Q: What can I do and if it needs to be fixed how much?
I'm having problems with my 2008 chevy impala. The car turns on but when you put in Drive it goes nowhere the engine revs but the car doesn't move. It works in gears 1, 2 and also reverse but not 3 or Drive. What do I do?
My car has 95000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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