Q: the automatic transmission will not go in gear shifter moves but seems like it's in neutral

asked by on September 30, 2016

I've been trying to figure out what I need to do with my car the transmission is not going into gear the shifter moves and the dash display shows its in gear but my car won't move

My car has 136000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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