# Saab transmission problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-transmission-problems/1248>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions, manual-transmissions\
**Created:** [July 3, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-transmission-problems/1248 "2007-07-03T14:35:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bob\_O\_Connor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Bob\_O\_Connor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bob_O_Connor)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-transmission-problems/1248/1 "2007-07-03T14:35:58Z")

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My 1996 Saab 900S manual transmission shifts into reverse position but nothing happens when I let out the clutch. Is something wrong with the transmission or is it something else?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-transmission-problems/1248/2 "2007-07-03T14:44:51Z")

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If the other gears work, and the vehicle moves forward under its own power, then the problem is with the shift linkage or the transmission itself.

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**Author:** ![Bob\_O\_Connor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Bob\_O\_Connor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bob_O_Connor)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-transmission-problems/1248/3 "2007-07-03T18:22:28Z")

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All the forward gears work fine & there was no indication of a problem prior to loosing reverse.The linkage seems fine from what I can tell. Could there be something internal with the linkage?