ijgrimes Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I am in desperate need of some help here. I have a 98 legacy outback with auto trans. One day while driving down freeway i heard a clunk from under the car. Looked up at the gauges to find my rpms and speed mirroring each other. The trans would not shift out of 3rd gear. I parked the car and tried all the other gears. No response in reverse or any other gear but 3rd. When put in nuetral it can only be rolled forward. Long story short i put a newer transmission in it. Initially it drove very well. Then one day i took a long trip in it and bam. Load clunk noise followed by the exact same symptoms as before. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Does the AT TEMP light flash when you start the car? That light is basically the "check engine" light for the transmission and can be used to read stored codes. Since it happened to two transmissions in a row it may be an electrical connection issue. The limp mode in those transmissions is to give you 3rd gear so you can get the car home if all the electricals for the trans fail. Also check to make sure you don't have any blown fuses or relays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Could be as simple as a misadjusted shift cable. If the cable adjustment is too tight the trans will drop into 3rd when the selector is placed in Drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Yea but then it would be in drive when the shifter was in N, reverse in P and no park... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Kinda fits the description doesn't it? Rolls forward in Nuetral. Worthy of consideration at least. If this were an electrical problem the AT temp light should be flashing, assuming the bulb works. Does the AT temp bulb turn on with all the others when the key is turned? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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