transmission shifting 1-3 without moving?

2005 MAZDA 3

25,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC

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When shifting to drive, the indicator shows rapid change from 1,2,3, but not moving and when it reaches 4 the transmission works but hard to get its power to move.

Oct 29, 2022 at 6:07 AM

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It sounds like the transmission range sensor is not working correctly but to be sure we need to do a CAN scan which is easy to do. You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) from Amazon for about $36.00.

Here is a video to show you how:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Amazon CAN scanner link for about $35.00.

https://amzn.to/3R9lJ60

Just us case I have provided the location of the sensor so you can check it out. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.

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Oct 30, 2022 at 3:29 PM