Q: Transmission gate select position circuit -low

asked by on April 14, 2017

I have a po906 check engine code. Transmission gate select position circuit -low. What is envolved with fixing this problem. cost, time involved etc ?

My car has 97785 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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