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98 protege auto tranny problem

hi all. I'm sure this has been covered before...infact, i found a thread which seemed to be what i wanted...and now i can't find it. i can't remember the magic words i put in which worked...ugh

anywho, my friend has a 98 protege with the 4 cyl and an automatic.

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the problem is that it is difficult shifting out of first gear, and that overdrive would come on and off

is the problem as he describes. this weekend, we're gonna check the fluid, and if it's bad we'll change it out.

I just don't normally work on smaller cars, and i've never done anything with a transmission before. any thoughts on the issue? any hints? thanks

sounds like 2 seperate issues...

sounds like burned up bands fir the 1st gear problem, and the o/d kicking off and on sounds like an electronics issue..kickdown switch maybe?