Q: I just bought a used 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander yeaterday with 60107 miles on it. THe gear shifter seems awful stiff... is this a c
I just purchased a vehicle yesterday and have noticed that the gear shifter seems extremely hard to move. (It didn't do that at the dealership.)I am struggling to get it to smoothly (without force) to shift from park to drive. Is this a common problem?
My car has 60107 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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