I have a toyota tacoma 4 cylinder truck. It will start and run but it will not go into gear. What is going on?

Asked by Tarla Apr 28, 2017 at 04:52 PM about the 1997 Toyota Tacoma

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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I assume you have an automatic? Try checking the transmission fluid level. If it is too low it will not go into gear. If it is brown and smells burnt the transmission is probably shot.

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