Transmission gets stuck in third gear

Tiny
DUSTIN AURORA ADKINS
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  • 2008 MITSUBISHI GALANT
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 19,000 MILES
At first my car would hesitate to shift from reverse to drive then I lost a lot of power. When you first start my car it drives fine from first to second then gets stuck in third and stays there. I can't up shift or downshift. When I turn car off it repeats everything again but cannot get car out of third.
Thursday, September 26th, 2019 AT 12:32 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Hello,

It sounds like you have an input shaft speed sensor that is not working correctly. To be sure lets run the codes. here is a guide and I found the sensor location in the diagrams below:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.
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Friday, September 27th, 2019 AT 6:14 PM

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