Q: I can’t drive forward, what happened?
My 2010 Chevrolet Silverado is getting up there in miles, with 90,000 on the odometer. I stopped at a stop sign the other day and when I went to accelerate, nothing happened. Nothing I tried would get the truck moving. Almost in a panic, I tried reverse. That worked and I was able to at least get the truck out of the road. I didn’t see anything leaking and nothing was making noise. What would cause this? This is a serious issue, whatever it is!
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