Q: I smashed into a curb,crackd my radiator,now the car won't stay in gear,what did I break?

asked by on January 28, 2017

The dust cover had been removed by my mechanic.I smashed into a curb&cracked the bottom half of the radiator.The tow truck guy showed me,because I could'nt get the car to enage gears,The helper @ the mechanic told me flames are shooting out of the tail pipe.They don;t want to deal l w/t it.It was a gift from my daughter.What did I break on it.Does it need a new engine,how much would that be,We have a lot of Volvo part places around here.Pat

My car has 160 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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