Q: Transmission not shifting properly

asked by on July 19, 2017

i have a 1996 Chevrolet 1500 automatic transmission v-8 pickup truck. when putting it in D and R it has a harsh initial engagement. it seems like it just want to take off as soon as u put it in D or R. its been doing this for a while now. today i noticed a loud ticking/clicking noise coming from wut i thought was the exhaust. as i drove home tonight all of the sudden i lost all gears i guess u would say it like the truck just went into neutral and would not go no matter wut gear i put it in. i dont know if this matters or not but i also noticed as i was getting pulled home with a tow strap that even tho i had it in N when we started when we got to the house it showed that i was now in R.

My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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