# 1999 Crown Victoria LX Transmission **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions, ford\ **Created:** [February 21, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884 "2010-02-21T18:12:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chovlvs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@chovlvs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chovlvs)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884/1 "2010-02-21T18:12:25Z")
After a recent snowstorm and attempting to rock the vehicle out of a snowdrift, I came out on a nice day to find that my car will not move. I feel the transmission engage from nuetral to reverse, to park etc…, but the car will not move. Also of note, whilst in nuetral, the car cannot be pushed…it is literally frozen. The differential looks fine, the driveshaft does not turn whilst accellerating. What the hell is wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884/2 "2010-02-21T18:21:18Z")
Sounds like your parking brake is frozen or not releasing. These cars have an automatic release when you put it in gear. But if you get down on your hands and knees you can release the brake manually. Look up at the pedal linkage and you should see a little release lever… Or the mechanism on the rear brakes is jammed with ice…Or there is so much snow packed in the wheel-wells the tires can not turn… ---
**Author:** ![chovlvs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@chovlvs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chovlvs)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884/3 "2010-02-21T18:26:41Z")
so, even though the driveshaft won’t turn at 2500 revs, it could still be a brake issue? ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884/4 "2010-02-21T18:35:06Z")
Certainly! If the brakes are locked, the driveshaft can not turn. How can you even see the driveshaft? Is the parking brake set?? 2500 RPM is the stall speed of your torque converter. THAT’s what is slipping. You do NOT want to do too much of that or you WILL be buying a transmission sure enough… ---
**Author:** ![chovlvs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@chovlvs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chovlvs)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884/5 "2010-02-21T18:59:13Z")
checked trans fluid level. Bone dry. I assume this is a problem ---
**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884/6 "2010-02-21T19:03:46Z")
An empty transmission wouldn’t keep you from being able to push it in neutral. I’d still check the parking brake and rear brakes. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884/7 "2010-02-21T19:04:38Z")
Yes, that’s a BIG problem. Perhaps your trip into the snow-bank was a little more complex and destructive…Transmission cooling lines torn off, hole punched in oil pan… ---
**Author:** ![chovlvs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@chovlvs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chovlvs)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884/8 "2010-02-21T19:07:44Z")
i looked under the vehicle whilst someone revved the motor. The driveshaft was frozen. I disengaged the brakes via the manual lever. Still no response although the rear brakes certainly have a good deal of rust ---
**Author:** ![chovlvs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@chovlvs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chovlvs)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884/9 "2010-02-21T19:24:49Z")
come to think of it, one of the hoses towards the radiator labelled ‘top’ was disconnected at the brass linkage. There are two hoses, roughly 1/2 in. diameter ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884/10 "2010-02-22T02:50:43Z")
Good diagnosis Caddyman. ---
**Author:** ![JayWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@JayWB](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JayWB)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 5:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-crown-victoria-lx-transmission/44884/11 "2010-02-22T05:48:16Z")
"come to think of it, one of the hoses towards the radiator labelled ‘top’ was disconnected at the brass linkage. " And the several quarts of hot transmission fluid that shot out all over the engine compartment in the next minute or two wasn’t a concern?