# Automatic Transmission trouble

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-transmission-trouble/27932>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 18, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-transmission-trouble/27932 "2009-03-18T01:21:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dw4d2981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@dw4d2981](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dw4d2981)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-transmission-trouble/27932/1 "2009-03-18T01:21:51Z")

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My son’s 1984 Mercedes Benz 190D shifts smoothly from first to second, but when shifting from second to third comes out of gear as if in neutral. Is this as bad as I think it is?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-transmission-trouble/27932/2 "2009-03-18T01:35:23Z")

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Well, it’s certainly not a good sign.

When were the transmission fluid/filter last changed?  
Have you checked the level, the color, and the smell of the fluid?