# Transmission slips when shifting out of first gear

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-slips-when-shifting-out-of-first-gear/59607>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** s80, transmissions, volvo\
**Created:** [January 6, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-slips-when-shifting-out-of-first-gear/59607 "2011-01-06T07:15:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sirbalto12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@sirbalto12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sirbalto12)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-slips-when-shifting-out-of-first-gear/59607/1 "2011-01-06T07:15:36Z")

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Is it possible to correct this problem without rebuilding the transmission? I had the transmission rebuilt a year ago and that’s when it started slipping. The transmission is a General Motors transmission

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-slips-when-shifting-out-of-first-gear/59607/2 "2011-01-06T14:20:02Z")

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First you need to describe slip. People tend to describe all sorts of different things as “slip.” So describe in detail exactly what happens between 1st & 2nd gear.

You also might want to clarify how a GM transmission gets into a Volvo.

You might also want to tell people what year your Volvo is, how many miles are on it, what it was doing before it was rebuilt a year ago, and what you have done in terms of keeping up with maintenance.

You might also clarify why you have been driving for year on a “slipping” rebuild rather than immediately bringing it back to the rebuilder/installer.

Is your check engine light on?