Ok I have a 2000 Acura TL and I was going along doing about 40ish and all the sudden it felt like my car was breaking then I reliezed it was the tranny down sifting. Is my tranny going to die out on me I have about 89K miles on it if that helps. This has also never happened before because normally i dont drive at 40 on the roads im on but it felt really wierd and it freaked me out because I thought iwas my breaks. So is it time for a new tranny?

 

It might be normal downshifting.

But, since you're still covered by the extended warranty, you might want to have it checked out by your local Acura dealer.

Bob

 

Yeah next service appointment im going to have it checked out although it was replaced at 70K miles so I really doubt its dead after 20K oh and btw im bobby F so awesome name haha.

 

My brand new one - from the factory died with 9100 miles. Good luck, but don't be too sure about that 20k thing...

 

Wow that really sucks but im really hoping nothing is wrong with it and it was just doing a downshift but i am going to have it checked out i just wanted to see what everyone thought first.

 

Another thing I noticed is that it seems to shift smoother in the higher gears is that also normal?

 

yes

 

alright well my car did something really wierd today again. You know when your giving it gas and you let off the gas and you can feel the engine like catch. Well today I left off the gas and it felt like the engine was trying to catch like 6 to 7 times but then I reliezed I think it was the transmintion trying to downshift and it was like it was missing whatever gear it was trying to get into to. So before i was thinkng my tranny was ok but now its pretty much about to die right?

 

Very hard to tell - given your description of what happened. If you're worried about it get it checked out.

 

 

Well friday I have an appoitment to get my oil changed at acura so i will bring it up then. Also dont think im crazy for getting my oil changed at the dealership i know most places its a rip off but near my its actually the cheapest of any place.

 

That's a good idea.

Make sure that there's some documentation that they checked out the transmission. That could be helpful if it fails after you pass 100,000 miles.

Bob

 

Consdering im at about 89k right now thats a REALLY good idea thanks for the help man.

 

My car in the shop rite now, cuz of a slippin tranny. They are puttin a used 1 in... @ 135K

 

Wow are they covering the whole thing?

 

He said used one instead of rebuilt so he probably is paying for it.