# Transmission **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota, camry\ **Created:** [February 25, 2013, 9:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602 "2013-02-25T09:11:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ibrahim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/43a26b/32.png) [@Ibrahim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ibrahim)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 9:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/1 "2013-02-25T09:11:13Z")
I have a 93 Camry V6 every time the car moves from a dead stop it feels like it starts from 2nd gear ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 9:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/2 "2013-02-25T09:14:20Z")
That’s not much to go on. Has the transmission been properly serviced all along? Is the transmission fluid at the correct level with the correct color? ---
**Author:** ![Ibrahim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/43a26b/32.png) [@Ibrahim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ibrahim)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 9:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/3 "2013-02-25T09:19:29Z")
The transmission wasnt serviced in years… I just replaced the transmission with a used one and the same proublem still there. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/4 "2013-02-25T10:43:26Z")
Had anybody advised you to replace the transmission? ---
**Author:** ![Ibrahim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/43a26b/32.png) [@Ibrahim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ibrahim)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 11:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/5 "2013-02-25T11:24:51Z")
No nobody advised me to replace it. I thought if I replace it it will be fine ---
**Author:** ![Stoveguyy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Stoveguyy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stoveguyy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/6 "2013-02-25T19:51:48Z")
U thought u had trans issue so u changed trans? Can u feel shifts? 1-2-3-4? It does go into overdrive but u feel it starts out sluggish or perhaps slowly accelerates so u assume it is 2nd gear starts? Can u move shift lever into 1st gear? ---
**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:** [February 25, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/7 "2013-02-25T19:59:32Z")
Maybe it’s an engine performance problem, not the trans. ---
**Author:** ![Stoveguyy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Stoveguyy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stoveguyy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/8 "2013-02-25T20:05:39Z")
U should only feel 2 up shifts than? 2-3 and 3-4? U do have tach? Monitor rpm? Did u change ur torque conv too? ---
**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:** [February 25, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/9 "2013-02-25T20:31:17Z")
@Stoveguy, how about plain English! My eyes are sore from this texting gibberish! ---
**Author:** ![Ibrahim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/43a26b/32.png) [@Ibrahim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ibrahim)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/10 "2013-02-26T02:05:10Z")
When this started I drove the car for about 2 months and when I start moving I had to put it in L move the car and then go to D. one day the car stopped moving or moved for a block and stopped… every body told me its the trans so I relaced it with a used one but now the new trans is the same I have to put it in L to feel it going to first and move ( when I move and the gear is on D feels heavy like moving on 2nd gear). ---
**Author:** ![WesternRoadtripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@WesternRoadtripper](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WesternRoadtripper)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/11 "2013-02-26T04:26:52Z")
> every body told me its the trans Did a professional auto mechanic test drive the car and give you that advice? ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 8:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/12 "2013-02-26T08:05:14Z")
@Ibrahim just out of curiosity . . . how many miles on that used transmission that you installed? ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 9:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/13 "2013-02-26T09:10:56Z")
This Toyota uses the A540E electronically controlled transmission. Has any ECU codes been pulled? Do you know if there are any transmission controller codes? These should have been checked before a replacement transmission was installed. From my quick research, grounding problems on the transmission, like missing straps, can cause transmission shifting problems. There are many things that could be checked before just simply replacing the transmission and hoping for the best. ---
**Author:** ![Ibrahim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/43a26b/32.png) [@Ibrahim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ibrahim)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 11:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/14 "2013-02-26T11:33:02Z")
OOOOOOOOh man I think that I should have taken it to a certified mechanic instead of a cheap work at home mechanic… I will take it to a shop and have it checked out. ---
**Author:** ![Stoveguyy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Stoveguyy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stoveguyy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/15 "2013-02-27T22:40:26Z")
Good idea. The fact that both trans have to be manually shifted into 1st gear says maybe the computer is involved? Maybe both trans are fine? U could have elec issue. Bad wire harness to trans. Poor chassis grounds? ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/77602/16 "2013-02-27T23:43:36Z")
Ibrahim, I think your decision to take it to a shop is a smart one. It’ll probably save you lots of time and aggrivation in the long run. Sincere best.