transmission not shifting right..

1995 TOYOTA PICKUP
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DARRISFIELDS
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I have a 1995 toyota tacoma 4 cyc.. at first it had to warm up to shift out of first into 2 3 drive.. today I stopped at a red let and it shutterd like the engine was spuddering but it was the tranny and it would not shift out and finally , nothing no gears not even reverse.. stuck onside of the road I check fluid(hot) was bit over full .. still would not shift.. had no gears.. I shut it off and calked for backup then crunk it up for a/c and wow it shift so I hauled butt then it started messin up again so each time I shut it off and restarted it it shifted fine till it messed up over and over restarting and goin till I hit a red light r hsd to stop... wat u think is my problem , pcm, ecu, tcm are wat??
Sep 28, 2012 at 6:45 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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So you have a automatic transmission?
Sep 28, 2012 at 6:47 PM
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DARRISFIELDS
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Yes im sry I left that important part out... automatic
Sep 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM
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What color is the fluid?Is the fluid full?Any codes in the computer?
Sep 28, 2012 at 6:57 PM
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The fluid is dark brown.. code came up as h20 sensor bank one.. it was full , a bit over actually
Sep 28, 2012 at 7:02 PM
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The code machine was actually for 96 an up but she checked it anyway.
Sep 28, 2012 at 7:05 PM
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Dark brown isnt a good color when was the fluid last changed?
Sep 28, 2012 at 7:09 PM
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I have no idea. I bought it 2 months ago from a relative.. he said a transmission tech told him it needed a overhaul.
Sep 28, 2012 at 7:13 PM
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I assumed he got it changed then but maybe not.
Sep 28, 2012 at 7:14 PM
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He says it was around march of 2012
Sep 28, 2012 at 7:19 PM
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And the fluid looks that bad already there is internal issues then i would do a pressure test on the transmission first.Then see if there is a debris field in the transmission pan.
Sep 28, 2012 at 7:23 PM
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DARRISFIELDS
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Ok thank you very much..
Sep 28, 2012 at 7:33 PM
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Your welcome thats what were here for.
Sep 28, 2012 at 7:34 PM
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DARRISFIELDS
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My filter was clogged up. I changed fluid and filter and cleaned inards up real good.. its actin ok now but still have to warm up a bit and manual shift at times.
Oct 1, 2012 at 8:59 AM
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Then it hasnt been changed in a while thats probably why you haveto manually shift it when its hot.Damage was done from the lack of changing it.
Oct 1, 2012 at 12:57 PM
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