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Originally Posted by cjdriiiiift

two weeks ago, my transmission wouldnt go into reverse, first, or second. 3,4,5,6 gears would work, but in those gears, the shifter would be loose and wobbly. it could move 6 inches in any direction and still stay in gear. i drove to my mechanics shop like this, starting from stop in 3rd. when i get there, surprise surprise, the tranny is back to normal. ok so here i am two weeks later. and the tranny has done this again and seems to be stuck this way. i have googled, forum searched etc etc. cant find an answer.
my mech says the linkage is A-ok

Did your mech even inspect the shifter? Did you see him physically take out the shift boot etc to take a look? Many mechanics are too lazy and won't touch the interior or won't try to fix something they know nothing about, like transmissions.