Q: I have a 2006 Cadillac STS that will only shift from park to reverse

asked by on November 29, 2016

I have a 2006 Cadillac STS that has been parked since July. It was working fine when we parked it, now it will only shift from park to reverse and seems to get stuck. What could have caused this problem, being that it was shifting perfectly fine before it was parked and even shifted fine when it was driven to the carwash and to get gas

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