Q: Car won't drive in gear - 2004 Ford Taurus
I was driving the other day and came to a stop. When I went to pull off, the car wouldn't drive. There wasn't any indications that something went wrong. I checked the trans fluid and the level is OK. What do you think the problem is?
My car has 130000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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