SOURCE: Transmission won't shift
The car is going into what is called "limp mode". It's detecting a problem of some sort that is drivetrain-related (which could mean a faulty sensor or transmission controller, or a fault with the engine), and it's locking the transmission into second gear to protect it from excessive road speed and RPM. Do you have a check-engine light on? Whether you do or not, you may have a stored fault code in the car that can be read with a code scanner, and if so, that'll be a good starting point. If you can get the car scanned, it'd help a lot - post back up with what you find out and we'll take it from there.
SOURCE: transmission shifts hard down from highway gear only (D>3rd)
I had the same thing! It was a computer issue. It only cost me about $35.00.
SOURCE: 2002 Lincoln LS V8, gear shift shows E, check transmission light
sounds like tranny computer is bad take it to a grage and have a computer put on it cost about $50.00 to do this
SOURCE: 02 Neon won't shift out of second gear in Drive
Sounds like the valve body is loose, warped or blown
SOURCE: Transmission or Engagement issue?
I had the same problem with my 2006 Forenza - the problem was the transmission range sensor. If you look under the hood, on the drivers side, you'll see your trans. cable connected to a round part that also has an electrical cable coming from it. That is it. Part costs $36.07 at oemsuzukiparts.com (search for Neutral safety switch in the mechanical catalog).
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