Shifting issues from first to second gear

2004 FORD TAURUS
150,000 MILES • 3.0L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ROB WILHELMI
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shifting from first to second goes in hard sometimes. Sometimes it makes a whining sound. Once it shifted it's fine until i stop and do it again.
May 21, 2020 at 11:11 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning,

The first thing I would do is change the fluid and filter. The filter may be clogged not allowing enough fluid into the pump for the valve body. That would also explain the whining. It sounds like a power steering pump when it is starved for fluid.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-service-an-automatic-transmission

As far as the hard shifting, I would change the fluid first before looking for a broken accumulator spring.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/automatic-transmission-problems

Roy
May 22, 2020 at 1:17 AM
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