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98 chevy blazer wont shift gears?
Here is the deal we changed the motor in my 98 blazer runs great now but it wont shift out of first in drive. If you manually shift from 1st to second it goes fine but wont go past second. I drove this blazer to my brothers to change the motor in it tranny was find no slips or anything we put the same kind of motor back in it any help would be good we checked the ground wires they are all tight.
here is a detail i forgot the speedometer is also bouncing it does not register at all but the rpm and everything else is working fine.
also doesnt matter if its warm or cold does the same thing
ABS light came on as well
8 Answers
- Jeff SLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Check your fluid it might be contaminated.
Does it get any better once the car is warmed up?
I had this problem in my 95 Suburban once, when it was cold it would take a while to shift through the gears. But once it warmed up it was fine. I switched the fluid out with Valvoline and it fixed my problem.
- 6 years ago
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98 chevy blazer wont shift gears?
Here is the deal we changed the motor in my 98 blazer runs great now but it wont shift out of first in drive. If you manually shift from 1st to second it goes fine but wont go past second. I drove this blazer to my brothers to change the motor in it tranny was find no slips or anything we put the...
Source(s): 98 chevy blazer wont shift gears: https://shortly.im/K0tru - kb9pvjLv 41 decade ago
It sounds like the sun gear in the transmission failed. This is a common occurance in these vehicles. When the sun gear fails, you will not have reverse and the forward gears go into "limp home" mode. In limp home mode, the tranmission will only go up to second gear at a high rpm. Best of luck
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- 1 decade ago
Check the vacuum hoses the the tranny. The one nearest the bell housing is off or missing.
Im sure its a vacuum leak if the trans is automatic!
Source(s): Same exact problem in 97 blazer - Terry DLv 41 decade ago
Check the ''kick-down'' cable that leads to the throttle body( from the transmission) make sure it returns freely.
- BdBLv 51 decade ago
tranny fluid? ooooooooohhhhhhhhh, your computer(ecu) is mad, thats why it doesnt shift, and the speedo is screwed....check all your electrical...........what are cars coming to now a days, one elctrical feedback lost, and the whole thing is screwed
