Why won't my truck go in reverse?
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Asked by Wendell Nov 06, 2020 at 01:29 PM about the 2001 GMC Yukon Denali AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My Brother passed away recently and left me his
truck because it meant a lot to him and I but I
haven't been in in in over 6 months and I picked it
up the other day and all of the fluids looked great
and it fired right up but will not go in reverse. Also I
never actually k ew this but the truck is AWD, I
honestly didn't even know that but when I got
home to raise it up and check the undercarriage I
noticed the 2 differentials and my stomach started
to turn because I started to think that maybe this
project is out of my budget and won't be able to do
anything with it. I'm sorry to ramble I guess my
question is, why won't it go in reverse?

6 Answers

F_O_R answered 4 years ago

It is probably time for a transmission rebuild.

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Wendell answered 4 years ago

I forgot to mention that it shifts through all the gears fine but the only one that wont engage is reverse.

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F_O_R answered 4 years ago

Take it to a transmission shop for diagnosis.

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James answered 4 years ago

On a lot of GMs when the transmission is failing, reverse is the first to go! Hope that helps! Jim

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Wendell answered 4 years ago

Thanks guys for the feedback js08016 that's exactly what friend of mine said I'm gonna start looking around Copart and IAA auctions and see if I can get lucky and find a used one. Have a good day

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