Car Revs But Won't Move Forward

140,000 MILES • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TVOSE
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Today my daughter was having trouble getting her car to move forward. She would press on the gas and it took seconds to engage. It would then go forward until she stopped and had to engage again. This went on as she attempted to get home. Finally, it stopped going forward at all. When in park it won't roll. She had it towed to a shop and when she started it again she was able to get it to move forward but then when she tried a second time it wouldn't go forward again. Thoughts? We're having it looked at on Monday but trying to prepare myself if it sounds like a new transmission is needed.
Sep 12, 2014 at 12:07 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Sounds like the transmission is burned up if you had the car I would ask you to see what color the fluid was?Whats happens is one of the transmission solenoids goes bad and people continues to drive it and the transmission fails.Or they never change the fluid and it fails.
Sep 12, 2014 at 12:29 PM
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