# Transmission problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions\ **Created:** [June 1, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-problem/31254 "2009-06-01T00:20:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bluegirl56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Bluegirl56](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bluegirl56)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-problem/31254/1 "2009-06-01T00:20:40Z")
I have a 2000 328i with an automatic transmission. It has about 126,000 miles. Recently, the car has started to shift very hard into 5th gear, and the engine strains. I also noticed that it gets lousy mileage in 5th gear now. My mechanic replaced the fluids, but it hasn’t helped. Any suggestions, or do I need a new tranny? ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-problem/31254/2 "2009-06-01T01:12:57Z")
Is the car worth the price of a new tranny?? Maybe you should have a BMW specialist check it out first… ---
**Author:** ![Bluegirl56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Bluegirl56](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bluegirl56)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-problem/31254/3 "2009-06-01T01:25:16Z")
I haven’t even started to price them yet, so I don’t know ☹ My mechanic is a BMW specialist–that’s all that they work on…I have a feeling that will be my only option. Just wanted to know if someone else had experienced this. My husband has a '94 with more than 350,000 miles, and he’s never had major transmission problems. Oh well!