Hello this sounds like it is in default the ecu has picked up a problem so puts the gearbox in limp mode basically third gear only unless shifted manually needs to be plugged in to have the codes read,then the problem fixed.
I have rebuilt roughly about 200 of this type of gearbox.
Richard
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Richard
August 2006
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