In drive won’t move

07-30-2018, 02:27 PM

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In drive won’t move

I have a 04 RX8 automatic went to leave work put in reverse backed up drive about 500ft notice I was not picking up speed, so pulled off road and while car is In Drive I can rev the engine up and no movement. Put in in manual and try 1 & 2 and not movement. Also in reverse no movement, when I push car back out of road and tried again still no movement but very very little in reverse. What the heck happened?

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07-30-2018, 03:37 PM

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How's your trans fluid level? Any puddles of it around where you parked?

If it has fluid, it's possible a solenoid has failed, but since you say reverse is working but slow, my bet is you've lost most of the fluid.

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07-30-2018, 05:32 PM

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I check fluids and it’s fine, went it move it reverse it is only like someone pushing

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07-30-2018, 05:46 PM

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Is the check engine light on, and if so, any codes?

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07-31-2018, 12:03 PM

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Haven’t had a chance to put the computer on it yet, but will update when I do. At lunch I went out and tried to see what would happen and it will creep in reverse and a snail creep in drive

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