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1998 chevy k1500 4x4 4 speed auto.transmission wont shift out of 2nd gear. shifts fine from 1st to 2nd

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  • DamnCarMfg Dec 24, 2008

    Also own a '98 K1500 Silverado 4x4. Doesn't shift from 2nd to 3rd, Speedometer cuts out, and Anti Lock light is on. Seems to be an electrical problem, possible a module or sensor. While diagonsing the problem, truck was running in the driveway in park for about 10min. When tried driving again after no resolution, it magically was fine. Until that night when fairy dust wore off. Been to damn cold to look at for a week or so.

  • Anonymous Mar 12, 2014

    I HAVE A 94 k2500 with a 4l60e TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GOOD INTO 1ST AND 2ND BUT WHEN IT GOES TO GO INTO DRIVE THE ENGINE REVESE UP AND WONT SHIFT INTO GEAR Dropped pan and fluid was clean no debris at all just alittle clutch sludge in bottom of pan But now all scans look normal Can a bad solinoid cause this issue?

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2014

    checked plugs and changed speed sensors

  • Anonymous Mar 16, 2014

    95 chevy pu 4x4 rebuilt trans replaced ign sw,and speed sensor and still have problem with not shifting up from second, like it shifts into nuetral, sometimes, other times it runs fine does hafe slight hesitation between 2 and 3 at times also.

  • Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

    1994 chevrolet k1500 wont shift from 2nd to 3rd

  • Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

    auto transmission wont go out of 1st

  • Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

    wont shift from 1st to 2nd gear

  • Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

    my chevy s10 hangs in gear before shifting

  • Anonymous Mar 20, 2014

    just had the motor replaced 1000 miles ago . problem just started tonight

  • Anonymous Mar 20, 2014

    The car was impounded. When we picked it up we needed a jump start. The car wouldn't shift into 2nd. It always shifted fine before this. High rpms and no shift. It there a correlation between bead/weak battery and the transmission?

  • Anonymous Mar 20, 2014

    TRANS Struggles to take off in 1st Gear 2nd Gear up is Fine,What do U Think is Goin on ???

  • Anonymous Mar 21, 2014

    shifts fine from 1 to 3. Wont go into final drive

  • Anonymous Apr 01, 2014

    1999 chevy transmission wont move when its hot

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First of all your truck is already in first gear when your going down the road....lol

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My 1994 chevy Z71 truck wont shift into first gear until after 20 m.p.h. then you have to let go the gas pedal so it will shift.After that it wont shift any more does anyone have a vacuum hose diagram or have any idea if this is a simple problem to solve?

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SOURCE: Transmission won't shift!

Does it just not shift up to 3rd or when it shifts to 3rd it is just like neutral?

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SOURCE: 1998 chevy k1500 4x4 4

Had a similar problem with same model pickup but would shift into third only after reaching high RPM in second @5000. There was TSB that came out about this a few years ago. I had to replace the valve body in the transmission to fix the problem and worked perfectly after that. Hope this helps!

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