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Problem Solved. And the winner is.......Soobero... Well at least he was the closest in solving the problem (poor connection) which was a bad ground. I found a ground which had a butt connector wrapped up in the wiring harness that was bad. Sometimes made contact, usually not. Car runs great and everything working as it should. Thanks to all for your help. Paul

I just answered my own stupid question, about (IIRC) If I Remember Correctly. Getting old and not keeping up with things is hard.

No , I do not have the original instrument cluster or any gear lights at all. Please forgive my ignorance , but what is IIrc

Well my mystery continues. Today I started the car and removed the harness from the inhibitor switch. I expected either a limp mode ,( reverse & 3rd) or all gears working by manually shifting. Well to my surprise I have park, reverse, neutral, and drive. Car upshifts and downshifts automatically through all gears weather the selector is in drive or any lower gear position. This is driving me nuts. I could live with this condition if I was a flatlander, but here in Colorado it would be nice to be able to manually downshift in the mountains and not have to ride the brake. "ANYBODY" out there heard of this one before?

I have tried 3 different TCU 's. Same condition on all three.

Well after months of being told by the builder of this car my engine and trans was from a 2001 Forester, it turns out after being given the donor cars VIN it is actually a 2001 Outback. Sorry to start out on the wrong foot. But I was only going by what info I had. Regardless, if anyone out there can help I would be grateful. Thanks

Trans is not overheating, no dents in pan, trans shifts up and down just fine with selector in D when accelerating or decelerating,

Sorry , I have limited info on engine & trans. Car was built by someone else in 2007 , supposedly using a low mileage 2001 forester with 4eat out of same car. I was driving this car sparingly for a few months before this problem began , intermittently at first, now all the time. I am beginning to think my car originally had a manual shift mode switch which was disabled somehow to be permanently on , and now is not functioning . I am also actively trying to confirm with the builder what exactly was used in the build. Still looking for answers.

Thanks for response. To clarify, ALL forward gears work fine when selector is in drive. Reverse works fine when selector is in reverse. When selector is placed in any other forward gear car still acts as if in drive. When selector is in drive and you manually shift to a lower gear there is no gear change. This is Not limp mode.

Hello, I am a newbie. I own a replica 1955 Porsche 356 powered by a mid engine 2001 2.5 Forester and 4EAT. Car runs great, and shifts fine while in drive, but I can not manually downshift to any lower gears. Whatever lower gear the selector is placed in the car acts as if in drive. This problem was intermittent at first, now happens all the time. I have replaced the inhibiter switch, drained and replaced both filters, new fluid, checked all solenoids, and shifting linkage. I even tried different TCU and ECU. Car runs great in drive, shifts up and down as it should, but still I am not able to manually use any lower gear. I have contacted several local shops but the problem can not be pin pointed. At first the only codes pulled pointed to the inhibiter switch, but now I can not pull any trouble codes at all. Anybody out there recognize this problem?

Hello, I am a new member. I own a replica 1955 Porsche 356 with a mid engine 2.5 Subaru engine, auto trans. Look forward visiting USMB site .