# 2000 Buick Century transmission

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-century-transmission/36707>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions, buick, century\
**Created:** [September 16, 2009, 12:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-century-transmission/36707 "2009-09-16T00:56:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![BondMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BondMan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BondMan)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 12:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-century-transmission/36707/1 "2009-09-16T00:56:59Z")

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Automatic transmission usually functions normally, smoothly, and flawlessly. But after 1-2 miles of creep along, stop & go traffic, the transmission shifts are not smooth (they are harsh, abrupt, & “clunky”)

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-century-transmission/36707/2 "2009-09-16T01:00:23Z")

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When was the last time the transmission fluid was serviced?

Tester

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**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-buick-century-transmission/36707/3 "2009-09-16T02:42:30Z")

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Scan it for codes…

transman