Q: 2011 gear selector went out wht m i looking t for repairs

asked by on September 27, 2017

my gear selector keeps getting stuck in park, sometimes drive, now its totally stuck in drive for two days now need to have the gear shift selector change do you know how much im looking at?

My car has 135000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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