Q: Won't shift out of neutral despite showing that it is in drive on the cluster
Reverse vehicle and then shift into drive. It shows the car is in drive on the cluster, but the car acts as if it is still in neutral. I have to forcibly put it into drive.
My car has 100000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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