97' SC2 Auto Hard Shifting

Sep 27, 2007 2 Replies

Well it's been about two months so its time for my car to breakdown! After a long highway drive I got off the off ramp and started to drive, when my car would usually shift into second, it jerked hard twice (I freaked out as this is what happened when the spider gear threw.) but it went on to shift again, smooth...and the final gear it just let the engine rev until a moment later it jerked into gear. It hasn't gone away and I'm hoping its something simple. Though my instinct tells me something's trashed inside and I already need a new transmission after only like 10k miles. Joy!


-Brian


Have you checked your tranny fluid.. have you changed it and the filter??

Sounds like the all-to-common-for-Saturns shifter slam. There is a cheap fix and expensive fix.

Cheap fix (worked on my '99 SC2): Do a drain-and-fill with Mobil1 synthetic ATF, drive it for several hundred miles. If it still hard-shifts, drain and fill again.

Expensive fix: The problem is poorly design solenoids in the trans. Take it to a reputable shop and have them replace the solenoids and clean the pathways. A quick Google search will bring up tons of hits.

Steve

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