# Car won't move

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-move/49979>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, taurus\
**Created:** [June 7, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-move/49979 "2010-06-07T15:02:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![adak0412](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@adak0412](https://community.cartalk.com/u/adak0412)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-move/49979/1 "2010-06-07T15:02:58Z")

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driving my 2004 ford taurus along the road and accelerator surges then gas pedal felt funny. when i pressed down on accelerator the car doesn’t proceed down the road. get off the road and put the car in park then in drive again nothing car won’t move. I turn car off car starts but when I put in drive car won’t move. Put in 1st, 2nd and drive still no movement.  
  
  
  
 what could this be…?

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-move/49979/2 "2010-06-07T15:11:20Z")

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Does your engine start and run? Does it rev higher if you press down on the gas pedal? If so, then you have a transmission problem. (Low transmission fluid level will cause no movement, among other things)

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-move/49979/3 "2010-06-07T16:07:00Z")

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When was the last time you changed the transmission fluid? How many miles on it now?