[Russ N Kim]

First thank you to everyone who answered the questions about the raw gas smell . It was the fuel pump . Thank God Russ is good at working on cars ! It was a 250.00 part and now that’s good ! Now back to the not wanting to go into reverse ???? If I take it to drive and back it seemed ok then russ took it to work and it did it and that didn’t work ? he had to turn on and off the ignition a few times ???? Anyone else have this and what did fix it ?

 

[Smart Bob]

Take your car into a smart Center & check to make sure it has all the software updates regarding your concern. There are two updates, I believe, that address this issue.

 

[jimvw57]

Do a trans re-teach and see if that works. If you are able to shift into the manual mode by holding down the right shift lever, you most likely have the updated software. At this point in time, you will probably be charged for software updates.

I usually go into drive before going into reverse and have no problems

 

[Russ N Kim]

Thank you we will try that and go from there ?

 

[bunny Killer]

Ive learned to "slowly" shift into reverse from park, works fine when I do the slow shift. If I drop it into reverse from park quickly it misbehaves. Also, I have found that if I park on a slope/angle the issue is even worse, I have to put it into drive first and then reverse and it makes a rather nasty clunk noise with about a 30% chance of staying in reverse.

 

[Smarteddie08]

Did you fix the problem My car started doing this like a month or two ago but its an 2008 and It doesn't have any warranty....

 

[Ron Ream]

Last year I had the same problem in my 2009. Sometimes it wouldn't go into Reverse.
I took it to the dealer and had the software update done. They are aware of the issue.

Not one failure since then.

 

[Miss Mercedes]

My high mileage 2012 has recently started being a little weird getting into Reverse. Wiggling the gear knob a little seems to do the trick. Whatever locks it into the notch may be getting a little worn.