Usually a bad U Joint - Universal joint connecting drive shaft to transmission & rear drive axle - there is a U joint at each end of the drive shaft - repair this ! Thew drive shaft can actually come off the car when driving - can be very dangerous.
It's probably the transmission, either the valve body or the clutch pack. Either way, it means a rebuild of the transmission.
If Reverse works and Drive doesn't in a Safari Van, the problem is in the transmission. The belts for the forward gears are either stretched too much or broken.
it prevents you from starting the engine while the transmission is in either DRIVE or REVERSE
transmission is gone.
A good sign is when you stick it in drive or reverse and you have your foot on the brake but it still clunks when it kicks into gear
The transmission
Get new transmission
bad transmission
If you have an automatic transmission then either the linkage is fouled up or you got a internal problem. That's 100 vrs about 3000 dollars.
An electric drive motor which can propel you like a transmission is very close to silent in comparison. To go in reverse just reverse the polarity.
what is the problem when the car will not go in drive or reverse? and the transmission fluid is still full
You are probably low on transmission fluids