# 2004 Pontiac Grand Am takes a long time to change gears

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-takes-a-long-time-to-change-gears/174334>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac, grandam\
**Created:** [January 19, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-takes-a-long-time-to-change-gears/174334 "2021-01-19T18:08:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![srgill27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@srgill27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/srgill27)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-takes-a-long-time-to-change-gears/174334/1 "2021-01-19T18:08:45Z")

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My car takes a long time to change gears and jerks before accelerating. Then my speedometer stopped working.

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**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:** [January 19, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-takes-a-long-time-to-change-gears/174334/2 "2021-01-19T18:16:01Z")

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Seventeen year old car with unknown mileage and unknown maintenance history.  
You could have your transmission fluid changed and cross your finger to hope it helps.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-takes-a-long-time-to-change-gears/174334/3 "2021-01-19T18:19:25Z")

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The speed sensor failed, the computer relies on this input for proper shifting.