Weird as hell tranny problem....

[B8SMAN16GSX]

My transmission in my 99 AWD Eclipse has been acting funny for about three weeks now. It started by having a little trouble going into second, like something was blocking it, you would just have to stab it a few times and it would go. But the majority of the time it acts fine. Yesterday 2nd, 4th and REV wouldn't go in a few times. Like something was blocking them. It would stay like that for about 15-20 mins and then act fine and shift like butter. Now last night on my way home from the girlfriends house it blocked 2nd, 4th and REV and it continued to be blocked all the way to work this morning. I live in a very TransAm infested area and not having 2nd gear is breaking my heart. Please any info you can give me would be great. Also, it has never grinded at all. Just "blocked" , but will shift fine when it gets through with its temper tantrum.

 

[MustGoFaster020]

I would check your shifter cables, it sound like they maybe lose or failing. Make sure all the mounting bolts are tight and be sure that nothing gets in their way. The next thing to check is the cable itself, they actually have to push the shift levers on the tranny forward to get 2-4-R. I have seen cables fail on two cars this way. The one that is horizontal (off the tranny the lever points to the passenger side, the other lever points to the hood) is the one to check, look at it right were the cables come through the mounts, compare the way the cables look, they should be the same, if the one is broken there *should* (I am having a little trouble remembering right now) be a torn rubber boot type deal. Some cable ties are a good temporary fix if this is your problem, I used 4 small 4" cable ties to fix my friends for a while.

 

[B8SMAN16GSX]

I have determined that it must be an internal transmission problem. I disconnected the cables and tried to shift the tranny at the selector linkage with no results. It just flat out refuses to go into 2-4-R. I guess that is why we buy extended warranties.