Car stuck in 1st gear

[Valhalla]

I would assume from your account you just temporarily "confused" the transmission electronics and the PCM by rapid changing of input. If it happens again, I'd say go see a dealer.

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[Ducati1098]

Experienced this today. I accidentally touched the + button at a red light and saw the gear number. Then I used the - button to return the number to 1, thinking it would be fine. Then I realized the transmission was holding the first gear while I was in the intersection, so I shifted to N then back to D on the fly to disable that hold (should have used M instead of N). For whatever reason, the car did not accelerate for a few seconds as if the rpm was limited, and then suddenly, the transmission returned to normal operation. I did not observe any changes in the transmission operation after that, but I am a little concerned about any potential damage. It’s really not a smart design.

Unlikely it caused any damage.
If it happens again, you can just hold the + button and it will return to normal automatic shifting instead of holding a gear.

 

[JadeMyWorld]

It seems that I did a neutral drop, and the TCM did not shift into D until the rpm dropped to the safe level, which is the power gap I experienced. A good lesson though.

 

[Valhalla]

It seems that I did a neutral drop, and the TCM did not shift into D until the rpm dropped to the safe level, which is the power gap I experienced. A good lesson though.

Wait till you are in 4Lo and the Bronco decides it needs 1st halfway down a technical rocky grade....**hint it revs to match RPM** and we have launch!!!!

 

[CalvinT]

Did you accidentally press the + or - on the shifter? Because if you did it will temporarily hold whatever gear has been selected and not shift. That’s also the only time in drive that it will show the current gear on the cluster.

They teach you this at Off-Roadeo.

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