Reverse not working - Auto

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  • bowtie2bimmer
    E30 Modder
    • Jan 2012
    • 830

    #1

    Reverse not working - Auto

    My transmission has had 2 instances in the last month where it did not want to shift into reverse. I was driving and trying to back into a spot. I would put it into reverse and nothing would happen.

    Both times I tried goign to park then back to reverse. Didn't work. Then nuetral to reverse, still no improvement. If I put it back in drive and circle back, it worked again, both times.

    These incidences were 3 weeks apart and I have used reverse plenty of times in between, so it is considered sporadic/intermittent at this point.

    What could these symptoms mean? Thanks in advance!

    1987 BMW 325ic - Emma
  • jlevie
    R3V OG
    • Nov 2006
    • 13530

    #2
    Hard to say. But the first things to check would be the shifter and linkage.
    The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
    Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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