Hello,
I'm a happy (original) owner of a black 2000 golf, auto 2.0 4dr w/black interior. It's a car darth vader would be proud of.
I got my temp sensor, and struts and springs finally fixed correctly. Each took a couple of passes to get done right. As well I had the vac lines replaced and my persistent engine light, P172, is now off.
The car is almost completely fixed (other that some cosmetic issues). Time for the tranny to die. I've gotten 172K out of my automatic which from what I understand is pretty good. It's now stuck in limp mode where it won't shift out of 1st gear. I had my new mechanic replace the G68 speed sensor but it made no difference. I talked to my old mechanic about fixing it or replacing the transmission. He suggested replacing it. He has connections with junk yards and I'm sure he could find me one that works.
However is there a chance it could be the ECM, TCM or one of the other two sensors? I don't want to replace the transmission if I don't have to. From what I understand limp mode can be caused by a lot of reasons.
thanks,
-Jason
I'm a happy (original) owner of a black 2000 golf, auto 2.0 4dr w/black interior. It's a car darth vader would be proud of.
I got my temp sensor, and struts and springs finally fixed correctly. Each took a couple of passes to get done right. As well I had the vac lines replaced and my persistent engine light, P172, is now off.
The car is almost completely fixed (other that some cosmetic issues). Time for the tranny to die. I've gotten 172K out of my automatic which from what I understand is pretty good. It's now stuck in limp mode where it won't shift out of 1st gear. I had my new mechanic replace the G68 speed sensor but it made no difference. I talked to my old mechanic about fixing it or replacing the transmission. He suggested replacing it. He has connections with junk yards and I'm sure he could find me one that works.
However is there a chance it could be the ECM, TCM or one of the other two sensors? I don't want to replace the transmission if I don't have to. From what I understand limp mode can be caused by a lot of reasons.
thanks,
-Jason