# Possible problem with transmission

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/possible-problem-with-transmission/3854>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 29, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/possible-problem-with-transmission/3854 "2007-08-29T19:26:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![harvard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bcef8e/32.png) [@harvard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/harvard)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/possible-problem-with-transmission/3854/1 "2007-08-29T19:26:42Z")

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today my car started “grunting” and it appears that it is coming from the transmission stick (the shifter?!). it happened while stuck in traffic and then when i was moving about 30m/h. firts time i heard it i tapped the shifter and it went away (or so i think); second time, doing about 30m/h, i had to press the stop pedal at that time and -maybe coincidentally- it went away. other info to consider:  
  
 -this is the first time that my car makes this sound  
  
 -this morning when i went from Reverse to drive the car had kind of a delay reaction and i was able to “hear the gear engaging”.  
  
 -i have an automatic transmission (L,2,D,n,P); shifter doesnt have any problem going from one gear to another one.  
  
 -there is no engine light (or any other light)  
  
 -the sound happened when stopped and when moving.  
  
 -i have not changed the transmission fluid in a while (maybe never)  
  
 any ideas?  
  
 thank you

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**Author:** ![harvard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bcef8e/32.png) [@harvard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/harvard)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/possible-problem-with-transmission/3854/2 "2007-08-29T19:58:53Z")

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oh and this is a toyota solara 2001 with 80k miles