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Auto transmission doesn't shift to 3rd

posted by  david hunter on  Mon Dec 2 11:31 CST 2002
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Not shifting into 3rd gear would be an unusual problem. Your car actually has 4 gears, the 4th gear is called overdrive. Do you mean that it is not going into 4th gear? If so you may have a problem with the overdrive relay, wiring or solonoid.

Resoldering or replacing the overdrive relay and flushing of the tranny are both considered normal preventive maintenance procedures.

If indeed it is not getting into 3rd gear then the overdrive relay is not an issue and flushing would be in order. Of course as the other poster says check the kickdown cable.
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