No neutral or reverse

DEREK96WA

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2002 FORD ESCORT
2WD
AUTOMATIC
150,000 MILES

The gear shifter is real stiff anything after park os all drive. Neutral drives forward reverse moves forward. Not sure what is going on.

Friday, November 15th, 2019 AT 8:53 AM

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It sounds like your shifter needs to be readjusted. You will find the procedure below.

Let me know if this helps.

Rich

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Friday, November 15th, 2019 AT 8:04 PM

DEREK96WA

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Thank you Rich. My car is an hour away from me at my parents. That's what I was hoping for it to be. I am going to pick it up in 2 days so that will defiantly be the first thing I check.

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Friday, November 15th, 2019 AT 8:07 PM

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Okay, let me know if this helped. Good luck.

Rich

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Friday, November 15th, 2019 AT 8:15 PM

DEREK96WA

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Adjusting the cable didn't help. So I put the car in reverse right at the transmission and still moved forward. Is it possible to have a bad switch?

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Sunday, November 17th, 2019 AT 6:16 AM

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Okay, did some research on this and I am afraid I have bad news. It seems the forward clutches in these seize when the fluid gets low leaving you with nothing but drive.

The only fix is to rebuild the transmission.

Sorry, Rich