Fiat Punto car starts but engine cuts out when in drive

Car: Fiat Punto
Variant: 1.3 dynamic automatic
Model Year: 2004
Categories: Gearbox & Clutch
my car will start without any problems as soon as I put it into drive and take my foot off the brake the engine cuts out, but as soon as I put it in reverse it will drive and it keeps saying gearbox failure on dashboard. just hoping someone might know what the problem is
Posted: Jul 22, 2018 (6 years ago)
Sounds like a failed gearbox.
But I'd still get it scanned and checked over.
Posted Jul 22, 2018 (6 years ago)

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