# Transmissions

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmissions/66353>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 18, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmissions/66353 "2011-07-18T09:30:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![mwbartman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@mwbartman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwbartman)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmissions/66353/1 "2011-07-18T09:30:58Z")

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I have a 1995 Subaru legacy wagon, 176K miles. The reverse went out about 10 months ago; all the other gears shift fine and it runs great. Do I have a bad transmission or could it possibly be some kind of switch or solenoid? Can someone help me with this problem? I have searched the net for hours and keep coming up empty. Thanks , Bart.

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmissions/66353/2 "2011-07-18T14:29:37Z")

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Find a couple of decent independent non-chain shops and get estimates:

> **[Mechanics Files](https://www.cartalk.com/mechanics-files)**
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