theres a knocking noise every time its trying to shift into the next gear

1999 SATURN SL2
14,000 MILES
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MOONSWEPTBEAUTY13
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there is a knocking noise every time the car is trying to shift into the next gear?
Jul 3, 2012 at 3:33 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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So is this a automatic transmission?Also if it is are you trying to describe a hard shift into every gear?
Jul 3, 2012 at 3:45 PM
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MOONSWEPTBEAUTY13
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yes its an automatic. It has a hard time shifting - its goes knock, knock, knock, knock, then shifts into a gear.
Jul 3, 2012 at 3:52 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Knock knock knock?Iam confused are you saying it slips in and out of gear several times before it actual engages into the next gear?
Jul 3, 2012 at 4:12 PM
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