reverse

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Is the level of fluid ok ? im afraid your transmission went bad not because of the starter change but it just happen at that time

  • Cody Brown
    Cody Brown Aug 30, 2018

    I have a 2002 kia sedona and i had the same exact thing happen did you ever cigure it out

  • Cody Brown
    Cody Brown Aug 30, 2018

    I have a 2002 kia sedona and i had the same exact thing happen did you ever cigure it out

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  • Posted on Nov 26, 2008

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You need to get to the transmission linkages with some penetrating spray, right where they are attached to transmission at front drivers side. You may have to remove battery & tray to get better access, but 90% of time that's the problem area. You'll see where the shifter linkages attach & pivot on top. The top linkage is your power valve,(like a kickdown) which kicks it down on acceleration, then returns after. This needs to move freely, and it may take some work & spray to get it loosened up, but that should help with your problem, as it affects the shifter itself too. After you get them movong freely, put a good coat of white lithium grease or similar on them . On my 95 neon, i'd have to do it, about once a year or more. Initially it would shift out of lower gear to next at higher revs, and when stopping it would shift down hard. Good Luck

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  • Posted on Apr 10, 2009

SOURCE: cannot shift into reverse although forward gears all functional

have ur shift linkage bushings replaced....most likely thse are torn or completely broken .. this is common on these models..also on some vw's of the same years

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 06, 2008

SOURCE: cannot shift properly

My Saturn did the same thing - twice. Where the clutch cables connects to the shifter box(??) there is a little clip that had fallen off. The first time this happened, the mechanic told me that I needed to replace the whole shifter box - costing me $400 dollars. The second time - about two years later a different mechanic charged me $15 for the clip and labor.

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  • Posted on Jun 07, 2009

SOURCE: Craftsman LT 1000 won't go into reverse or forward

the hydrostat rearend or the belts to loose

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  • Posted on May 08, 2010

SOURCE: After stopping, tractor does not engage in forward or reverse

sounds like the by pass rod has been pulled out

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