Auto trans gear selector missreads

They usually stick in Park!

shifter gets stuck in reverse...

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Sep 11, 2016 - Won't go into park or neutral to start. It's been doing this for a while...not shifting into - Answered by a verified VW Mechanic.
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Ever notice that while driving that the car hesitates or refuses to go into gear? ... For automatic transmissions, you might notice that when shifting into drive or park ....Neutral and park gears no problem, but drive, 1st, 2nd and reverse engages ...

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Jun 5, 2015 - When I put it in drive, and begin to drive away the transmission will put itself in neutral. When I slow back down, it will go back into gear.

on most cars, you need to change the neutral safety switch. this car has a neutral parking position sensor, you can find it for v6 not v8, it also fits a saab 9-3. it is the same thing, a different style. however, check the transmission fluid level and troublecodes for p07xxs. reset the code and use the transmission dipstick by dorman add lucas auto trans fluid, not stop slip to the fill line. most of the time it's not the solenoid, but the auto trans plate, overfilling the fluid can cause it to trigger a check engine light, and the fluid leaking onto it can cause it to be permanently damaged, it's more than $400 for the part. lucas works in the 722.xx transmissions, most , all, clks 99-2002, just make sure the tranny model isn't a 238. i like it better than atf 134. However, these parts are very heat sensitive. fill the trans fluid, reset the troublecodes, do a general motos drive cycle from obdii.com if it doesn't drive good after four times, change the neutral safety switch. :)

I have very little experience of auto trannies but those I have worked on had an adjustable cable so the cable length can be changed so the gearbox and gear selector detents coincide.

If there is no adjustment perhaps something got bent or maybe a spacer was forgotten or missed...

Do you feel some play between the linkage parts?
If it's too much play, then that's the problem

Sounds like the regalator could be going bad and needs adjusting

i would say the fine grinding was when you put it in park the output shaft was turning and the parking paw was trying to engage into park then the paw engaged into park but you say it rolled i am thinking that your problem is in the transfercase

sounds like the trans selector switch,have you been in deep water or pressure washed engine compartment? if not go to autozone or someplace with a scan tool and view live engine data most will show through the scan tool as you change gears if it still reads wrong on scan tool then the selector switch is bad if it is ok on scan tool then something in dash electronics

You need to remove top off gearbox and with a pry bar or screw driver pull the selector back into neutral Your gearlever has popped out of selector Gearbox does not need to be removed

Sounds like the gear linkage cable needs adjusting Simple job really