2003 Volkswagen Jetta

40,800 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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FANTA384
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i'll be driving my car and the engine randomly shifts to neutral but my gear say its in drive while my dashboard say neutral it does this consistenly when ever i try to put in back in drive but it drives normal in 3rd 2nd and 1sst gear... how does my engine shift to neutral on its own without the gear moving? i think theres something worng with the computer in my car or something with my transmission. what do you think it could me? is it going to cost alot? how can i fix this?
Feb 29, 2008 at 9:49 AM
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MASTERTECHTIM
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first of all you need to have the computer scanned for codes. you could have a transmission range switch that is bad. start by having it scanned.
Feb 29, 2008 at 10:14 AM
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