Q: Shifting problem?

asked by on May 27, 2017

.. I went to mechanic place to try get my muffler fixed after they call me over my transmission fluid was leaking out a lot and where I left I put it into drive and I try to park it but it won't go back into Park I took it back to the mechanic place and I told him it wasn't like that.. but I was wondering what can be there problem.

My car has 133339 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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