Q: 03 audi a6 2.7. Stoped moving, it will turn on, you can move the auto gearshift but won't register with transmition

asked by on October 07, 2017

Was driving it just fine, then all of a sudden it was acting like it couldbt move, then would grab hard and drive normal, I put it in park got out to open a gate, it wouldn't move. The gearsgifter moves around but the car will not.

My car has 154000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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