Transmission gets stuck in third gear

2008 MITSUBISHI GALANT
19,000 MILES • 2.4L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DUSTIN AURORA ADKINS
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At first my car would hesitate to shift from reverse to drive then I lost a lot of power. When you first start my car it drives fine from first to second then gets stuck in third and stays there. I can't up shift or downshift.when I turn car off it repeats everything again but cannot get car out of third.
Sep 26, 2019 at 12:32 PM
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Hello,

It sounds like you have an input shaft speed sensor that is not working correctly. To be sure lets run the codes. here is a guide and I found the sensor location in the diagrams below:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.
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Sep 27, 2019 at 6:14 PM