Hi AnitaL. Welcome to the forum. There are two things to look at. Start with the "PRINDL" switch. It is a set of switches that tells the Electronic Automatic Transmission Controller, (EATX), which gear is selected. It only takes a problem with one of the switches not turning on or off at the right time to confuse the computer. When that happens, it turns on all of the dash lights and usually will stay in second gear, ("limp-in" mode).
The next thing is to find a mechanic with a scanner that can access the EATX to read any stored diagnostic fault codes. There should be at least one related to the PRINDL switch. Any other codes will point to the circuit or system with the problem, not necessarily the defective part.
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 AT 2:29 AM