95 dodge stratus won't shift

i had gotten this stratus off my father -in law for nothing well so far i've had to buy a tire and now the car doesn't shift at all. i've replaced the input and output sensors and nothing. my gauges still don't work and my mph still doesn't work, i need help i cannot think of anything else. thanks

 

Do you mean the car wont shift into drive or the tranny wont shift through the gears while driving? Is it an automatic or manual tranny?

 

it will not shift through the gears and it is an automatic transmission

 

Personally, I wouldn't be able to diagnose it without a book, but I found someone else with a simular problem and someone else's advice here...jwhiteuwc03-14-2007, 07:54 AM
All,

I have a 2000 stratus that will not shift out of first gear when driving. Reverse and Netural work, just when you put it in Drive it stayes in First.
Also the speedometer doesn't work either.

SOmeone mentioned it was a chip or soliniod... Any ideas to which part they maybe talking about? Is this something that can be done yourself (can do some work on cars)

Thanks!

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donald715003-14-2007, 07:58 PM
is it sticking in second maybe?

the transmission will go into second gear in the event of a problem
the solenoids are configured that way so that when a problem arises power is removed from all the solenoids and will remain in second gear while the shifter is in 'D'
this is known as "limp-in" mode, initiated by the transmission control module when it detects a problem

if you have no slippage or any other driveability problems chances are its an electrical problem

no speedometer is probably a bad output speed sensor
this will cause the TCM to enter limp mode. the TCM cannot tell how fast the vehicle is travelling and doesnt know what foreward gear to change to so it will switch to 2nd gear and stay there

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well my car finally shifts again. i replaced both input and output speed sensors along with the tcm fuse. my speedometer works but my tach is still out. thank you for all the information you have supplied.