# 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt - No second gear

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevrolet-cobalt-no-second-gear/179101>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [August 31, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevrolet-cobalt-no-second-gear/179101 "2021-08-31T18:18:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ReneMunoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@ReneMunoz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ReneMunoz)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevrolet-cobalt-no-second-gear/179101/1 "2021-08-31T18:18:19Z")

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transmission wont shift to second gear

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**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevrolet-cobalt-no-second-gear/179101/2 "2021-08-31T21:02:10Z")

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Try to shift manually rather than putting it in drive and see if that changes anything. Either way, sounds like a trip to the transmission shop. Should be cheaper if manually shifting works. Might be a sensor or shift solenoid. No check engine light on?

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**Author:** ![monkarl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@monkarl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/monkarl)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 6:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevrolet-cobalt-no-second-gear/179101/3 "2021-09-01T06:21:28Z")

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Or may be the linkage needs a simple adjustment.