My 99 Plymouth Voyager started having problems the other day with the transmission (or I think it's the transmission) It drove fine until it should have gone into 3rd gear but stayed in 2nd the whole ride. the MPH needle stayed on zero although I was doing about 25 MPH. But when it did shift from 1st to 2nd the mph needle on the dash, zipped from zero to 120 (the max on the dash) then back to zero again, although the engine didnt do anything other than switch to 2nd gear. Also, I had about 3/4 of a tank of gas and the needle started reading that it was full. My friend says its a selenoid sensor but my mechanic, who agrees its the selenoid sensor, says to get to those sensors, he has to open up the transmission, b/c those sensors are inside the transmission. I've never heard of anything electrical, such as sensors, being inside of a transmission so I am hesitant to have my mechanic do the job just yet until I hear from anyone out there that might know a little more about this or have some experience with this situation. the job will be quite expensive so if anyone has any advice on what I can do, please let me know. I appreciate any help offered. The engine is a 3.3 litre, V6, transmission is automatic.
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18 years ago