93 LX Auto

I noticed it had been making somewhat of a whine, then my wife borrow it last weekend. Now it appears to be stuck in low gear. I tried to drive it around the neighborhood but could not get it out of low gear. I tried shifting manually but it didnt seem to matter. I checked the tran fluid level and it looked ok.

Not sure if there is anything else I can do to diagnose. I was going to go down a hill in neutral (it does roll) and throw it into drive, but I was afraid I might end up leaving the trans. on the road.

Should I get out a hammer and bang on it?

 

Tested it out some more. If I go downhill, it will eventually shift, just very very late. If I go uphill, cant get out of 2nd.

 

have the tranny sevised change the filter and fluid see how that does you

 

Sounds like it might be a tad late for the fluid change but could not hurt I suppose. Whine noise could be from a dying trans oil pump. Any CEL or HOLD light on?

 

No Cel, no blinking o/d. You are right that it is probably too late for the fluid/filter change, but there is a remote possibility it could help. The more I have looked into the trans issues with these cars, the more I realize it may be time to say goodbye if there is not a low cost quickfix.