a different tranny problem
 

ive been searching and seen alot of tranny problems but none like my car. it just wont shift out of first. i have park and first every thing else is like nutral what do you think this could be

some one please help if you have heard of any one else with this problem. i did a code check and it gives me code 11

if you know where i can buy the soleniods for the tranny please give me a direct link i look on subaru parts and couldnt find them

http://www.subaruparts.com/diag/?mod...category=182-A

part #2 (i don't know what year yours is, this is for a '92)

Is that first gear in the D position, or first gear on the shift lever. Does reverse work? Do the dash light change when you move the shift lever?

Harvey. ;)

Unless I let my car idle for about 15 minutes it wont come out of first unless I manually shift it from 1st up to 2nd.... Im thinking I have the same problem.... Oy I guess the solenoid bananza begins here...

$317!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What!!!!!

How's the transmission fluid level?

tranny fluid is good and clean do you think its a seleniod problem

it goes threw all the positions on the dash. no reverse D is 1st / 3 is 1st / 2 is 1st / and 1 is 1st / nutral is nutral and / reverse is nutral / park is park

If the lights on the dash are controlled by the tranny computer, (that would be my guess), it sounds like the computer isn't telling the tranny to shift?

Do you have access to another computer to swap in?

Good Luck,

I'm sorry, I just reread your post . . . You're saying it DOES go through all of the positions on the dash display but the tranny is staying in 1st gear.

Dan

yes it does go thew them on the dash

It looks like a Sprag one-way clutch in the box has failed. It holds a part from rotating, so the drive passes through. When it fails, the part rotates, and there is no drive. Except for 1st gear that uses the low reverse clutch instead of this sprag.
Take it to an auto transmission, or ring them, talk to them about it, see what they say.

Harvey. ;)