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Anonymous Posted on Jul 28, 2010

Auto Transmission will only go into drive from second gear

I have a 95 Jeep Grand Cherokee AWD. My problem is if I shift my auto transmission into drive from park it acts like its in neutral. But if I shift it all the way down to second and than push it into drive, than the drive gear engages. When driving, it changes gears smoothly with little hesitation. The transmissions been flushed and fluids are good. What could be the problem?

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It should be an electronic problem Scan the transmission and post the codes

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