About 3 weeks ago my 94 Gt stopped shifting past 2nd gear. About 2 weeks before that happened while i was dirivng my transmission was shifting into 3rd gear but the rpm went up to about 5000 (I had the throttle maybe half way down). Right when i let off the gas it shifted into 3rd gear. This only happened one other time. Now my transmission won't go past 2nd gear anymore. It will shift into second but when it should shift to 3rd the rpm keeps raising. I can't drive it over 40-45mph without the rpm being too high. I've checked the transmission fluid and it's fine, other than that i don't know much about transmissions. Any idea of what would cause it to stay in second gear?
Check the linkage were it hooks up to either the transmission, or the throttle body. It could be damaged. Most likely at the throttle body, there is a little rubber grommet there. It can break off were the cable hooks up to it.
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Is there anything else that would case it to not shift into third? I'm in college right now and until winter break I won't be able to really do anything with the transmission and right now I'm just trying to find out anything that could cause it to do this. I really don't have the money to get the transmission rebuilt so if theres anything else i could look for i would really appreciate it.
There isn't a lot to look into on these transmissions, the sad truth is that the AODE that Ford was using at the time were pretty weak and subject to failing fairly easily. (I went through two units myself).
In all likelyhood you lost 3rd and 4th (OD) and need a new tranny or a rebuild.
I bought the car with 47k on it and I drove it till about 53,500. I know the AODE wasn't built very well so if the transmission is the problem would it be a better idea to put another transmission into it? And if so what transmissions will fit into my car? As I said i don't exactly have much money as of right now, but I have a car for the winter so I have time to get some money to work on it. Right now I'm just trying to see what options I have.
Well over Winter break I can probably make about $1,000 but i can make more after that. So I'm not really sure what my best option is right now. If I have to let it sit there until I can make more I will, I'd rather do that than use the same transmission that I'm going to have to fix in a couple years
I'd suggest you change the fluid and filter before you go and do anything drastic. My old AODE was acting up real bad for a while. Got the fluid and filter changed and it was like a new car. I drove it for 4k miles after that with no problems.
Yea I bought the transmission fluid and filter when it started acting weird but I never got the chance to change it. I definitely will do that before I do anything with the transmission though.
Well according to my dad when you turn off overdrive while in second gear it seems like it goes into neutral. The engine just revs up and nothing happens.
changing the fluid at this point will not regain your lost gears. what it will do though when you drop the pan, it will be a good indicator on how badly gone your trans is. metal flakes, chunks, or pieces are always bad and indicates major failure. burned fluid, along with blackish sludge in there indicates a clutch failure. both require a rebuild. you may just want to put a remanufactured in, but its very likely that it will cost more than 1k
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Hmm. Would it be cheaper to put in a transmission from another car? I mean if the AODE transmission isn't built well anyways would it be a better idea to put a stronger one in? And if that is the case what transmissions will work with my car?
94 Gt Transmission problem 
