Q: 4wd not engaging but 4wd illumination is still turning on.

asked by on January 17, 2017

My 4wd is not engaging I'm getting a clicking but 4wd is not going in my truck is not sending any codes and illumination is coming on saying I'm in 4wd

My car has 61536 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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