'94 zr-1 No Reverse😭😭 Please Help - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

YungEff · 11-02-2019

Hello Everyone.

I'm new to this forum so I hope this is in the correct place.
I've got a 94 ZR-1 that won't reverse. The car will shift into all gears fine (including reverse), but when I shift into the reverse gear the car won't move. If I release the clutch in that same gear, it just idles like it's in neutral.. All forward gears are behaving normally.

The issue started when I was cruising on the hwy in 5th gear. I started to hear a grinding sound and thought I ran something over. Suddenly the car lost power and started bogging, I immediately started to pull over to the side of the road. I went to downshift as I was slowing down and as I shifted out to neutral I realized I had no access to forward gears, so I stayed in neutral until I stopped. I got the car towed and later, the forward gears were working just fine again.

I checked the clutch reservoir and it was empty, I filled it up and took it for a drive. Everything was going fine and then I noticed that my reverse gear was not engaging.
I can physically shift into reverse and the reverse lights come on but the car will not move in that gear and also will not stall if I let go of the clutch. As if it's still in neutral.

Just hoping someone may be able to point me in a good direction of where to look. Maybe clutch or pressure plate? Or maybe it's just the reverse gear on the zf6. Just looking for some experienced advice. Thanks.

11-02-2019	#1
YungEff Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 11	'94 zr-1 No Reverse😭😭 Please Help Hello Everyone. I'm new to this forum so I hope this is in the correct place. I've got a 94 ZR-1 that won't reverse. The car will shift into all gears fine (including reverse), but when I shift into the reverse gear the car won't move. If I release the clutch in that same gear, it just idles like it's in neutral.. All forward gears are behaving normally. The issue started when I was cruising on the hwy in 5th gear. I started to hear a grinding sound and thought I ran something over. Suddenly the car lost power and started bogging, I immediately started to pull over to the side of the road. I went to downshift as I was slowing down and as I shifted out to neutral I realized I had no access to forward gears, so I stayed in neutral until I stopped. I got the car towed and later, the forward gears were working just fine again. I checked the clutch reservoir and it was empty, I filled it up and took it for a drive. Everything was going fine and then I noticed that my reverse gear was not engaging. I can physically shift into reverse and the reverse lights come on but the car will not move in that gear and also will not stall if I let go of the clutch. As if it's still in neutral. Just hoping someone may be able to point me in a good direction of where to look. Maybe clutch or pressure plate? Or maybe it's just the reverse gear on the zf6. Just looking for some experienced advice. Thanks.