P500 Honda P500 Stuck in 2nd?

[DRZRon1]

its not mine, dropped off while at work by my friend with a "will you look at" text ?

P500 -not sure of year, 3424 miles

it starts right up, display reads 2 in gear position indicator in manual and auto, machines drives forward , does not shift, paddles don't do up/down shift, reverse doesn't engage\work - used at a local quarry, won't ever know if swamped or history. I moved the lever to 4wd, the 4wd indicator came on. engine sounds good, no knocking.

the extent of troubleshooting so far was to use the seatbelt - no effect.

gear indicator displays 2, then 4 long blinks and 7 short blinks

found a 2015 manual on-line, could not figure out the code (its bs I don't know the year and asking for help)
here are pics - it did happen

it does have a custom roof mounted chase light....

any ideas on where to start?

 

[Admin]

 

[trigger]

Try manually shifting the clutch with the tool under the seat. Other than that it could be electrical. @HondaTech ?

 

[SILVER_ALERT]

It's a 2017 or newer. No Automatic shift option on 2016 and earlier.

 

[906UP]

With the auto/manual switch it's a '17 or newer model. The code you mentioned doesn't show up in the service manual, should be more numbers.

 

[SILVER_ALERT]

With the auto/manual switch it's a '17 or newer model. The code you mentioned doesn't show up in the service manual, should be more numbers.

Great minds think alike.

 

[HondaTech]

So your saying it blinks twice then 4 times and then 7 times?

 

[906UP]

So your saying it blinks twice then 4 times and then 7 times?

I read it as 2..... like it's in 2nd gear

 

[DRZRon1]

thanks all, its the 2 that flashes if that makes sense, it just goes around the loop 5-7, 0r 4-7, either 5 long or 4 long and 7 short flashes of the 2..........

if that makes ant sense

ughhhh.......

 

[DRZRon1]

my bad 5 long, 7 short..............all of the 2

 

[Mark in Northern Iowa]

"Starts right up"
Many stuck in gear 500 problems are weak battery.
Load test the battery to eliminate it as a possible problem.
.
Other common,
- The throttle cable is moved when changing oil, so the idle is to high.
- Mouse chewed wires
- Clutch out of adjustment
.
Have a good day

 

[HondaTech]

Code 57-1/or57-2 refers you to code 41-2 Gear Position Switch malfunction.

Can you manually shift the unit?

 

[DRZRon1]

hey hey thanks for the starting points, really appreciate the guidance,

this one is new to me, so doing a bunch of searching on inner web while watching this bust of a championship game

gotta go outta town for the next week for work, so ill go dark on this for a bit, ill get on it this weekend hopefully

learned where to manually shift it here in a few short hours, etc.....

shoulda checked the basics before posting but wanted to learn a little as well

 

[DRZRon1]

checked battery voltage while running - 14.2v

Tried to manually shift with tool up and down - won’t budge…..

buddy pulled battery this week and had tested, tested good

hit the downshift paddle and the dash dims and you can hear it trying to shift

hit the up shift paddle and nothing tries

seems locked solid mechanically in 2nd gear

Any ideas?

 

[HondaTech]

checked battery voltage while running - 14.2v

Tried to manually shift with tool up and down - won’t budge…..

buddy pulled battery this week and had tested, tested good

hit the downshift paddle and the dash dims and you can hear it trying to shift

hit the up shift paddle and nothing tries

seems locked solid mechanically in 2nd gear

Any ideas?

Try rocking it while shifting manually?

 

[DRZRon1]

did the rocking back and forth and tried shifting up and down - no good

 

[906UP]

did the rocking back and forth and tried shifting up and down - no good

using the manual lever/tool on the trans or with the paddles?

 

[DRZRon1]

Manual tool

 

[HondaTech]

You might have something broken behind the front cover most likely.

I'd bet the return spring is broken or the shift plate.

 

[906UP]

Manual tool

Time to drain the oil and start pulling covers then

 

[906UP]

While your in there you might as well do the gear mod

P500 - A faster P5, it is possible.....gearing increase