# Jumping out of 2nd & 4th

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumping-out-of-2nd-4th/60729>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions, saturn, manual-transmissions, sc\
**Created:** [January 31, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumping-out-of-2nd-4th/60729 "2011-01-31T20:17:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Busted\_Knuckle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@Busted\_Knuckle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Busted_Knuckle)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumping-out-of-2nd-4th/60729/1 "2011-01-31T20:17:32Z")

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My daughter’s 2002 Saturn S-series coupe has a manual transmission. Lately it has been jumping out of 2nd gear, and occassionally 4th and reverse. What is the most likely cause?

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**Author:** ![researcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@researcher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/researcher)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumping-out-of-2nd-4th/60729/2 "2011-01-31T23:22:27Z")

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I would look at the shifter, shifter cables, and cable adjustments. Make sure that the transmission selector is going into full detent on 2nd, 4th, and reverse.

It is a little early to be having transmission problems unless the car was abused.

Good luck on this.

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumping-out-of-2nd-4th/60729/3 "2011-01-31T23:34:29Z")

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Motor or transmission mounts is another possibility.