Grinding and clunking/jerk when shifting gears

Tiny
VICTOR PENA
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  • 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE
  • 0.5L
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 190,321 MILES
When I shift from park into drive or reverse it will not engage and grinds until I gas it a little. Then it will clunk/jerk into gear. Will not engage park from reverse. Park will only engage from the drive or neutral position. Once gear is engaged after the grinding then clunk/jerk when I lightly gas it. It shifts fine from gear engaged to neutral and back again. Example from park to drive, grinding, will not engage, I lightly gas it, then clunk/jerk, engages, shift to neutral than back to drive, then to park it works fine. Same for reverse but will not engage park. Also, when I turn corners it seems to make a clunking noise. And when I get up to forty mph and keep it steady it is fine but when I let off the gas it comes out gear. I have to slow down and come to complete stop. I hear grinding until I shift into neutral. I shift back to drive and repeat the whole process I described above. If I keep it under forty mph it does not slip out of drive. Also, the in four wheel drive hi it seems to work fine. But in four wheel drive low same as described above. Thank for your time. Keep up the good work.
Thursday, March 1st, 2018 AT 8:16 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Oh, I love it. This sounds like it could be many things from the shift cable to the transfer case. Can you take a video of the problem so I can see whats going on? Please include the gear selector lights and get any noises that it is making.

You can upload the video here in your response.

We are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 AT 1:43 PM

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