Car wont move when i put it in drive
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Assuming it's an automatic.... what does the display on the Instrument Cluster say (if you have a display)?
If the display is showing the car in P, then this could be an issue with the gear selection mechanism aka Electronic Selector Module or ESM for short (either electronic fault, or mechanical disconnect of a joint or a level) meaning the car is actually still in P in spite of you moving the gear selection lever into D. Remove the booth coveting the gear lever and have a look at the mechanism underneath, then have the codes read with STAR (or iCarsoft).
Or, if the display is showing D, then it could be an issue with the Torque Converter or gearbox (did you check the ATF level? When was the box last serviced?). In this case you'll need to check the ATF level and have the TCU codes read with STAR (or iCarsoft).
If the display is showing the car in P, then this could be an issue with the gear selection mechanism aka Electronic Selector Module or ESM for short (either electronic fault, or mechanical disconnect of a joint or a level) meaning the car is actually still in P in spite of you moving the gear selection lever into D. Remove the booth coveting the gear lever and have a look at the mechanism underneath, then have the codes read with STAR (or iCarsoft).
Or, if the display is showing D, then it could be an issue with the Torque Converter or gearbox (did you check the ATF level? When was the box last serviced?). In this case you'll need to check the ATF level and have the TCU codes read with STAR (or iCarsoft).
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If your car has the 5-gear automatic gearbox, then it should have a long narrow tube at the back of the engine bay on the left side (when looking from the front standing opposite the car), capped with a black cap (usually also fixed with a small red plastic tab that needs to broken). You'll need to buy a dipstic on eBay, then measure the ATF level while the car is on level ground and the ATF at working temperature.
Normally you'll need STAR or iCarsoft in order to check the ATF temperature, but in this case you are only trying to see if there's a significant amount of ATF missing, so an inaccurate measurement will do - i.e. just make sure you drive the car before checking and the transmission is fully warmed-up.
BTW, on the 5g box, a known weak point is the pilot bush (the thick electric connector), that tends to develop a leak over time, though this should have caused slow gradual loss of ATF (which you would have noticed when the gear shift became sluggish) rather than a sudden drain.
Normally you'll need STAR or iCarsoft in order to check the ATF temperature, but in this case you are only trying to see if there's a significant amount of ATF missing, so an inaccurate measurement will do - i.e. just make sure you drive the car before checking and the transmission is fully warmed-up.
BTW, on the 5g box, a known weak point is the pilot bush (the thick electric connector), that tends to develop a leak over time, though this should have caused slow gradual loss of ATF (which you would have noticed when the gear shift became sluggish) rather than a sudden drain.
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Get out . Lock it up. Open it and try starting again using another key.
Steviemacp
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I also have similar problem.
Car is a 2001 C220 cdi.
Lever Seems to into drive and reverse engine barely revs up in either one.
But will not move?
I initially did oil and filter change, oil was a lovely milk chocolate colour at 175 thou miles.
It ran for 2 weeks or so.
It then started stalling going between D and R.
Got to my destination then again failed to move.
I redone oil and filter along with a New conductor plate .
But still No joy ????
Help..
Stevie.
Car is a 2001 C220 cdi.
Lever Seems to into drive and reverse engine barely revs up in either one.
But will not move?
I initially did oil and filter change, oil was a lovely milk chocolate colour at 175 thou miles.
It ran for 2 weeks or so.
It then started stalling going between D and R.
Got to my destination then again failed to move.
I redone oil and filter along with a New conductor plate .
But still No joy ????
Help..
Stevie.
I had this problem on my previous car, a 2002 C220 cdi.
It turned out to be the gear lever selector itself. The lever sends electronic signals presumably to the gearbox ECU which then engages the correct gear.
I changed the gear selector lever and all was well. Fairly easy to do from inside the car.
It turned out to be the gear lever selector itself. The lever sends electronic signals presumably to the gearbox ECU which then engages the correct gear.
I changed the gear selector lever and all was well. Fairly easy to do from inside the car.
glojo
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Am I getting old or wot?
I read the headline and thought it suggested the car would not move when you left it on your drive
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