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Old 02-12-2009 | 08:37 AM
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Red face I hope am not having transmission problems

Pls I will need suggestions about my tranny because if I drive normally the gears shift normally but if I sort of speed up instantly it downshifts to 2nd gear to pick up but never changes to 3rd gear, it just stays in 2nd gear till I come to a complete stop and drive normally without speeding up from a red light or stop sign , pls suggestions will be appreciated I will hate for my tranny to go bad cuz that would cost a lot , I don't know if it's covered under the 8yr/ 100000 warranty
Old 02-12-2009 | 09:50 AM
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Is this an AT? Whats your location?
Old 02-12-2009 | 10:45 AM
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It's a 2004 AT
Old 02-12-2009 | 01:47 PM
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It's normal if you are in the "manual" shifting mode. The transmission will only downshift, you have to manually upshift it.
Old 02-12-2009 | 07:36 PM
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not at al i mean if its not in the manumatic mode if its just in drive, ut i found out now that my tranny fluid is low maybe that might be the problem, dont know if i should pour in the whole quart or half
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Check the level when the fluid is hot. Also, what color is the fluid? If it's dark or black you may be looking at a rebuild.
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