# Cold car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-car/25482>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 24, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-car/25482 "2009-01-24T22:52:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![car\_maddness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@car\_maddness](https://community.cartalk.com/u/car_maddness)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-car/25482/1 "2009-01-24T22:52:07Z")

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I LIVE IN KANSAS I OWN A 1999 MONTE CARLO. WHEN IT GETS TO BE BELOW FREEZING AT NIGHT OR THE DAY I HAVE A HARD TIME SHIFTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE(IT IS AUTOMATIC ON THE COLUMN) WHEN I LET IT WARM UP I POINT THE HEATER VENTS TOWARD THE STERRING COLUMN TO WARM IT UP, IT SEEMS TO HELP TO SHIFT EASYER. WHATDO I DO OTHERWISE? THANKS FOR THE HELP  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-car/25482/2 "2009-01-24T23:22:53Z")

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I would tend to believe it is a shift linkage issue. A little adjustment or lube might take care of it. If that is original transmission fluid, it likely is due for a change so you aught to do that as well. Make sure the correct fluid is used.

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**Author:** ![car\_maddness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@car\_maddness](https://community.cartalk.com/u/car_maddness)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-car/25482/3 "2009-01-25T02:50:12Z")

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why does it work better when it is warm? thanks for the idea’s