Dodge-Caravan - dodge caravan no first gear
bob (71.203.175.82) - Tue Jan 20 17:16:19 2009
HELP My 96 caravan has 258, 000 miles on it, 4 cyl, 3 spd auto not electronic control. tranny was rebuilt 40, 000 miles ago. As of yesterday, I have no first gear. no shakes, no shudders, nothing. Stopped at a light, had first gear. Next light, no first gear. Locking the shifter down to 1 will not let me move. If I place the shifter in drive, I can start to move in second gear. Changed fluid and filter, pan was clean, no sludge or metal bits. Reverse, second, third, and lockup are all normal. I was told here locally that if I had lost first, I should have lost reverse also so this might be a blocked shifter plate problem. Does this sound right?? Everything else on the old girl works perfectly!!Thanks for any advice!! BOb
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