# Transmission issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions, toyota, camry\ **Created:** [September 18, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-issue/36780 "2009-09-18T00:00:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SaBinh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sabinh/32/1443_2.png) [@SaBinh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SaBinh)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-issue/36780/1 "2009-09-18T00:00:31Z")
my car drive great on the freeway, it’s just take off really slow. I talked to people they all think it’s the transmission problem it’s start on 2nd gear instead of first gear…so is there a cheaper way for me to fix this instead taking to the shop…thanks… ---
**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 18, 2009, 4:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-issue/36780/2 "2009-09-18T04:52:31Z")
Year, engine size of your Camry…Has it been serviced lately or ever?? How many miles on it?? How does the fluid look?? Color, level… transman ---
**Author:** ![SaBinh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sabinh/32/1443_2.png) [@SaBinh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SaBinh)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-issue/36780/3 "2009-09-18T05:03:20Z")
4 cylinder 2.2 i don’t when it last service it’s has 391,000 miles on it and the fluid look a little yellow almost purple. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-issue/36780/4 "2009-09-18T15:28:37Z")
The car should have had 7 (seven)transmission fluid and filter changes already at that mileage!! You are lucky it is even running at all. The best advice I can give you is to take it to a good independent transmission shop (not a chain) and have them at least do a fluid and filter change, inspect and adjust the transmission and road test the car. If you are extremely lucky that will do the trick. If not, you will likely need a re-built transmssion at that mileage. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-issue/36780/5 "2009-09-18T16:16:13Z")
Actually, I come up with something like 11-13 fluid changes that should have been done already! Frankly, I am amazed that the transmission has lasted this long if its maintenance has been so badly ignored. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-issue/36780/6 "2009-09-18T18:59:21Z")
391,000 could be a typo. Would be more certain if we knew what year this Camry is. ---
**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-issue/36780/7 "2009-09-19T01:37:38Z")
The OP never said the transmission had never been serviced, he hjust said he didn’t know when it was serviced. He never even said it was an automatic, altho I would assume it is.