Hello Friends, my 2001 S-Type transmission will not engage. I can move the shifter to any gear position, but the tranny remains in neutral. When I move the shifter back to "P", it is no longer in Neutral, but in Park.

Have had occasional TXN Faults, and persistent P0775 codes for many months. This is the first time the tranny will not engage at all. It is also intermittent. Sometimes a forward or reverse gear will engage, but I can't isolate any conditions to cause success (or failure)

The shifter cable needs to be adjusted as it also suffers from not engaging "Drive" without moving the shifter and to 4, 3 or 2. This has been happening for some time, so probably not related.

Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance.

 

First, eliminate the known problem of the shifter cable. Confirm that it is positioning the trans link correctly when the shifter is moved. Cables get worn inside causing copious slack while still being connected. From how you described it it needs replaced.

 

Hi, I found this while looking at other posts in the forum


5. And finally, I located the two 8 mm bolts on the U.S. drivers side of the transmission that attach the gearshift cable to the transmission assembly. If you've been on this forum awhile, you know that over time these bolts have a tendency to get loose and sometimes even fall out, meaning that your gearshift selector (and therefore your entire car) is stuck and won't move. I took my small 8 mm open-end wrench down there with me, and yes indeed, both bolts snugged up between 1/4 and 1/2 turn with the wrench. They still had a long way to go before coming out, but they definitely needed tightening. Glad I caught this when I did, and this little check-up has now become part of my routine for whenever I'm underneath the car from now on....

 

Also there is a part called a shifter cam that you need to confirm is ok.

 

I concur with tonykart, take care of the obvious problems first as it may fix the problem you have. It definately IS related so start there. Good luck.