Only thing this could be is an obstruction keeping the shift lever from going all the way into #5 position. Check your shifter and linkage to see what is in the way and move it or remove it.
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SOURCE: car will not shift into gear
Sounds like a linkage/cable to me. Disconnect the linkage at the transmission and move the shift actuator by hand to see if there is the same things happening. Don't try to do this with the engine running unless someone is holding the brake inside the car.
SOURCE: reverse doesnt work on my car
Hi,
I had a similar problem with my Dodge Colt some years ago as well as my '98 Chevy Camaro. I believe it to be the linkage. It's basically a cable and link assembly that links between your gear shift (automatic or standard) and your transmission that engages the different gears. On many cars the fix is not very expensive. It could just be an adjustment that needs to be made, or a portion of the linkage may need replacement.
Of course, having said that, there is still the possibility that it could be your centrifugal clutch, which would be a more expensive fix. The lesser possibility is that it would be your reverse gear, though you would have noticed an obvious problem with the reverse gear before it stopped engaging. It would have to fail, and it doesn't seem as though that happened or you would have mentioned it.
Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing definitively through a service like this, what the exact problem is. Your car needs to be placed on a lift (after removing the fascia around the gear shift and testing the cable to see if it is still taught - good indication of a stretched linkage cable if it has slack - the fact that you say your car drives in the neutral position is a real good indication it's probably the linkage), and checked from underneath. Then the adjustment needs to be made.
Hope this helps.
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