Q: My 06 mustang won’t move in reverse the engine just revs

asked by on November 19, 2017

My car won’t move in reverse the engine just revs I have to floor the gas pedal for it to even move a half inch and when I press the brakes during me trying to reverse a loud scrapping metal sound towards the rear happens

My car has 160000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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