1998 Plymouth Voyager, Automatic, 228k miles. No codes. I have a 1998 Plymouth Voyager with the 3.3 liter engine. I back out to go to work. I drive to work. I park at work. I go into work. I work. I leave work. I get in car. I start car. I put car in reverse. Car does not move. No indication that this would happen. Engine runs fine. Tranny works fine. No noises that would indicate possible future failure. If I put the car in reverse, it will back up if on flat on sloping downhill terrain. It will not back up if I have to back up uphill or over a bump. If I step on the gas when backing up, the engine revs, but the car does not move any faster in reverse. When I say the car will backup when going downhill, I do not mean the car moves because I am going downhill. If on a flat surface, I can put the car in reverse, and it will move, albeit slowly, and as previously mentioned, if I step on the gas, the engine revs, but the car does not move any faster. My question--Is there any possibility that this can be fixed by removing only the tranny fluid pan? Could it possibly be a reverse solenoid (if there is one)? A loose bolt that can be fixed by removing the pan? Anything else? Or will the tranny have to be dropped and completely rebuilt. I am still driving the vehicle. I just have to be careful how I park. The engine always runs well. The tranny runs perfectly in all the forward gears.
Your transmission is plumb worn out.