J Fresh
Proven Member
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- Feb 23, 2017
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Vista,
California
Vehicle: 1997 Spyder GS-T AUTO transmission. I Bought car in 2014 with 44k miles, it now has 106k. Never had any issues in the last 7 years!
Problem:
I went to go to work today and when going from Park into Reverse, it shifted or "slammed" into gear, much harder than usual. It "sounded like" someone hit a hammer on metal or something to be honest... I exited my driveway in reverse slowly and it seemed fine. I put it in Drive from Reverse (shifted normally/easily as usual unlike that weird sound I heard going from Park into reverse 30 seconds prior) and hit the accelerator only to find out that my GST WONT shift out of 1st gear! It easy goes back into Park, Reverse and Drive but just wont shift out of first gear. When I let off the gas, it coasted like it was in neutral. I had to put it back into Park then back into Drive to get it to go back into 1st gear... I drove around the block slow af and parked it in my driveway...
I’ve never had any transmission issues, slips or anything. I have not changed the trans fluid but I know all fluids were freshly swapped when I bought the car, now 7 years ago & 60k miles later… I recently swapped out the water pump/TB due to weep holes leaking. Afterwards, I got a CEL for a upstream O2 sensor. I swapped out the old sensor and reset the OBD and drove around town. I drove it for 75 miles over 3 days running errands around town, zero issues whatso ever.
Considering Ive NEVER had any transmission issues, Due to the loud/harsh shift I felt when I put it into Reverse, do you think I have a trans solenoid issue for gear 1-2? I read online that Auto trans' have solenoids for each gear and if one goes bad, due to old age, dirty trans fluid etc, it prevents the car from shifting...
I thought about changing the trans fluid and trans filter but didn’t want to drain it fully as I read that draining it 100% can lead to more slips... Plus I wanted advice from the community before I go any further as I dont have much transmission work experience under my belt. I checked the trans fluid level and its perfect. The fluid does not smell burnt and is a slight reddish color.... Thoughts?
Again, the engine runs fine, no CEL's after 76 miles of errand running & I’ve never had ANY transmissions issues, slips or anything until the other day. The issue came out of nowhere with no warning signs of wear at all. Its like a light switch to change gears went missing all of a sudden …. Any advice to help is greatly appreciated! Thanks DSM fam in advance!
Problem:
I went to go to work today and when going from Park into Reverse, it shifted or "slammed" into gear, much harder than usual. It "sounded like" someone hit a hammer on metal or something to be honest... I exited my driveway in reverse slowly and it seemed fine. I put it in Drive from Reverse (shifted normally/easily as usual unlike that weird sound I heard going from Park into reverse 30 seconds prior) and hit the accelerator only to find out that my GST WONT shift out of 1st gear! It easy goes back into Park, Reverse and Drive but just wont shift out of first gear. When I let off the gas, it coasted like it was in neutral. I had to put it back into Park then back into Drive to get it to go back into 1st gear... I drove around the block slow af and parked it in my driveway...
I’ve never had any transmission issues, slips or anything. I have not changed the trans fluid but I know all fluids were freshly swapped when I bought the car, now 7 years ago & 60k miles later… I recently swapped out the water pump/TB due to weep holes leaking. Afterwards, I got a CEL for a upstream O2 sensor. I swapped out the old sensor and reset the OBD and drove around town. I drove it for 75 miles over 3 days running errands around town, zero issues whatso ever.
Considering Ive NEVER had any transmission issues, Due to the loud/harsh shift I felt when I put it into Reverse, do you think I have a trans solenoid issue for gear 1-2? I read online that Auto trans' have solenoids for each gear and if one goes bad, due to old age, dirty trans fluid etc, it prevents the car from shifting...
I thought about changing the trans fluid and trans filter but didn’t want to drain it fully as I read that draining it 100% can lead to more slips... Plus I wanted advice from the community before I go any further as I dont have much transmission work experience under my belt. I checked the trans fluid level and its perfect. The fluid does not smell burnt and is a slight reddish color.... Thoughts?
Again, the engine runs fine, no CEL's after 76 miles of errand running & I’ve never had ANY transmissions issues, slips or anything until the other day. The issue came out of nowhere with no warning signs of wear at all. Its like a light switch to change gears went missing all of a sudden …. Any advice to help is greatly appreciated! Thanks DSM fam in advance!
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