Transmission Shifting issue: need help please

[creeg]

ITS F****ING FIXED!!!!
WOHOOO!!!!

I am so F****ING happy right now. My transmission issues are GONE!

I have been driving it for a day now after the repair, and have had no missed shifts, and no thunking on deceleration.
I replaced the A, B and Band Apply Solenoids, and that seems to have fixed everything.

I am so relieved that this is no longer an issue. This was the last attempt; if I didnt figure it out with this fix, I was going to sell it. Now I can keep driving it. Whew!

Thanks to everyone who helped me narrow it down, especially MSHardeman and Y33TREKker and super-special thanks to VXobsession!!!

You guys have no idea what a relief this!

Thanks again!

Craig

[Y33TREKker]

Nice! Glad to hear a success story for a change. Seems like it's been awhile for some reason.

So replacing the solenoids also took care of the malfunctioning indicator lights on the dash?

And you're welcome, even though my suggestions turned out to just be a little of this and a little of that .

[creeg]

I still have the dash issues:
The ABS light is on, and the "D" light does not come on. But it seems they are unrelated items and I need to take care of them separately.

[Y33TREKker]

Ok, new development in the ongoing saga of my stupid transmission:

The other day, I started up my VX, and was shifting into drive. I went a little too far and accidentally put it into 3, realized what I did, and then shifted into D. The thing is, I had already started giving it gas as I was shifting, so I think it did something weird. I didnt notice anything strange, but when I looked at the instrument panel, the D light was not lit.

I drove it for a bit, then stopped and turned off the car. I restarted, shifted into all gears while stopped, and checked the dash lights. All shift lights come on when appropriate, except for D.

I have driven it a couple times since then, and the D light still will not come back on.

Does this give anyone any ideas as to what I need to have replaced next in my quest to fix this issue?

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I still have the dash issues:
The ABS light is on, and the "D" light does not come on. But it seems they are unrelated items and I need to take care of them separately.

Since all the other indicator lights on the dash work ok, I would still have to go back to the wiring/connector associated with the Mode Selector Switch for the "D" not illuminating on the dash.

It could be something as simple as corrosion on the electrical connector for the switch (although even though the switch has been replaced with a "new" one, that doesn't necessarily rule out the switch itself as having an issue), and it appears as if it would either be the Pink or the Blue/Black wire specifically in the connector. Maybe just disconnecting, cleaning, and reconnecting would be worth a try?

[tjh]

I still have the dash issues:
The ABS light is on, and the "D" light does not come on. But it seems they are unrelated items and I need to take care of them separately.

I had an issue with the shifter lights on the dash displaying incorrectly. Turned out to be a module/box of sorts, under the steering column that had come uncoupled from the bracket that secures it to the firewall. It was dangling by it's wire harness. After placing it back on the bracket and reseating the harness plug, I have yet to have anymore problems with it.

[44ficus44]

IM SO GLAD i found this. the exact same story is happening with me. im going to start with those A and B solenoids and work down from their. i love this site. thanks creeg for the info and process

[FlyingV77]

same here, are the solenoids more or less expensive than the mode selector switch?

[creeg]

the solenoids are pretty cheap, but the install is the hard part. I would say the Mode switch is cheaper. Im not sure why that is relevant though: either the solenoids need to be replaced or the mode switch needs to be replaced if you are having the issue.

I replace my mode select switch when I was having this problem, and it didnt help. It turned out to be the solenoids in my instance.

[44ficus44]

ouch.... so i thought is put it in the shop today.. but i took the vehicross out for a long stroll this weekend.... high speeds it was working great.. still does.. but as son as the tranny heats up, more in california stop and go traffic, it just diez... itle hit 20mph and it the rpms go higher tan 2000 it just spins and acts like its in neutral. after that t has to cool down for it to go back into gear. FML......

im getting the tranny fluid changed tom, bought the solenoids and the mode switch JIC. i hope this solves the issue bufor i need a new tranny. wish me luck

[creeg]

44ficus44:
Does it pop into neutral, or does it miss a shift, stay in a lower gear (when it should have shifted to a higher one), and still have power to the wheels?

If its popping into neutral, that may be the trans mode switch, Im not sure if that is the solenoids. Someone with more knowledge than me on this, please chime in....

[44ficus44]

well im getting the tranny fluid replaced. hoses cheked and all the solenoids/ mode switched. it works fine till it hits traffic. then it just stays in the lower 2 gears till it decides not to even go hajaha. gears are good it just decides to go newtral. itle be back friday roaring im sure.

[44ficus44]

well im getting the tranny fluid replaced. hoses cheked and all the solenoids/ mode switched. it works fine till it hits traffic. then it just stays in the lower 2 gears till it decides not to even go hajaha. gears are good it just decides to go newtral. itle be back friday roaring im sure.

it started to miss 3rd i think. they the upper gears went. Noticed it more when i tried putting in my 4X4. but as stated above, the mech said the gears were good, i guess the comp was just ignoring them due to faulty solenoids.......... mabe

[tom4bren]

ITS F****ING FIXED!!!!
WOHOOO!!!!

I am so F****ING happy right now. My transmission issues are GONE!

I have been driving it for a day now after the repair, and have had no missed shifts, and no thunking on deceleration.
I replaced the A, B and Band Apply Solenoids, and that seems to have fixed everything.

I am so relieved that this is no longer an issue. This was the last attempt; if I didnt figure it out with this fix, I was going to sell it. Now I can keep driving it. Whew!

Thanks to everyone who helped me narrow it down, especially MSHardeman and Y33TREKker and super-special thanks to VXobsession!!!

You guys have no idea what a relief this!

Thanks again!

Craig

Putting my shopping list together to do this on the Proton. I've been getting the bad shift as well for a couple of weeks (not very consistently yet - just once or twice a day).

Looks like total bill for the job will be less than $200 (all 5 solenoids, both pan gaskets, filter, fluid).

I'll try to take pix & write the How2 in case anyone else needs to follow suit.

[circmand]

Looks like total bill for the job will be less than $200 (all 5 solenoids, both pan gaskets, filter, fluid).

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Hell of a deal

[Otwobme]

Just to let you know, my D light was out after I lifted the vx. I messed with the linkage and it came back on. You might want to check there. Glad to see this fixed. Great work people...