93 lesabre wont shift till warmed up.?

Question

1993 Buick Lesabre 90th Anniversary / 3.8 Liter 231 Vin L / Automatic Transaxle. - The Basic Problem wich seems to be experianced by many buick owners is a trouble shifting said car out of park under 45 degrese ferinhite. This Problem seems to be shared by many oldsmobile owners also. After the car warms to operating tempature it will shift fine. The only other way to move it into gear is to redline the engine rpm in neutral and shift into drive while the rpm's are returning to normal. Which any auto guy will say "never do" and I agree. According to GM's TSB index this is a common problem. If anyone on thease forms has found a solution to this problem an answer would be greatly appricated.

Answer 1

i own a repair shop,and I'm gm certified,,this is a problem with the shift solenoid on these cars that causes this to happen any good transmission shop,can order you a good replacement for it,,that wont do this,,and they can also install it for you ,its not a bad price on the whole job either ,,i think its around 200 for everything ,but that's the cure for it,,there is one out there,the problem is,most people don't want to pay the 200 to get it repaired ,good luck hope this help,s.,,have a good x-mas.

Answer 2

i have a olds delta 88 3.8 and it changes gears ok.if i just start it up,i can pull it down in drive and it will shift ok.sounds like you need to change the tranny oil and filter

Answer 3

Do You Have to Push the brake to shift? If so it could be a slave cylinder on the transmission linkage..

Answer 4

sounds like you need a remanufactured valve body, i have replaced alot of them for cold shift concerns and for other shift problems.

Answer 5

check fluid level when the car and trany is hot,mabey filter,or burnt fluid