This past week i made a visit to New Orleans and i noticed that sometimes when i sportshifted 3rd gear would be messed up. It felt as if when i shifted it 3rd it went into neutral. Is the tranny slipping?

thanks
mike

 

yes, it's slipping.

Say buh-bye to your transmission. Might want to give it a hug before it fails on you. It might last longer if it feels good.

Take it in to the dealership before your stranded or put into a position where you might have an accident.

 

should i go back to stock before i bring it in or not bother

 

Nah, unless you have N20 or some other form of F/I you should be OK.

 

If it keeps on happening i guess i will bring it in, but i drove 400 miles on it home and did not have a problem (wishful thinking).

 

You may not now, but you will.

And, you don't want the catastrophic failure...trust me.

 

Has anyone gone to gillman acura to get a new tranny

 

Make: ACURA
Model: 3.2CL
Year: 2001
Service Bulletin Number: 03002
Summary Description:
THE 3RD GEAR CLUTCH PACK IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY BE WORN. *TT


I think this is my problem

 

also what are they changing out, is it a better tranny or a new ecu

 

from what I experienced, the tranny feels better but my mpg went down.

 

When mine went, I noticed that pulling out from a stop, the car would hesitate in tehe shift between 2nd and 3rd and then throw me back (and chirp the wheels) when 3rd would catch.

 

Say bye-bye to your tranny

 

What everyone else said...Say bubye....I am also experiencing this and I am on my 2nd tranny already

 

my third gear never catches so i have to go back to 2nd or go forward to 4th. It seems to only happen at the lower rpms, i am going to acura today to get it looked at/fixed. How long does it take for them to fix the tranny?

 

dealer took it and said it would be done in about two weeks, they also gave me a crappy loaner car, an intrepid i really wanted a tsx

 

2 WEEKS!!! My dealership said they could get the tranny in one day and it would be done the next

 

they told me it take a while before they get it, but one one to two days to put it in

 

I waited 10 days and had to drive a buick regal...consider yourself lucky on the loaner....Please be sure to file the NHTSA complaint form...The link is in the Transmission section