Problem selecting second, fourth and reverse gears

2003 MAZDA 6
300,000 MILES • 2.3L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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JOSHLIKEABOSS
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Car suddenly got stuck in gear from being in neutral. have got it to free up but now can only find first and third. the clutch seems to work fine. any help to find the problem?
May 29, 2019 at 9:50 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Welcome to 2CarPros.

Chances are one of the shift cables has come disconnected or has broken. I am going to attach a couple pictures. They show the cables and where they connect on the inside of the vehicle. The other end of the cables will go to the transmission shift levers.

You will need to remove the console where the shift lever is located. Here are the directions. Pic 3 correlates with these directions.

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CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. For manual trans. vehicle, remove the shift lever knob.


picture 3

3. Remove the panel No.1 using a tape-wrapped screwdriver.
4. Remove the panel No.2 using a tape-wrapped screwdriver, disconnect the cigarette lighter connector, and remove the front ashtray illumination.
5. Remove the bolts.
6. Disconnect the accessory socket connector.
7. Install in the reverse order of removal.

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Check this first and let me know what you find.

Joe
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May 31, 2019 at 6:31 PM