No reverse and no neutral on 1996 Toyota Camry, more...

Hello. A friend borrowed my Camry for about an hour.

When he brought the car back, and I attempted to drive again, I
realized the
vehicle would no longer go into reverse.

Also, it will not go in neutral either so i could not even push it out
of
the parking spot.

When in neutral, i can apply gas and the vehicle moves forward.

We dragged the vehicle onto the street to test forward gears and was
able to
complete a 10 mile test drive with the vehicle in the D gear. Drove
normally
from 0-65 MPH on street and highway.

When I got home, again no reverse and no neutral.

Does anyone know what this could be? Is there a linkage or electrical

solution I could try first before beginning to locate a used trans?

This is a 96 Toyota Camry. 2.2L, 4 Cyl. Auto Trans 4DR.

Thank you all in advance if you can help. Cahs flow is a little tight
now so
I am trying to avoid buying a new tranny.

-Scott
Woodbury, NJ

Have the shift linkage and shift mechanism checked out first.
"worldclassink" > wrote in message
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> Hello. A friend borrowed my Camry for about an hour.
>
> When he brought the car back, and I attempted to drive again, I
> realized the
> vehicle would no longer go into reverse.
>
> Also, it will not go in neutral either so i could not even push it out
> of
> the parking spot.
>
> When in neutral, i can apply gas and the vehicle moves forward.
>
> We dragged the vehicle onto the street to test forward gears and was
> able to
> complete a 10 mile test drive with the vehicle in the D gear. Drove
> normally
> from 0-65 MPH on street and highway.
>
> When I got home, again no reverse and no neutral.
>
> Does anyone know what this could be? Is there a linkage or electrical
>
> solution I could try first before beginning to locate a used trans?
>
> This is a 96 Toyota Camry. 2.2L, 4 Cyl. Auto Trans 4DR.
>
> Thank you all in advance if you can help. Cahs flow is a little tight
> now so
> I am trying to avoid buying a new tranny.
>
> -Scott
> Woodbury, NJ
>
>



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"worldclassink" > wrote in message
news
> Hello. A friend borrowed my Camry for about an hour.
>
> When he brought the car back, and I attempted to drive again, I
> realized the
> vehicle would no longer go into reverse.
>
> Also, it will not go in neutral either so i could not even push it out
> of
> the parking spot.
>
> When in neutral, i can apply gas and the vehicle moves forward.
>
> We dragged the vehicle onto the street to test forward gears and was
> able to
> complete a 10 mile test drive with the vehicle in the D gear. Drove
> normally
> from 0-65 MPH on street and highway.
>
> When I got home, again no reverse and no neutral.
>
> Does anyone know what this could be? Is there a linkage or electrical

The tendency to drive forward in Neutral and the lack of Reverse point to a
forward clutch that is not releasing.
Since the forward clutch is used in all forward gears, the transmission will
operate normally in Drive.