I went to back out of school today and the car went into reverse fine, went to put it in 1st and it wouldnt go. Not that i was forcing it but when i say it wouldnt go like there was extreme play with the shifter like i couldnt "feel" any of the gears it just felt like a wet noodle no firmness whatsoever. I managed to move the shifter around enough to find a firm spot near second and jammed it into second gear and it stay the whole way home but somethings definitely wrong. Please HELP!!!

 

sounds like your shifter linkage came loose

 

me and my neighbor took a look at it tonight and the clip that holds the shift linkage together had rusted and fell off. fixed with a piece of a wire hanger for now. lol