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You can start in neutral and drive it but as soon as you put in reverse the car shuts off?
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∙ 14y ago
Sounds like you need a tranny. Without knowing what year and make of car I would say the generic answer is your tranny is trying to shift into 2 ranges at the same time causing it to lock up internally and shutting off your engine (probably very violently). Another possibility (if you have a lock up torque converter) is that your lock up converter is applying when you shift into reverse. Get a pro to diagnose it.
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