Turns on fine but wont move when I put it in drive moves only when I down shift it through 1st,2nd then 3rd after that works great
Valve body. You have a sticking valve. When you manually shift it into first, you force the sticking valve to move(pressure). There could be a couple other problems, But they are still in the valve body.
SOURCE: Saturn SW1 will not shift into 2nd, 4th, or reverse
no hydralic fluid in the resvoir look for the resvoir on the fire wall of the drivers side if its empty well fill it back up lol not sure if the sw1 has this but ive had too fix this problem before
SOURCE: transmission will not shift out of 1st gear.
Check your transmission fluid level. If the filter has never been changed, now is a good time to replace the fluid and filter.
SOURCE: 2001 Saturn SL Manual Transmission stuck in 2nd Gear
I had this same problem with my 1998 SL2 after about 170,000 miles. There is a plastic bushing at the end of the shifter cable that holds the cable to the shifter - it probably broke. Remove the center console inside the car to access the bottom of the shifter. I checked my local Saturn dealer to find the replacement cables (come as a set) are more than $200. So I went to Lowes and bought a beam clamp and a large washer to hold the cable to the shifter. It has been working fine for more than 28,000 miles and cost less than $3
SOURCE: My 1997 Saturn SW1 will not shift into 2nd, 3rd,
The cables attach near the back of the transaxle. You may be able to see them under the brake lines. You will probably need to remove the air intake from the throttle body to get good access.
SOURCE: i have a 1996 saturn
remove the console and take a look at the shifter bushings. these connect the bottom of the shifter to the cables. it is common for them to fail, they sell bushing repair kits on eBay and some parts stores.
if that is good however, then you have to look at the other end of the cable and make sure that movement of the shifter is causing the linkage to move on the transmission, if not then you are going to need a new cable set. these are much cheaper at parts stores than through a GM dealer.
take a search through saturn repair videos on youtube for particulars on the console removal and shifter cable replacement. there are lots of them there.
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