transmission in fail safe mode

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POPDADDY
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1994 vw passat glx vr-6 170k miles automatic... my wife left headlights on in my vw and ran battery down. neighbor jumped it with a booster pak cable thingy. now when in drive vehicle stays in 3rd gear. I can manually shift 1,2,3.. but it will not shift by itsself, and even when i manually shift - no 4th gear. transmission shop says no transmission problem, electrical issue? did jumping my battery mess up my electrical, and can i reset something? help!!
Oct 22, 2007 at 10:30 PM
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i have same issue with my car 2000 jetta 2.0 auto. But i was playing with fuse box last night & in the mornig the car was running in 3rd gear .. (same as yrs) I call VW, they said its in safe mode. talk to transmission shop & he said u r lookin around $1000 repair ( most probably electrical )..

then while i was commin back, all of a sudden Engin light turned OFF & car is back to normal position... i have no clue what happen, I went back to tranny shop & he said u still lookin $600 repair atleast for yr electrical.

i decide & get my own OBD reader & found these codes P0725, P1850, P1780, P0140

now i have no clue what that means BUT my car is running absolutly fine ... accept i feel bit jerk while downshifting from 3rd to 2nd ...
Oct 23, 2007 at 9:41 AM