Auto Gear shifter won't go into 1?

dcarr1971

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Jun 16, 2010
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Hi all,

I'm having a strange issue and hoping someone can offer some insight. My '99 D2 (98k miles) is shifting nicely, but I can't move the auto shift level into '1'. I first noticed this at MAR last weekend, so it got me thinking that this will need to be fixed before I try to take it offroad someplace else. The transmission shifts into all the other gears without a problem and I have no reason to think that it isn't using 1st gear at any time. I've tried it with the transfer case in both high and low, S and M...no difference...just can't get the shifter to go into '1'.

BTW, as background info, I recently rebuilt the front drive shaft and am still working my way through the 90k service...planning to change tranny fluid/filter this weekend. I'm not sure whether this is a new issue or an old one that I've only just noticed.

Any thoughts on what would cause this?
 

Mongo

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Apr 19, 2004
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check and make sure there is nothing in the channel under the shift cover...
 

SSped

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Jul 10, 2006
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Bannon88 said:
I had a coin in mine once that was fused in place with spilled soda syrup glue....fun cleanup for a quarter.

Usually change that falls in the shifter under the bezel/graffix. See it all the time here at the dealer. :banghead: