has anyone experience delays shifting into gear, wether is from park to Reverse or Drive, or from Reverse to Drive and viceversa...I feel that there is a one second delay until the gears "lock" into place and you are able to drive...let me know if I am alone here since I will be taking my car to the dealer soon and want to let the dealer know of all the issues...

 

thats normal with most automatic cars....but once warmed up they should be shifting into gear pretty quick....but still not as quick as beemers.

 

slight delay going from R to D, more like half a second though.

 

Yeah I notice a slight delay but nothing I think requiring it to be looked at. I think that's typical of all automatics. A little worse when the engine is cold but that's it.

 

I haven't actually clocked the time that it takes to engage, but I don't like the fact that it is noticeable...

 

Slight delay for me too- Maybe a nano-second longer when cold- but nothing to be concerned about!

 

If you want totally transparent transmission, get the CVT... even then, it is not totally invisible...

But if you read all the articles on autotrans, the best ones gets the comment "almost imperceptible"... it does not mean it is not noticeable... When auto reviewers indicate that a autotrans is silk smooth, it typically means that the "kick-back" is minimal... it does not mean the driver can't feel it at all...

You want totally transparent transmission, then go with an electric-powered car, where the servos are right at the wheels...

 

I've had a few instances where, with the transmission in "D" drive, and downshifting with the paddle, the car seemed to "hang" in a lower gear.

I'm used to downshifting with the paddles, and appreciate how the car will return to normal operation, typically when I hold a constant speed, but this was noticably different.

Took it to the dealer, and they couldn't replicate the condition.

The car had less than 7500 miles on it, and hasn't done it since I took it in. The dealer said they didn't doing anything, and just documented that I'd brought it in and reported it.

 

what you just typed has nothing to do with the subject of this thread, however.

The thread is about the lack of speed in which R or D engages when switching modes. You're talking about actual shifting speeds once in Drive.

For the record, mine has a horrible delay, too. Mostly from P to R...it drives me crazy that I can't start the car and just back out of my garage quickly, especially when I'm in a rush.

 

Wow. Are you guys freaking serious?

You can't just start the car with your foot on the brake and slam it into reverse or drive before everything has sync'd.

Wow, if I didn't know better, I would think the people complaining about this, were women.

 

Hello Acura, are you listening? These folks want a clutch! How about either a 6-speed or a first-ever Honda manu-matic?

 

I think that Jgard understands my question...so, there is a delay, at least for someone else...has anyone besides him experience this??

 

so essentially, u want to go from P to R or D etc, without any hesitation whatsoever and want the tranny in gear in nanoseconds? how come i find this close to impossible, no matter what car you are driving?

 

There is a delay in every automatic made, it is called switching gears.

Just like you have the same delay shifting gears even with clutch (from P to 1st or even R), you cannot just go from P to 1st in a nano second, 1st you push in the clutch then you move from P to say 1st gear/Reverse and then you let out the clutch and give the car some gas.

I find that it is highly unlikely that you do this in under a second or 2.(unless you spent the money on a drag racing quick shifter, which I seriously doubt anyone has), I drove with a clutch for years myself and it just seems like it is instant but in reality it is not.

So quit whining about the RDX transmission taking a second or 2., and just enjoy the ride already.

 

FWIW, I agree that the RDX has a longer delay in switching gear modes than other auto tranny cars I've driven. It's definitely long enough to be a slight annoyance every time I shift from P to R.

 

yeaaap.

ive been in a honda since 96, i cant notice any distinct difference setting the RDX apart from the accords ive owned, tl's etc.

 

I have been reading this thread for a while, and I have to agree that the complain about the delay in gear switching from "P" to "R" is a bit ridiculous. I have been backing the RDX out of my garage every day to work first thing in the morning since the day I bought it a year ago, and the delay is may be 0.5 - 1 sec. Heck, that is almost like a blink of an eye. That is pretty darn normal...

Typically, I take about 3-5 secs to start up the car and get going (from "P" to "D"). I think that would "kill" some of you here with that kind of "delay" in getting going...

 

The shifting delay, so it may take an extra second, that is not that annoying to me as much as on my RDX Tech than waiting for the GPS Screen to come up so that I can use the backup camera (live in NYC Metor area, street parking) now that takes at least 10 seconds after start up to come on.

 

Okay, I started the thread to find out if I was alone out there, not to hear how much of a complainer I was...It was not a complaint, it was a QUESTION.

Now, some people can't appreciate the discussion for what it is and that's fine (haters)...this kind of conversations are the ones that start service bulletins and recalls...

I am not trying to say that my Saturn or RX-7 is better, nor is the first automatic car that I have owned or driven...I know how they are supposed to drive, and that's why I asked the question...I was actually expecting some RDX geek to tell me that it had to do with the SH-AWD and the way that the gears worked in this particular model.

To all that had something productive to say, thanks...

 

i would hope that acura/honda engineers wouldnt waste their time developing a way to make the car shift into gear (doing what its supposed to do) in a faster fashion. unless there is something truly wrong with the car/gear that could result in a bad malfunction.....i can understand the question but honestly

 

I was not calling you a complainer, I was just trying to say that 1 or 2 seconds to get into gear was not that big of an annoyance for me.

 

Agreed, the delay time for the rear-view to activate is super-annoying.

 

DING! Offer a damned manual transmission!!!

I hate automatics. Lucky for Honda, I REALLY liked this car even despite it's lack of a clutch pedal.

 

+10000

This car would be near perfect with a manual. This automatic thingy really sucks - and is my biggest sour spot.

Mike

 

http://www.in.honda.com/Rjanisis/pubs/SB/b06-027.pdf

not sure if u had seen this, to the OP......its an old tsb tho

 

+1

 

For a suv wanna be? get real. If you wanna shift gears, get a real sportscar. The RDX is a mini grocery getter.

 

Talk about having something productive to say or contribute to the Forum...I will be asking about this on my next service.

 

Reading the TSB (and what attracted me to the post - before the post went divergent) is that I experience what the TSB is describing and that is a virtually 'thunk' free transition from neutral to drive. Where i live is flat as P. Hilton and I often drop into neutral waiting for the redlight to turn. When the light changes, I drop it into gear and I'm always impressed with how absolutely smooth and fast the gear change is. Like no other automatic I've ever had.

So I'm guessing that my tranny was flashed with this upgrade before delivery. To answer the OP, the RDX can be the smoothest shift to drive ever. For the record, I never go from reverse to drive - I always make a pause at N before proceeding - so I cant comment on the experience from R to D. That's just a carryover habit from being a powerboater.

 

thanks for the info, I will make sure they check on this at my next service