# Wet gear lever

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/wet-gear-lever/79372>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 18, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wet-gear-lever/79372 "2013-05-18T01:07:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@jbean](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jbean)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wet-gear-lever/79372/1 "2013-05-18T01:07:36Z")

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I had to stop quick today. My ice water spilled into the gear shift lever. A mile down the road my rpms went up high and the car barely moving. Help! I need some advice 2006 hundai sonata

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**Author:** ![JosephEMeehan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@JosephEMeehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JosephEMeehan)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wet-gear-lever/79372/2 "2013-05-18T01:18:22Z")

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First is that an automatic or manual transmission?

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**Author:** ![jbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@jbean](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jbean)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wet-gear-lever/79372/3 "2013-05-18T01:19:27Z")

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Automatic

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**Author:** ![jbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@jbean](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jbean)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wet-gear-lever/79372/4 "2013-05-18T01:26:18Z")

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If I move the stick to the right it drives fine. I did not down shift though.