My Car (automatic) Will not reverse, park or overdrive
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Car: 91 Z28
Engine: L98 5.7L 350 TPI
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My Car (automatic) Will not reverse, park or overdrive
I finally got my Camaro back on the road today, or so I thought.
After being on the highway for a bit I made a stop. After starting the car back up, it jerked forward and had to step on the brake ( it was still in park, mind you). I tried shifting to D, it felt different and noticed it wasn’t even engaging Reverse, Neutral or Overdrive as I shifted down. Normally you’d hear those clicks, but this time nothing.
Well on the road I right away noticed the Rpms were getting very high and it wouldn’t go faster then between 20-30mpg. It was going 60-70 RPMs and it wouldn’t budge. I had no choice but to pull over into a gas station as it was getting hot under the hood and temp was going up. Even my new fans couldn’t stop it and I didn’t want to risk overcooking the engine or the transmission.
So what do you all think?
After being on the highway for a bit I made a stop. After starting the car back up, it jerked forward and had to step on the brake ( it was still in park, mind you). I tried shifting to D, it felt different and noticed it wasn’t even engaging Reverse, Neutral or Overdrive as I shifted down. Normally you’d hear those clicks, but this time nothing.
Well on the road I right away noticed the Rpms were getting very high and it wouldn’t go faster then between 20-30mpg. It was going 60-70 RPMs and it wouldn’t budge. I had no choice but to pull over into a gas station as it was getting hot under the hood and temp was going up. Even my new fans couldn’t stop it and I didn’t want to risk overcooking the engine or the transmission.
So what do you all think?
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Re: My Car (automatic) Will not reverse, park or overdrive
I finally got my Camaro back on the road today, or so I thought.
After being on the highway for a bit I made a stop. After starting the car back up, it jerked forward and had to step on the brake ( it was still in park, mind you). I tried shifting to D, it felt different and noticed it wasn’t even engaging Reverse, Neutral or Overdrive as I shifted down. Normally you’d hear those clicks, but this time nothing.
Well on the road I right away noticed the Rpms were getting very high and it wouldn’t go faster then between 20-30mpg. It was going 60-70 RPMs and it wouldn’t budge. I had no choice but to pull over into a gas station as it was getting hot under the hood and temp was going up. Even my new fans couldn’t stop it and I didn’t want to risk overcooking the engine or the transmission.
So what do you all think?
After being on the highway for a bit I made a stop. After starting the car back up, it jerked forward and had to step on the brake ( it was still in park, mind you). I tried shifting to D, it felt different and noticed it wasn’t even engaging Reverse, Neutral or Overdrive as I shifted down. Normally you’d hear those clicks, but this time nothing.
Well on the road I right away noticed the Rpms were getting very high and it wouldn’t go faster then between 20-30mpg. It was going 60-70 RPMs and it wouldn’t budge. I had no choice but to pull over into a gas station as it was getting hot under the hood and temp was going up. Even my new fans couldn’t stop it and I didn’t want to risk overcooking the engine or the transmission.
So what do you all think?
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Re: My Car (automatic) Will not reverse, park or overdrive
The cable could have broken, or the plastic that holds the sleeve to the selector in the car may have broken
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Car: 91 Z28
Engine: L98 5.7L 350 TPI
Transmission: It works.
Re: My Car (automatic) Will not reverse, park or overdrive
UPDATE: It was the shifter cable. It must have snapped when I pulled over. But it’s also the original one so hopefully the one from NAPA will be good.
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