Sounds like a possible vaccuum leak to me, take the car to a trusted shoop and have your vaccuum system inspected, hopefully they should be able to diagnose the problem quickly. but before that, warm the car to operating temp, drive around the block and check your tanny fluid level, that could be the cheapest and easiest fix of all.
Safety neutral switch
Park, reverse, neutral, Drive and low
Shift linkage may need to be adjusted?
Shift linkage out of adjustment?
I am not sure but there should be a switch by the brake pad to release the safety neutral switch to allow you to shift. Try that.
Your car has an automatic transmission which includes a "neutral safety switch" to prevent the car being started while the shifter is in any position except "neutral" or "park". This switch is activated by the shift lever and prevents voltage to the starter solenoid when the car is in gear (drive or reverse). This is a safety features that prevents the car from lurching ahead or backward while starting.
Short circuit somewhere in the reverse-light or even the reverse switch itself. Other causes are also possible.
I am having the same problem on my 94. It will go into drive but that is it.
If automatic.... pull the emergency beak and put the shift on N for neutral... If 5 or 6 speed... there should be a picture showing you 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, reverse and neutral..............
Yes, There is a knob in between the handle bars that you turn when it is in neutral and shift down.
It a protection that way u won't damage the transmission
When we have this problem, we turn the ignition off and shift into neutral, restart the engine and it can then be shifted into drive or reverse.