shifting troubles

Asked by marding2012 Aug 31, 2012 at 03:25 PM about the 1994 Pontiac Firebird Formula

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

car shifts first and second gears ok but does not shift through higher gears

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Samuel answered 11 years ago

Check your transmission fluid immediately. I've seen cars not shift out of 2nd b/c the fluid was low. Filled it back up and it ran fine. Others, took too long to fill up the fluid and the tranny needed a full rebuild.

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Mortisha answered 11 years ago

A transmission that slips is one of the tell-tale signs that a transmission is nearing failure and may already be at the point where one or more gears will not work at all. GoECM.com

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