Q: Car runs fine but will not go over 45mph the check engine light is not on it was fine until I had to change transmission line

asked by on November 06, 2017

My car will not go into reverse it won't go into drive it goes into second and drive I'm sorry and it won't go into 3rd and 4th years what and then all of a sudden it just quits everything what could be wrong with the car

My car has 25000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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