# Hard Shift in Transmission **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 13, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-shift-in-transmission/74588 "2012-09-13T02:55:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefforyou2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@Chefforyou2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Chefforyou2)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-shift-in-transmission/74588/1 "2012-09-13T02:55:44Z")
I have a hard shift between 3rd & 4th gears, I have had the transmission replaced twice. Could it be something else? ---
**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-shift-in-transmission/74588/2 "2012-09-13T03:43:29Z")
That all depends on the color of the car… oh, and the make, model and year. It is an automatic, I take it? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-shift-in-transmission/74588/3 "2012-09-13T04:41:23Z")
If a manual, it’s possible the clutch isn’t disengaging properly. But that usually shows up more in the lower gears. But it is still possible that’s the problem. Also bad motor mounts could be a cause. Usually the cause of this symptom – whether automotic or manual – is the transmission itself. A good xmission shop could figure it out straight away. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-shift-in-transmission/74588/4 "2012-09-13T05:15:38Z")
Year, make, model, engine size??? Has is been serviced lately?? When??? Need all this info before we can even guess to what is wrong. transman ---
**Author:** ![Chefforyou2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@Chefforyou2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Chefforyou2)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-shift-in-transmission/74588/5 "2012-09-13T20:01:44Z")
2009 Kia Sorrento. The Transmission was replaced twice last week and the week before. For the same problem. 50K miles.Auto Transmission ---
**Author:** ![JosephEMeehan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@JosephEMeehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JosephEMeehan)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-shift-in-transmission/74588/6 "2012-09-13T20:44:35Z")
_The Transmission was replaced twice last week and the week before. For the same problem. 50K miles.Auto Transmission_ ``` Who did the replacements last week? What did they say was the problem and why are they not fixing it? ```