# 2001 Pontiac Montana, 160,000

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-pontiac-montana-160-000/32708>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 1, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-pontiac-montana-160-000/32708 "2009-07-01T14:07:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jhjrstate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@jhjrstate](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jhjrstate)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-pontiac-montana-160-000/32708/1 "2009-07-01T14:07:39Z")

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on summer vacation, over 900 miles from home, trans will not shift pass 3rd. No codes show, disconnected battery to reset computer, still will not shift & no codes

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-pontiac-montana-160-000/32708/2 "2009-07-02T02:12:17Z")

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It’s in the ‘limp mode’ to protect the tranny from being burned out.

Still. it will let you ‘limp’ to a tranny repair shop.

You can’t fix it on the street as a scanner has to be hooked up and the vehicle driven to assess the problem.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-pontiac-montana-160-000/32708/3 "2009-07-02T02:49:00Z")

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Low automatic transmission fluid level? Some cars you check the level with the engine running in Park. Some, with the engine off. Read the dipstick.