I would make a ck of all conrods to confirm their postion is correct,espicially the cruz ,a miss step here wont allow the vac modulator for trans to function properly.
I had sold a 300cd back last yr. and Mentioned a mechanic to the buyer ,this mechanic tells me later the car I onced owned had a bad torq converter .It would allow the car into 2nd only ,no shift after that.