Q: it will start but wont move

asked by on August 10, 2016

it first acted like the transmission was slipping than it just quit moving it will start but wont move it will jist rev like its in neutral and i looked at the drive shaft and it doesent look like it was turning eather idk what is wrong
My car has an automatic transmission.

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