[underaff]

Was driving car one day last year and would not shift out of 1st. Only 1st gear and reverse. I have it in a shop now and they pulled the pan and said solenoids are good but the tranny extremely dirty and time for a rebuild. Does this sound like fair advice? I did not have any problems that i can remember leading up to this.

 

[Dynamic396]

Ask them what their theory is on what caused 2nd, 3rd and 4th to all die at once.

Band...? OK, 2nd and 4th gone.
3-4 clutch...? 3rd and 4th gone.
Sun shell? 2nd and 4th gone, but so would reverse...
Common cause for all three at the exact same time? Hmmm...

I think I would dig deeper. Is the PCM commanding a 1-2 upshift?

 

[cahall]

Did your speedometer stop working at the same time?

Frank

 

[Dynamic396]

That's exactly where I was going with that...

 

[underaff]

I believe the speedometer was working. I did check with a local reputable transmission shop and they think it is an internal fault but they would need to test drive it to confirm.
I am looking at used transmissions for now just to get it going.

 

[cahall]

Before you go that route, put a scanner on it that's capable of reading data. Make certain the computer is seeing a speedometer signal. If the compter doesn't get a signal, the transmission will have no upshifts. While the scanner is on it, check it for codes.

Frank