# Transmission

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/36222>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sl, saturn\
**Created:** [September 6, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/36222 "2009-09-06T17:54:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![kinzlerkid89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kinzlerkid89](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kinzlerkid89)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/36222/1 "2009-09-06T17:54:40Z")

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my 96 saturn sl2 automatic transmission is having problems shifting. 1500 rpm for 1st gear to shift, and last is always about 3500.

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**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 6, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/36222/2 "2009-09-06T22:56:09Z")

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When you checked the transmission fluid, was the level normal?  
What was the color of the fluid?  
Did the fluid have a “burnt” odor?  
How many miles are on the odometer?  
When was the last time that the transmission fluid (and filter) were changed?