2004 chevrolet colorado Z71/ automatic transmission. Giving me trouble

[Rome W]

shifting gears in the mornings or cold.? my truck was giving me a hard time shifting out of park, i got it to shift all the way down to 3rd, but the only gears was the drive gears. i got it into neutral, the finally got it into reverse and it will shift all the way up, but it wasn't finding the gears. I finally got it to switch to all gears except park. Now it stuck in reverse. The shifter will move all the way up and down freely, but it doesn't shift gears, it's stuck in reverse. And won't start. It's snowy and muddy up here too, if that helps any. So what could it be? transmission or what?

 

[sca_3]

Check your linkage that is on the side of your tranny. Sounds like it has come loose. With it stuck in reverse, it will not start due to the neutral safety switch. You can manually shift it into park by hand, then attach shift cable back to tranny. There is a possibility also if everything is attached and tight at your tranny, then the shift cable itself is broken. That is another problem all together. Then you need a shift cable. They aren't very expensive. I would recommend going to a parts store and getting a haynes manual for your truck. I have a link for you to check out. They are very useful and you will be amazed at how much you can actually do yourself, therefor saving $$$. Good luck.