Q: Vehicle jammed in gear number 3 and "N" neutral light is continuously flashing. Reverse and park functioning properly.

asked by on October 09, 2016

My vehicle jammed in gear number 3. When I start it and engage into "D" drive it goes straight into number 3 instead of number 1 and I tried driving it for some distance, but it couldn't change from 3. The "R" reverse gear and "P" park are functioning normally. What could be the problem and how can it be remedied because someone who proclaims to be a Mitsubishi specialist tried fixing the problem but failed.

My car has 98000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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