Car stuck in first gear and idling high

Asked by Foxxy86 Nov 01, 2017 at 08:04 PM about the 2002 Dodge Neon ES Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I was driving down the road and hit a big bump and
every since then my car will not go out of first gear
and at idle high at lights

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beatupchevy answered 6 years ago

you probably broke some linkage on the tranny . You should take a look underneath , pull half the car up on a big ol' curb in a pinch .

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Foxxy86 answered 6 years ago

Well I was driving pretty quick down an alley and I hit a big pothole and now it won't shift out of first and it wants to idle high I don't know much about front-wheel drives or transmission you got any advice

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