My car won't reverse?

I went out to my car this morning and tried to back out of my spot, but it wouldn t move. I but it in drive and it rolled forward like normal. I didn't push the gas because I was facing the edge of the lot and didn't wanna end up in a ditch without the ability to reverse. When it's in reverse it seems to act the same as when it's in neutral. Everything else in the car is normal aside from my a.c. Breaking last week, but I wouldn t think that s related.

It's a 2012 ford focus if that matters, I've barely had this thing for a month so I'm really bummed that I have to fix it already. Right now I'm waiting on the mechanic. I didn't give a lot of info, but you you think it sound like an easy fix? Or am I going to be scraping pennies off the floor to pay for this?

It might be something as simple as the shift linkage, or it might be that a previous owner destroyed the reverse gear.

You must be bored waiting for the mechanic, who will have a much better answer then you could get here.

It might be the shift linkage. Try going from park to neutral then reverse.

Newer cars do not have linkages anymore. This sounds like a bad transmission range switch or sensor, shifter module or a bad shift solenoid or solenoid pack. Pray that the transmission is not shot.

Could be you left the parking brake on or drove with the parking brake on. Sometimes it will let the car go forwards but not backwards.

I think you may have bought a lemon which had patchwork done to it that would make it appear to work fine just long enough to get you out of the seller's hair.

If it's a Ford dual clutch transmission there's a class action going on… Sounds like the transmission module may be shot.