Move in drive or reverse.

KPM777

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2001 AUDI A4
80,000 MILES

Audi A4 2.8 quattro AWD won't move in drive or reverse. In neutral the engine sounds normal but in drive and reverse it revs on its own and sounds pretty bad. Any advice as to what this can mean?

The car was also spinning out very easily in a snowy parking lot

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RIVERMIKERAT

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It revs on its.

Cut off after that.

Automatic or manual?

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Saturday, February 11th, 2012 AT 10:38 PM

RASMATAZ

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A4 2.8 Quattro Awd Won't Move In Drive Or Reverse. Have the transmission check-sounds like its slipping

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Saturday, February 11th, 2012 AT 10:39 PM

KPM777

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It revs on its own and and the engine sounds pretty bad. It literally won't move at all in drive or reverse.

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Sunday, February 12th, 2012 AT 5:03 PM

KPM777

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Its an automatic with the tiptronic

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Sunday, February 12th, 2012 AT 5:13 PM

RIVERMIKERAT

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It revs on its own? As in with no input from you? Scan for codes, look for vacuum leaks. Make sure when the codes are scanned, you scan for both soft and hard codes, since you say there's no CEL illuminated.