96 camry transmission not going forward - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

rayrayb74 · 02-03-2011, 05:39 PM

I have a '96 Camry 4 cylinder . The car will work in reverse, but won't work in Drive at all. Started a couple days ago tranny would get to high rpm then finely shift. Had a code scanner on and got a P0500 code<speed sensor>. would this sensor cause the car to not drive. thanks

peshwa · 02-03-2011, 07:27 PM

Bad speed sensors could cause transmission issues. Can you try putting the shifter in 2 and L gears? What happens? When was the transmission serviced? What color is the fluid?

Also are you mechanically inclined? Maybe a visit to a car salvage yard (pick and pull) could yield a used speed sensor. Should be couple of bucks max. Try swapping it out with your current one.
Do you have the camry manual with you? Find them here http://www.t u r b o n i n j a s .com/camry/
If transmission has not been serviced in a while I would drop the pan and change out the transmission filter (a small pickup screen).
Hope that helps!

rayrayb74 · 02-03-2011, 08:07 PM

2 and L gears does nothing. Ive had the car a couple years and have not done no service to the tranny. Fluid look ok. I have a manual but i can not seem to tell were the sensor is from the pics they show. Ill try again when i get time. Thanks for the help

71Corolla · 02-03-2011, 08:51 PM

I don't know if this applies to your car, but on my 1993, when I disconnected the speed sensor the car drove but the speedo did not work (I only drove it less than a block).

bdy0003 · 02-03-2011, 09:44 PM

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rayrayb74 · 02-04-2011, 06:45 PM

any one know where to look for speed sensor.

***Mister_Perkins*** · 02-04-2011, 07:27 PM

the only thing a bad speed sensor would do on the 92-96 camry is make it go into Limp mode (It would shift erratically)

I would get a pressure Gauge and test how much pressure your transmission is putting out

peshwa · 02-06-2011, 09:59 AM

Good point Perkins and 71 Corolla. OP did you try resetting the code and disconnecting the battery and see if the code returns? Also what other codes is the ECU throwing? Did some incident trigger this code? Tell us more about the car so TN can help you.

rayrayb74 · 02-06-2011, 04:35 PM

i did not reset code. there is no other code. car ran fine until day before it stopped. had bad shifting, high rpm to get it to go.next day would no longer go forward. yesterday changed tranny filter and new fluid. got it to go forward with high rpm but almost did not make it back from down the block...

rayrayb74 · 02-08-2011, 10:16 AM

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bdy0003 · 02-08-2011, 11:25 AM

Is this an automatic or manual transmission?

I'm thinking shift solenoid.

rayrayb74 · 02-08-2011, 11:48 AM

automatic. by the way i found speed sensor.

***Mister_Perkins*** · 02-08-2011, 12:48 PM

Sounds like you have a Direct Clutch issue. There was another member on this forum who had the exact same problem, and he said it was his Direct Clutch. He actually installed the clutch packs in wrong too, so he had to re-do it twice. lol.

If you have any doubt, bring your transmission to a certified transmission shop and have them diagnose the exact problem with the transmission.