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My 1997 Dodge caravan won't go into to gear. When you try to put into drive there is nothing there. Transmission fluid is clear, so don't know if it the transmission is gone or what. Shift lever moves, transmission stays in park.

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May 26 10:58 AM (50 minutes and 1 second later)
         
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   If the transmission is staying in Park (won't roll, wheels are locked) then you may have a shift cable that has broken or become disconnected from teh transmission, or an internal failure of the linkage between the shift lever and the valve body.   have a friend move the gearshift lever, while you watch the lever on the transmission to see if it is moving.   If it is not, then the cable is disconnected or damaged.

   If the vehicle is coming out of Park (car can be pushed, wheels not locked) and teh fluid is full, then you have an internal transmission failure, such as a failed pump and diagnostic pressure testing will be neeeded to begin to assess the failed components.

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May 26 12:13 PM (1 hour and 14 minutes and 13 seconds later)
         
Reply to Steve7654's Post: Thanks - we have moved the shift lever, trans. will not come out of park. Cable does move, but does not engage the trans.
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