Q: 05 Impala will go into reverse but losing fowars gear
I have a 05 Chevy Impala engine runs strong but losing foward gears but can reverse with no problem what could be the reason? Is it worth to fix or would it be better to scrap?
My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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