1998 jetta 2.0 atuo trans indicator light on dash in drive when car is in park

Asked by dadave May 02, 2015 at 10:32 PM about the 1998 Volkswagen Jetta GL

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

trans only has reverse drive park no od 2nd or 3rd

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When the display reverses, that indicates the transmission ecu holding a fault code. The car is driving in third gear only. You need to have the transmission scanned.

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