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I have a 99 civic ex auto trans. and i went to reverse and it felt like the wheels were locked or stuck i put gas in and it would go but drag the front wheels and neutral wont work but it will drive forward..the ebrake is not on...but this past week my front brakes have been grinding real bad and even when i drive i can here the wheel make a screetching noise i just dont know what happened

 
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The brakes can't be ignored. You may have needlessly increased the price of a brake job dramatically by ignoring them.

First, see if the brakes are jammed causing the car to not roll:
Parked on flat ground.
Engine OFF, shifter in NEUTRAL.
Can you roll the car by pushing it?


This tells me you probably have a clutch pack either engaged when it shouldn't be, or welded together. Probably time for a transmission job.

 
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I had no reverse in my '96 LX. Checked basics(fluid level, ecm). Code showed trans sensor malfunction. Turned out to be loose connection on the shift solenoid that mounts on the wheel end of the transmission. Now seems to have reverse.

I want to put this out for other relative newbs: the shift solenoid on the front of trans(B) controls the crispness of the shifts. The solenoid on the top of trans near the motor impacts the lockup of the torque converter