I recently purchased a used 2003 Grand Marquis in March it has 237,100 miles. I had it checked for codes as soon as I got it and the only one I came up with was the coolant running too cold but the light cleared itself since the weather has warmed.
Anyway, my engine runs great it was actually running better before I started having issues. I started getting a delay at 5mph and 15mph it was hard to move past but there was no problem 30mph and up. I assumed it was a fuel or sensor problem since I don’t hear any bad noises or have bad fluid. My transmission went out and I got stuck at a traffic light. I can reverse and I can hear it click to neutral but wont go into drive. I’ve had several people tell me it’s my transmission but without even taking a look to tell me what PART of the transmission. Could this be something that could be rebuilt or am I possibly screwed? {blackemo}:heart: Thanks Scotty 🙏🏽
I don't really know anything about the particulars of that car but I did have similar symptoms in a '92 Camry V6 when it was about 12 years old. Reverse worked great but sluggish and not moving in forward.
The problem was a clogged strainer accessible by removing the transmission pan. I cleaned that out, put the pan back on with a new gasket, refilled with new ATF, and never had another problem with it.
If those transmissions have a similar strainer... might be worth a try.
Is there enough fluid in the transmission?
May be a quart over
When you say it won't go into Drive, do you mean that you can't put the gear selector into Drive, or that you put it into Drive and you don't move? Have you checked the linkage between your gear selector and the trans?
@glen_stet watch the video below. He shifts it into D and then the engine just revs. Also, you should post in your answer instead of hijacking Chuck here.
If it's a quart over that's not good but I don't think it would have that effect. I would check the possibility that @mikey suggests below (clogged strainer or filter), other than that it sure seems like the transmission friction surfaces are shot or the servos aren't engaging properly. What does the fluid look like? Is it dark and gritty?
It's a nice car, man. Very good condition. Engine sounds good. (or did, in 2013 I guess) Just needs some new tires and armrest repair. Rear door closes kinda hard.
The transmission is broken inside. I don't need to look at it to know that. And it doesn't matter which part because it all has to come out anyway. It has to get put on a bench, taken apart, fixed, and put back together. It's cheaper to just swap for another. That's probably why it's been that way for at least 8 years. And it's probably worth fixing on this solid car.
Good luck.
also, a quart over is too much. You should probably get it out.
Transmission is worn, the reverse is the last thing to go, the repair costs more that the car is worth.
This isn’t my car just exactly what it’s doing. Everyone is so dead set on it being a difficult job or being very vague instead of actually giving an helpful answer. But I came across ONE video where someone actually solved this problem without buying a new transmission because all people are going to say“i don’t even need to look at it to tell it’s gone.”Literally all the fix took in the video was dropping the pan and repairing a line behind the filter
90% of the time, these kind of problems do require tranny rebuild or replacement. Especially beyond 200k miles. But if you think the video will solve your problem, then by all means. Knock yourself out.