# Temporary "hesitation" in 3rd gear: 2003 BMW

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/temporary-hesitation-in-3rd-gear-2003-bmw/3334>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions\
**Created:** [August 19, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/temporary-hesitation-in-3rd-gear-2003-bmw/3334 "2007-08-19T18:22:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/temporary-hesitation-in-3rd-gear-2003-bmw/3334/1 "2007-08-19T18:22:10Z")

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I recently purcharsed a used BMW 325 CI with automatic transmission. I have noticed that when I accelerate “normally” and the car switches to 3rd gear, the rpm gauge will drop or scale back a tiny bit around 3000 rpm causing a slight loss of power. However, if I am punching 2nd gear and the switch to 3rd occurs above 3000 rpm, that “hesitation” does not occur and no loss of power occurs. Am I facing a transmission problem or something else? Thanks for any help on this.