# Buick Transmission problem?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/buick-transmission-problem/12312>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 29, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buick-transmission-problem/12312 "2008-03-29T00:29:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kla351](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c4cdca/32.png) [@kla351](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kla351)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buick-transmission-problem/12312/1 "2008-03-29T00:29:20Z")

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my daughter’s friend has a 1990 Buick Lasabre, 6 cyl automatic- She claims that while driving, if she slows down and brakes to a stop normally, the car will not move when she steps on the gas- the engine will just rev-  
  
 If she hits the brakes hard while stopping, the car will move normally when she steps on the gas-  
  
 These are the only details given to me thus far but does this make any sense to anyone? Is there any scenario where this might occur?

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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:** [March 29, 2008, 4:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buick-transmission-problem/12312/2 "2008-03-29T04:30:54Z")

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This sounds just like low fluid level. Park the vehicle on level ground with the engine hot and idling in park and check the fluid level.

transman