Q: Just had tranmission fluid changed begining of August. Now my car wont go in reverse, and it shifts really hard into gear about 10
When put into reverse the car goes when i press gas but its very choppy and runs ruff. Also when in gear it shifts into gear 10/15 mph really hard.
My car has 134868 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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