# 91 Pontiac Grand Prix Will engage in reverse, but not in Drive

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-pontiac-grand-prix-will-engage-in-reverse-but-not-in-drive/30380>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 12, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-pontiac-grand-prix-will-engage-in-reverse-but-not-in-drive/30380 "2009-05-12T20:55:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![figarojones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c6cbf5/32.png) [@figarojones](https://community.cartalk.com/u/figarojones)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-pontiac-grand-prix-will-engage-in-reverse-but-not-in-drive/30380/1 "2009-05-12T20:55:17Z")

</div>

I was driving on an incline when the car started shuttering. I heard a pop, and my car would no longer engage in drive. It will still engage in reverse smoothly, but not drive.  
  
  
  
 Any ideas?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-pontiac-grand-prix-will-engage-in-reverse-but-not-in-drive/30380/2 "2009-05-12T22:42:57Z")

</div>

Bad news. You need a transmission rebuild or replacement.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![figarojones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c6cbf5/32.png) [@figarojones](https://community.cartalk.com/u/figarojones)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-pontiac-grand-prix-will-engage-in-reverse-but-not-in-drive/30380/3 "2009-05-13T00:00:24Z")

</div>

anyone?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-pontiac-grand-prix-will-engage-in-reverse-but-not-in-drive/30380/4 "2009-05-13T00:41:57Z")

</div>

What happens when you drop it into L1 or L2??

Is this a 3 speed or 4 speed??

transman

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![figarojones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c6cbf5/32.png) [@figarojones](https://community.cartalk.com/u/figarojones)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 6:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-pontiac-grand-prix-will-engage-in-reverse-but-not-in-drive/30380/5 "2009-05-13T06:38:27Z")

</div>

I hear a noise that sounds like a growl, but car doesn’t move at all. On the gear shift, there’s 1, 2, Drive, and Overdrive.