Reverse don't work neutral goes forward

Asked by William Nov 13, 2019 at 04:44 PM about the 2005 Cadillac STS V8 AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 2005 Cadillac sts  v8 4.6 and won't go in reverse and when I put it in
neutral it goes forward drive works fine what could it be

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Something is way off with the shift linkage. Even a worn engine/tranny mount can throw a shift linkage off.

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