1999 chevrolet malibu LS 3.1L

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU
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DMENKEN
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Car has a problem when shifting, sometimes when reversing out of a parking lot it will stay in reverse when it is put into drive. i was told 2 different possible's, 1 being the front clutch, 2 maybe a "shift sensor" . the car only has 62,000 mls on it, i would be hesitant on the tranny being the culprit.


any info greatly appreciated

Doug M.
Sep 9, 2007 at 12:24 PM
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I would be more suspicious of a transmission range sensor or it's circuit as the area of concern. The senor detects what gear it is in and inputs that to the computer.
Sep 9, 2007 at 2:04 PM
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