Q: what can be causing this?
Drove the van day before No problems, next morning went to go to the store started right up drive down the road a tiny ways Loose drive still have reverse so tried shifting to 3 an L nothing I stopped reversed a few feet put back in drive it goes again then dies out so I stopped park wait a second back to drive it goes again dies out, almost seems like something is blocking a hole and when you disengage it drops whatever it is then u can go again then picks whatever it is up again... almost like if your vacuuming an something covers the hole u turn it off drop what ever is blocking the hole an go again til you pick it back up again ....Please help I need my van I have three special needs children
My car has an automatic transmission.
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