2000 Grand Prix won't move

[slikrider20]

Randomly today my car started acting up. It's parked in my driveway so I had to put it in reverse. I got about 5 feet down the driveway and all of a sudden the tires completely lock up and I come to a screaching halt. It's sitting on an incline and won't budge even when in neutral. It's almost like the ebrake is stuck on , but it will roll a few feet before it stops.

This was completley random this morning, however I thought I noticed some clunking sounds coming from underneath the car yesterday. Thoughts?

 

[Scottydoggs]

sounds like the differential is locked up. theres a pin that falls out and then eats the gears. good news is its fixable. should it be that.

 

[slikrider20]

definitely something that's over my head, i assume this requires dropping the tranny? this is a $1500 car. i could only imagine i'd be spending at least half that much on labor for something like this

 

[Scottydoggs]

it was just done by a member here. dont think hes a tranny pro. but he got it done with the tranny in the car on his back pretty sure.

 

[Sven the Sexman]

It can be done in the car relatively easily. Are the front wheels seeming to lock up or the rear wheels?

 

[slikrider20]

Ended up being a caliper bracket bolt that came loose causing the caliper to hang up. Put a new bolt in and problem solved.

 

[Scottydoggs]

cheap easy fixes are king.