Q: If all four of my tires turn while the car is in the air, what's causing it not to work when I drive it on the road?

asked by on September 26, 2016

When getting down on the car, my 4wd light comes on and stays on for a few secs and then goes off but my front tires are spinning like crazy?

My car has 130000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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