Q: Car has issues accelerating.
My car won't go past 15 mph it might jerk and go a little faster but not for long. When I was driving it just stopped accelerating I can push on the gas and it will barely go. It sounds the it's stuck in 3rd gear or something. But when I try to change gears from D to R it won't reverse and when I try to go from D to M1 or M2 it won't go. Hellpp
My car has 75000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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