Thread: stays in first gear for 5 min when engine is cold

my car has the same problem, i drive it around in second for about 5 minutes than when it shifts into secon for real it shifts ok after that, if i floor it it wont shift out of first unless i let go of the pedal

I think your problem could be debris on a shift valve or a bad solenoid. My clutches went out on me cause water got into my tranny 3 years ago.

a tranny shop had told me it has something to do with a pressure thing inside the tranny what exactly he didnt know but said the tranny had to come down to fix it, havent done it yet