# Car not moving... f150 question **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 10, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671 "2006-01-10T20:51:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/1 "2006-01-10T20:51:09Z")
for a friend ok im driving down the 90 in a 1997 ford f150 stepside… an ambulance is coming so i pull over… and come to a complete stop… the amb passes, i try to pull back into traffic and the truck acts like it is in neutral… i put the truck in park turn it off, try again, nothing, i put it in 4wd high and nothing, then put it in 4 low, i hear a loud grinding noise, and it finally goes into 4 low, and the car drives just fine (as fine as 4 low could be on dry pavement without towing anything) the car will not go anywhere in the other 2 modes (4H or 2wd) any ideas what is causing this, im taking the car to a mechanic if i cant resolve it soon… any ideas? thanks ---
**Author:** ![soopa7fly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@soopa7fly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/soopa7fly)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/2 "2006-01-10T20:59:59Z")
my guess is the transfercase. have a friend put it in 2hi/4hi in gear and press the gas, see if the shafts are spinning. the grinding i think would likely be a gearset in the transfercase engaging uncooperatively. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/3 "2006-01-10T21:02:04Z")
a mechanic said something about linkage to him?? in an auto? how would that have broke though? vibrated loose or something? ---
**Author:** ![soopa7fly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@soopa7fly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/soopa7fly)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/4 "2006-01-10T21:11:04Z")
wait, what kind of linkage did he say? ---
**Author:** ![RacerX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5e9695/32.png) [@RacerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RacerX)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/5 "2006-01-10T21:29:06Z")
Probably transfer case linkage if it’s a manual trans case. If it’s pushbottun electronic there is probably a problem w/ the control module or encoder motor. Also check the transmission fluid to see if it’s really low. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/6 "2006-01-11T01:05:37Z")
yes its a manual transfer case ---
**Author:** ![RacerX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5e9695/32.png) [@RacerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RacerX)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/7 "2006-01-11T04:50:26Z")
jump ujnder there while someone moves the trans case shifter and see how the linkage looks. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/8 "2006-01-11T05:25:17Z")
The Arm to the Case might be bent, it happens a lot on fords but normally on older models. If not the gears are shot from age. how many miles? usually things die slow not abrubtly. If it was electric, i could see this happening more due to bad solenoids. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/9 "2006-01-11T09:33:07Z")
does it have the 4r70w trans? maybe the manual lever position sensor (mlps)? ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/10 "2006-01-11T17:11:37Z")
not sure… anybody else? ---
**Author:** ![bialeckizx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@bialeckizx2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bialeckizx2)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/11 "2006-01-11T18:52:56Z")
willy go to transmasters in lackawanna. 8268686 is their #. they redid my trans and clutch in about 2 days and i paid like nothing. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-not-moving-f150-question/6671/12 "2006-01-12T09:29:30Z")
97 f150 should be push button 4wd well turn knob