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I have a 2002, Kia Spectra and while driving it doesn't want to shift gears. It is an automatic.

a million things could cause this but the easyest to check is if there is to much or too little fluid in the trans mission it will not wanna shift the nest step id take is to take is to a tranny shop but dont go to aamco or at lest not the one on 600s 300w in Salt Lake City the kept my car for months x months

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