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Did anyboby experience any shift feeling (a kick) when your car about to get to a full stop? It is approximately at 5mph. It feels like it is downshifted from 2nd gear to 1st gear. I have a integra and it doesnt do such kicks.

 

Forgot to mention that I have a 99 Black TL

 

if you still have warrany on ur car... you should bring it in.. i have a 99 Tl also and dont have that problem...

 

dude!! you are using MY avater! can you change it to something else? please..

 

damn, dont have any warrenties. Its over 100k miles. Probably needed to rebuild the transmission.

UW TL, how do you manager your account? I couldnt find the original page.

 

i have a 99 and i feel it. mine doesn't really clunk or anything but i can still feel it changing gears.

 

Does it happen if you're rolling slowly to a stop or does it only happen when you brake hard? The TL's computer tends to shift down when you brake real hard to give you engine braking.

 

It happened when either I stop slowly or rapidly.

 

Man... I think I have some serious tranny problem too! The gears feels like it is bouncing between gears and did know which gear to click in!!! It is really buggin the hell out of me!!! Recommendations anyone???

 

Inspire, sounds like you have the transmission problems. Does your car change gears when you maintain at like 50mph? but either way, you better check with the dealer to see you have any warranties covage.

Acura sucks on transmission, my brother in law's 91 Camary is still running smoothly on transmission. No wonder so many people buy Toyota. I have an Integra, that I feel the clutches change.

 

I think I do indeed...
I don't think it changes gears at around 50mph; however, I can definitely feel it when the gears are switching between 2-3, and rarely at the 4th when I'm using auto. I still have coverage for my car... thank god...
I thought the trannies were built in Japan???? HOW DA HELL CAN IT GO WRONG???:mad...Very disappointing if my tranny is really causing all these problems...

And yeah... Talk about the quality of Toyota cars... I have nothing to say but "almost perfect". But then again, Honda's are not as bad considering the history of it and the time that it was around...

 

I have a 99TL with 68K miles. I also feel this "jerk" forward when I am within the 5mph range. I believe this is normal for an Acura and some other cars because I have noticed it on previous cars that I have owned. However, cars with smoother trannies, such as the Totyota's, probably don't have this problem.

 

Yes, the car seems to want to shift from 4-5 at approx 45 mph, depending on RPMs. If you are feathering the throttle in that range it seems as though the tranny "hunts" betweeen 4th and 5th to try and find the best gear for that speed/RPM. If you leave the car in D4, you don't feel the "jerK" because it doesn't have the choice of D5.

 

I have a 99TL and it is doin fine, but i only have 27k on it so that maybe the reason...i'll see how it goes......does anyone know if there is anyway to upgrade a 99' 4 speed auto to a 00' or newer 5 speed auto???

 

I think you guys might just be a little too impatient with the transmission. 1st gear is way out of proportion to 2nd on our year (I'm sure anyone with a 99 has noticed this, not sure if its true on the newer TL's). Try using the sportshift if you aren't happy with when the computer decides to downshift and see if you still think the transmission is being weird. If you read the manual, it says the car will stay in 3rd until 5mph, and then downshift to 1. I've found that even tapping the gas in 1st gear causes the car to accelerate quite a bit, so I think you're just experiencing the uneven gearing of our car.

 

MahaRaja I'd love to know that too. Maybe if you manage to fry your 4 speed they'll give you a 5 when you need a new one