Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Transaxle Please help- tranny died,will only go in reverse!!

I would like to thank anyone in advance for any help they can give me, I drove to work this morning with no problems whatsoever, when I arrive in my work parking lot, my car stopped accelerating forward, now it will only go in reverse and will not move foward at all in any gear. I have never had any previous transmission problems before. My car has an automatic trans and approx. 91,000 miles. I called around to a few tranny shops, and they're talking between 1700 to 2000 dollars, money I don't have, does anyone know what might have caused this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hello flexriprock,

If your transmission has never been serviced, the lack of service is what is responsible for this.
Your transmission has to have its oil changed just like your motor has its oil changed.
The interval for your transmission is just not as often as your motor.
Your transmission should have its oil changed every 12,0000 - 15,000 miles.
Don't pay attention to what the owners manual says.

Before you submit your transmission for an overhaul, you may want to try the Range Selector Sensor,
which is on top of the transmission.
This sensor tells the computer ehich gear you are in, and allows the computer to shift the transmission.
If it is not telling the computer when it is in Drive,
it may be the cause of you not having a DRIVE engagement.

If this doesn't work, then it could be the tranny is worn out, or the shift solenoid is dead.

THAT happened to me a week and ahalf ago exactly had to get it overhauled and it cost me $2200 (cda)but i felt tranny go crunch 2 minutes b4 i lost all forward gears.cost me 120 just to tow it.but i had a shift kit installed and its better then new and shifts gears fast(less .5 sec.)