Hello.

I was driving today and wanted to shift my gear to 1st so it can start manually. But when I put it in 1st gear, the car automatically shifted to second. I realized that my shifter or tranny did not allow me to stay in 1st gear like it used to. I have about 120K miles in my auto. The car runs great and shifts well when I leave it in "D". Is this a sign of a bad tranny? No matter how much I keep on putting my shifter to 1st while at a full stop, it is like leaving the gear in 2nd.

Please help!
Thank you

 

Well, were you moving, or at a stop light ? You didn't start the car in first, did you ?

I just started manually shifting, and it's been alright for me. When I approach a stop light or stop of some sort, I downshift from D into 1st. (When I'm stopped or almost stopped) I then accelerate, then shift into 2nd, then drive. Both 1st and 2nd gear Definatally have more power than Drive.

I was told manually shifting at all is bad b/c our 1st and 2nd gears arent made to shift at mid-high rpm's. But I was also told by a enthusiast that it's fine. So if anyone can clear this up, that'd be great.

Edit your question and make it more specific, then maybe someone can help you out.

 

It sounds like you've got a worn out shift linkage. Probably not too unusual for 120K miles.

 

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