Most likely the shifter bushings are worn making it bind
your transmission is out. your transmission is out.
Is your transmission fluid full?
Several things can cause your transmission to be stuck in second gear. Broken or detached shifting linkage will cause the problem. A broken shifting for in the transmission can also cause the problem.
The automatic Toyota may be stuck in park because of transmission problems. The transmission may be jammed or stuck in that gear.
my automatic transmission is stuck in neutral. how do you get it into gear
The governor is stuck.
Because it is in "Safe" mode.
Maybe car is in park.
If its a older trans sometimes the vacuum hose comes off the trans solienoid.
To repair a transmission that is stuck in gear on a 1989 Ford Escort 1.9L CFI, it will be necessary to drop the transmission out of the vehicle. It will probably have to be overhauled by replacing a belt or fixing the linkage, that is causing it to be stuck in gear.
If the vehicle is stuck in a gear then the shift censor is out. The other reason could be that the linkage on the transmission is broken.
If you have not done so, change the transmission filter and fluid; I would also flush the transmission.