prehospital_texas
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Hi all,
I have a 2000 Viper RT/10.
Last night after I was parked at work all day (and we had a low temperature of around 37 degrees F and a high of around 43 F), I placed the car into reverse and backed out of my parking space. The car would then not dis-engage from reverse. The car ended up basically driving itself backward on its own for about 10-15 feet as I tried to apply the brake. I finally had to turn off the ignition to stop the vehicle.
I then turned the vehicle back on, and it tried to keep reversing. I turned the ignition off again to make the vehicle stop.
At that point, I was able to get the shifter into a neutral position. It would then not shift into gear at all. The clutch peddle also felt very "loose", almost as if the clutch peddle did not encounter any resistance.
I restarted the car and let the car idle for about 10-15 minutes, and I tried pumping the clutch pedal about 30 times. At that point, the car would shift into all of the gears. But when I tried to drive in first gear, first gear would not fully engage -- the car would basically try to stall out as I tried to place it into first gear and apply engine power. First gear would not fully engage.
When I turned the car off and tried again about 10 minutes later, the car would not shift at all again. The car would not shift with the ignition on, and the car would not shift with the ignition off. The car was basically locked in neutral.
I left the car at work and got a ride home from someone.
The car has 46,000 miles on it. I'm the third owner. I drive it pretty softly (never any hard driving). No prior clutch issues. No prior driving issues with it. I had maintenance done about 2500 miles ago at a dealer with a Viper Tech -- a coolant change and an oil change. They had not recommended any clutch work.
Any idea what's going on?
I have a 2000 Viper RT/10.
Last night after I was parked at work all day (and we had a low temperature of around 37 degrees F and a high of around 43 F), I placed the car into reverse and backed out of my parking space. The car would then not dis-engage from reverse. The car ended up basically driving itself backward on its own for about 10-15 feet as I tried to apply the brake. I finally had to turn off the ignition to stop the vehicle.
I then turned the vehicle back on, and it tried to keep reversing. I turned the ignition off again to make the vehicle stop.
At that point, I was able to get the shifter into a neutral position. It would then not shift into gear at all. The clutch peddle also felt very "loose", almost as if the clutch peddle did not encounter any resistance.
I restarted the car and let the car idle for about 10-15 minutes, and I tried pumping the clutch pedal about 30 times. At that point, the car would shift into all of the gears. But when I tried to drive in first gear, first gear would not fully engage -- the car would basically try to stall out as I tried to place it into first gear and apply engine power. First gear would not fully engage.
When I turned the car off and tried again about 10 minutes later, the car would not shift at all again. The car would not shift with the ignition on, and the car would not shift with the ignition off. The car was basically locked in neutral.
I left the car at work and got a ride home from someone.
The car has 46,000 miles on it. I'm the third owner. I drive it pretty softly (never any hard driving). No prior clutch issues. No prior driving issues with it. I had maintenance done about 2500 miles ago at a dealer with a Viper Tech -- a coolant change and an oil change. They had not recommended any clutch work.
Any idea what's going on?