Well i'm definitely ignorant when it comes to how transmissions work, but i was told that if i change my valve body it might help my "won't shift to second" problem. It's an A4 4L60E, how, where, what, who, when, why, do i do? I was told i can change it without taking the tranny out of my car, and i can do it myself. Please help, i really want to drive this but can't because it won't shift out of first.

 

it "may" fix it, but I DOUBT it. its more then likely either something in the shift solenoid ckt, or the trans needs a rebuild. I would not waste my time/money. more then likely if it was in the shift solenoid ckt, it would set a check eng. light. and, swapping a valve body isnt really hard, but its time consuming and CAN easily be done incorrectly.
chris

 

What happened? If you disconnect the transmission electrical connector on the passenger side does it have a different gear? A bad solenoid won't always set a code, are you sure it is 1st gear or just won't shift AKA Limp Mode? a solenoid can be mechanically stuck and may not set a code. usually if a shift solenoid goes bad you will have 1 & 4 or 2 & 4 depending on the solenoid and or the malfunction. need more details to help!!!

30 year veteran transmission builder

 

The last post i put here describes what is wrong. But now when i floor it, it won't always go into neutral, and actually grips. But when i turn it will shift out of first into the "almost neutral-almost drive" spot. Then when i floor it and it grips first, when it reaches 6k RPM, it will bounce there and won't shift. Also while i'm driving every so many feet it will have a small jerk that is barely noticeable and i can hear the engine change pitches. The jerks and pitches happen at a certain time, like every 3 seconds or so.