Q: Car shifts harder than usual wen shifting from drive to reverse. Slight jerk. Automatic trans. 07 corolla. Please help
When ever i put my car into drive or reverse, its like it jerks into those gears. It doesnt want to move. But just jerks. Trans oil is full. Might need an oil change. But other than that everythings fine. Just dont know why it does this when i shift.
My car has 244000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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