Q: The transmission is stuck on either 4x4 or on one gear.

asked by on July 04, 2016

before when it did that i would shut the car off take out the key turn it back on and it would drive like normal but when the issue occurred it get real lazy would drive like a semi almost as if it had no power

My car has 202005 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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