Q: What is causing my truck to make a grinding noise when I shift it into drive or when I come to a stop

asked by on February 03, 2017

When ever I shift my truck into drive it makes a loud grinding noise. When I come to a stop or redlight the grinding noise picks up again

My car has 256669 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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