Is My Trans On Its Last Leg?
09-21-2002, 10:52 AM
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Is My Trans On Its Last Leg?
I think my worst fear is coming true. This all started recently.
The first thing that went wrong was hard shift from 1st to 2nd, and when shifting to 3rd its seems like drive over groved payment for a split second (grooved as in the prepped road surface right before they pave the road)
Yesterday during some shifts it seems like the gear doesnt shift. The RPMs go up about 1000 from where i am then drops down after the gear finally shifts. (Is this slipping)
What do i do? I know the dealer is gonna drive it and my transmission is gonna shift like a brand new car, but as soon as i pull out of the dealer, its gonna start again.
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The first thing that went wrong was hard shift from 1st to 2nd, and when shifting to 3rd its seems like drive over groved payment for a split second (grooved as in the prepped road surface right before they pave the road)
Yesterday during some shifts it seems like the gear doesnt shift. The RPMs go up about 1000 from where i am then drops down after the gear finally shifts. (Is this slipping)
What do i do? I know the dealer is gonna drive it and my transmission is gonna shift like a brand new car, but as soon as i pull out of the dealer, its gonna start again.
Help
09-21-2002, 12:25 PM
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Sorry to say but it sounds like it.
BTW, what year is your car? I don't know if you have heard but Honda/Acura is extending the warranty to 7 years/100,000 miles for 2000+ TL and TL-S because of the tranny issue. IMO, take it to the dealer and have them check it out. Worse comes to worse, you get another tranny.
BTW, what year is your car? I don't know if you have heard but Honda/Acura is extending the warranty to 7 years/100,000 miles for 2000+ TL and TL-S because of the tranny issue. IMO, take it to the dealer and have them check it out. Worse comes to worse, you get another tranny.
09-21-2002, 03:46 PM
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That's It! 
Join the club and see what kind of loaner you get.
:-jon
Join the club and see what kind of loaner you get.
:-jon
09-23-2002, 01:31 PM
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my time has come as well...
after 35k of really having the car give me all its got, the tranny started slipping on the way to work this morning. 2nd-3rd shift would do the same thing, rev by about 1000rpm, then jerk really hard once it shifted. called PAA at 9am. dropped if off at 11am. i got an enterprise windstar minivan as a loaner 
the thing is great... tons of room, dont feel the road, and no handling whatsoever... i almost flipped over on a turn i usually take at 60mph... tomorrow, i'm going to enterprise to exchange it for a sedan of some sort. the word from PAA is that Acura will either decide to replace the tranny right away, or they will first make PAA change the solenoids and see if it helps. either way, no ETA on how long it might take. they weren't sure if they are on backorder, but my guess based on what i'm reading here is that it will be. what really sux is that i just put Redline ATF into the car last Wednsday. $70 down the drain.
the thing is great... tons of room, dont feel the road, and no handling whatsoever... i almost flipped over on a turn i usually take at 60mph... tomorrow, i'm going to enterprise to exchange it for a sedan of some sort. the word from PAA is that Acura will either decide to replace the tranny right away, or they will first make PAA change the solenoids and see if it helps. either way, no ETA on how long it might take. they weren't sure if they are on backorder, but my guess based on what i'm reading here is that it will be. what really sux is that i just put Redline ATF into the car last Wednsday. $70 down the drain.
09-23-2002, 05:30 PM
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WayTooManyAcuras
Sorry to hear that, ZodiakTL.........
When it happens to someone who is not just joining up to trash the tranny, it really hurts.
:-jon
When it happens to someone who is not just joining up to trash the tranny, it really hurts.
:-jon
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