# 1996 GMC Jimmy - Nothing below 1K RPM **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** gmc\ **Created:** [July 25, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-gmc-jimmy-nothing-below-1k-rpm/178228 "2021-07-25T04:04:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ohhellno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dec6dc/32.png) [@Ohhellno](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ohhellno)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-gmc-jimmy-nothing-below-1k-rpm/178228/1 "2021-07-25T04:04:30Z")
Start it up an put it in drive , nothing in till it comes below 1000 RPM. Then very slow ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-gmc-jimmy-nothing-below-1k-rpm/178228/2 "2021-07-25T14:10:10Z")
Suspect your transmission is worn out, usually due to lack of maintenance, changing the fluid every 30-50,000 miles. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-gmc-jimmy-nothing-below-1k-rpm/178228/3 "2021-07-25T17:11:49Z")
> [@Ohhellno](#): > > nothing in till it comes below 1000 RPM Could you explain exactly what that means? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-gmc-jimmy-nothing-below-1k-rpm/178228/4 "2021-07-25T18:20:31Z")
You really need to elaborate on this because I don’t understand the complaint either.