If it's an automatic, your transmission may be dying; if you drive a manual, you're probably letting the clutch out too fast.
The real problem is manually shifting from gear to gear with an automatic transmission. If you are referring to the automatic upshift, there may be a problem with the EGR system or vacuum system.
Most difficult shifting manual transmissions are caused by a clutch that either doesn't fully disengage, is warped or a pilot bushing is damaged.
Because you pushed the tow/haul button on the gear shifter. Push it again and see if that fixes the problem
Inside the transmission. Remove transmission pan and towards the rear of the transmission there are 2 solenoids.The one on drivers side of vehicle is for 1st to second gear shifting. The one on passenger side is for 2nd to 3rd gear shifting.
Your synchro is most likely going bad, the same one works for 1st and 2nd so 2nd should be giving you trouble too.
you need to change the fluid. my 99 grand am does that, it feels like you're shifting a manual from 1st to 2nd.
It's not shifting into neutral, the 3rd gear "drive" band is slipping. Time for rebuild.
Automatic transmission? 2 vehicle will shift only from 1st to 2nd gear 3 vehicle will shift from 1st to 2nd to 3rd gear 4 vehicle will shift from 1st to 2nd to 3rd to 4th gear
If a transmission for a car becomes stuck between 1st and 2nd gear the fluid should be changed. Old fluid in a transmission can cause hard shifting and stuck gears.
I think you mean the shifting pattern? 1st gear- far left and up 2nd gear- far left and down 3rd gear- middle and up 4th gear- middle and down 5th gear- far right and up reverse gear- far right and down.
When shifting a manual (or standard) transmission on a vehicle, if you hear excessive knocking noises immediately after shifting, you are probably:1) Shifting into the next highest gear too soon, or2) Shifting into the wrong gear - for example, going from 2nd to 4th gear, or3) Not running the engine fast enough after shifting to the next highest gear, or4) Your engine is out of tune if you know you're doing steps 1,2 and 3 correctly
The shift link cable could be broken, or the 1st/2nd shift fork, inside the transmission, could be damaged.