Will not shift when it is in drive, but I can drive it in slapstick?

Tiny
ZIERFUSH8
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  • 2006 KIA SORENTO
  • 3.5L
  • V6
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 245,000 MILES
I was wondering why? Once it's in drive and I'm driving down the road the needle just keeps going up and it doesn't like shift through the things. I don't know exactly what it's called so.
Thursday, March 30th, 2023 AT 12:54 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

If the transmission isn't shifting, it could be a few different things. For example, it could be the result of low transmission fluid, a faulty shift solenoid, or the transmission line pressure could be too low.

Because this has several possibilities, what I recommend doing first is having the can-bus scanned. CAN stands for controller area network. Basically, the different modules in the vehicle are tied together via a few wires so they can communicate. This type of scan will retrieve codes regardless of the module storing them.

Here is a link that explains how it's done:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Let me know if that is something you can do. Also, let me know if you have other questions.

Take care,

Joe
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Thursday, March 30th, 2023 AT 7:35 PM

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