Q: My car has issues going up steep hills and the car shudders. Does replacing the transmission fix that?

asked by on October 31, 2016

my car has issues going up steep hills; the car shudders. I can feel the gears shifting, trying to go up but i usually can't go more than 15mph on a hill. does replacing transmission fix that, or is it something else?

My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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