# Automatic won't shift into 3rd without "puttering"

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-wont-shift-into-3rd-without-puttering/28952>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions, shifters, buick\
**Created:** [April 10, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-wont-shift-into-3rd-without-puttering/28952 "2009-04-10T19:10:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![liberaljessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@liberaljessie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/liberaljessie)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-wont-shift-into-3rd-without-puttering/28952/1 "2009-04-10T19:10:15Z")

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My automatic Buick is having a hard time getting into third gear… it happens sometimes in 2nd or first. I don’t know how to explain it, except that it acts like its trying to shift and jerks a bit. Then if I gun the gas it will eventually click in, or if I let off the gas and slowly accelerate, it clicks in- but the problem is getting worse.

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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:** [April 10, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-wont-shift-into-3rd-without-puttering/28952/2 "2009-04-10T19:12:39Z")

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How about giving us some more information like the year, model, and engine size of your Buick.

transman