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Old May 7, 2013 | 06:57 PM
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My car was in storage and i had to charge my battery to start it. When I finally started it my car would not go in the gear for reverse. It will go through all the other gears but reverse. I cannot place the car in reverse. I have a someone telling me that the transmission reverse gear is out. Please help. Thanks. 2002
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Old May 7, 2013 | 07:34 PM
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It could be a number of things, shifting linkage needs adjustment, that lockout solenoid to prevent going into reverse at speed, or usually that means the shifting fork for reverse has lost the plastic tips and it won't engage or at best if it does, it pops back out. It'll be good once again after the repairs!!!

Are you going to fix it? Or get it to a transmission shop for professional repairs?
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Old May 7, 2013 | 08:02 PM
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Will it go into reverse with the ignition off?
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Old May 8, 2013 | 09:21 AM
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It will not go into reverse even when car is off.
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Not good. Find someone who knows these transmissions.

If you told me it wouldn't go into 1st, 3rd and reverse I would tell you the shifter box is probably loose. It's not that.
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Old May 8, 2013 | 03:08 PM
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Will the shifter go into the reverse position on the console? Also, clarify if this is a manual or auto. I assume manual, but I don't want to do that.
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