while driving my pickup suddenly seemed to shift into neutral and will not go into gear, there was no warning indications of trans failure and now when you start it in makes a noise that sounds like grinding.If you feel the pan the trans vibrates. I believe the trans is a 4L60E
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It sounds like something may have come apart inside the transmission. This can happen with no warning. Please have a qualified transmission shop confirm this diagnoses.