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my 97 grand am is shiftless

Old 10-19-2010, 09:10 AM
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My 97 grand am starts going in drive but the tranny won't shift into next gears until I reach 3000 rpm.I was told to replace the transaxle vacuum modulator which I did but that didn't solve the problem.Can anyone please help?
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Have you had the car scanned for codes? Some of the transmission codes wont trip a light. Have you checked your fluid level? How about the color of the fluid? How many miles on the trans and when was the filter last changed?
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Dan
Thank you for your reply.The tranny filter and fluid have been replaced.As far as the codes go I only found one,it was code 122 which is throttle position sensor I was told.Will replacing this unit fix my problem?
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replacing the throttle positioning sensor fixed the problem.
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Good to hear it'* fixed.
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Good glad its fixed sounded about right makes sense if the tps is bad its off then your shift points change from an incorrect reading
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