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#1
02-06-2005, 10:42 PM
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2000 Celica GT: Automatic Transmission Worries and Question
Hi All
I just bought a 2000 Celica GT, with an automatic transmission. I really wanted to buy a car with a manual transmission, but could not (even after one year of searching), so bought the first thing that came up. In fact, I spent almost all the money I had in buying the car, and this is the first car I have ever owned. Today, I tried starting the car, and as I moved the shifter from P (park) into R (reverse), I saw the light on the dashboard also go from P to R. But, the car wont budge!! I saw the tachometer go up as I pressed the gas, but the car just sat there. I moved back into P, then back into R, nothing. Into N, then into R, nothing. Then into P, and then into R, and then, finally, it moved back. I am really worried because a friend of mine had to junk his Corolla one year ago because the transmission went bad. But I can't even afford to junk this car!!! It has all my money in it. I did have it checked by a well trusted mechanic before I bought it, and the only thing he suggested was a change of spark plugs and a tune up, which I promptly got done. The car has 83K miles on it. Could someone tell me how serious this could be? Could the transmission be on its way out? What should I do? In the manual transmissions that I have driven, sometimes the gear does not engage as you go into reverse, does that happen in an automatic too? If I take it to a mechanic/dealer-repair-shop, what should I ask for? I would really appreciate any input. Thanks a lot in advance, EE 
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02-07-2005, 12:22 PM
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Re: 2000 Celica GT: Automatic Transmission Worries and Question
Check the shifter connections first. Check for loose parts and missing links. My friend dumped coke on his auto. it did the same thing cause of faulty conections
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#3
02-10-2005, 08:35 PM
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Yes, working in a shop you see this more often than you like too. It is more likely coke or some other syrupie thing in the shifter mech. do yourself a good favor and pull it apart and clean it out, if you dont trust yourself take it to a toyota dealer, yes it will cost money then, but you know it will be done right and they will only charge you 2-3 hours labor to fix it. the only other thing it could be is the shifter cable linkage.
If crap is in the shifter it will feel real hard or effortfull to move it.
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