Rear wheels spin in neutral

[CliffCV8]

Hello All,

I’m new to automatic transmission troubleshooting but my transmission has started doing something new. I’m also a fairly inexperienced mechanic so virtually everything I experience is new to me.

I have the car up on jack stands to (try to) change out the exhaust. When I started it up to test the new pipes on one side, I noticed the rear wheels were spinning about 1 revolution per second or so. This hasn’t happened before.

The neutral safety switch seems to be working. But I have noticed “slop” in the shifting mechanism, which I attributed to a cable.

Any ideas on the source of the problem and ideas for a fix?

Thanks,
Cliff

[slotcarone]

There is nothing wrong with your car. That is perfectly normal with an automatic transmission. You have the car in neutral. Don't try to fix something that is not broken!

[CliffCV8]

Thank you slotcarone!