auto tran's failed, will not move in any gear

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA
6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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TMTITUS
2000 hyundai sonata, auto trans. no warning trans not working. making howling sound. most likely what failed.
Dec 19, 2010 at 10:16 PM
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FIXITMR
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check if either drive axle is spining? you might have broke a cv joint.
Dec 24, 2010 at 6:44 AM
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KHLOW2008
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With vehicle in Park, release the handbrake and note if vehicle can be moved forward or rbackwards. If yes, you have a fault with the drive trains as fixitmr mentioned. If vehicle cannot be moved, the fault would be transmissin related. It culd be a bad drive plate, failed torque converter or the transmission itself is bad.
Dec 25, 2010 at 11:12 AM
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