Q: I have a 2011 Chevy Aveo that majority of the time will only start in neutral

asked by on August 24, 2017

My 2011 Chevy Aveo sometimes will start in park but majority of the time has to be put in neutral to start. What kind of issue is this?

My car has 161000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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