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BC Collins Posted on Sep 14, 2017

My Automatic Corrolla will not switch into Reverse or Drive. When I press the brakes, the brake lights come on and I am able to physically move the shifter (which seems looser and more fluid than normal) to R and D, but the car refuses to get into gear. I have noticed that when putting it in R, the reverse lights don't light up. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  • BC Collins
    BC Collins Sep 24, 2013

    I found the solution. There was a part in the shift component (I think it's called the brushing) that fell off. So the shifter was actually disconnected from the rest of the transmission. I popped the front plate off of the shifter, and found it disconnected. Hopefully this helps somebody else.

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SOURCE: 1990 Lincoln Town Car Brake Lights Fuse Blows When Put In Drive

This could be caused by the transmission range selector switch on the tranny, no sure how without the wiring diagram, but seems to ring a bell from my 20 years at a ford delaer.

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  • Posted on Mar 05, 2009

SOURCE: Idle and gear shifting 1987 celica automatic

I would suggest hat you replace the timing belt. The noise that you hear is the belt.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 27, 2009

SOURCE: automatic transmission wont catch into any gear

You sould have been moore frequent on your transmission fluid changes, and you shouldn't have taken it to Jiffy Lube either. Your best bet is to drain and fill the trans fluid run it shift gears. Drain and fill again. Do this 3 times. Yeah the transmission fluid is expensive. on the last drain and fill you want to get a bottle of LUBE GUARD from NAPA or who ever sells it. put the whole 10oz bottle in. Shift Rev, 1, 2, 3, D. Neutral Rev D. If that don't work then you have bad seals.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 14, 2009

SOURCE: have no brake lights i put in new brake light switch and nothing

your brake lights also run through the turn signal switch, if the shifter was on the column and you pulled the steering wheel off

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 03, 2009

SOURCE: Won't shift into gear.

99 passat wont shift into reverse from park...locked up

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