Q: Car won't go into reverse.
My car won't go into reverse.
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The manual transmission on these vehicles had a bad reverse gear design and was very prone to failure after getting worn. The transmission reverse gears do not engage enough in these transmissions and after the gear wears will not engage at all. The fix is to have your vehicle inspected and to replace or overhaul all defective parts in the transmission.
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