Q: Transmission not shifting

asked by on July 17, 2017

Sometimes the car runs fine other times but rarely it jus stays on low gear I know I need a new speed sensor but I'm not sure if thats the issue. Another thing is that the manual mode doesn't worn either and cruise control might not work either. I also did notice that usually when the car works fine in drive than there's a problem when in reverse. Thankyou
My car has an automatic transmission.

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