hey guys, the other day i was driving on the highway and in one shot both of these lights came on the TCS and Check engine light, i pulled over to see if there is something wrong i didn't se anything wrong no smoke, no smell there was nothing wrong but the lights came on. i go back to start the car and the tcs light was gone but the check engine light stayed on, what do you guys think?

 

Read the code(s) set and report back.

 

could be your ABS wheel sensor. happened to my 03 oddyssey van and my TL. nothing minor.

 

sometimes that a dieing transmission signal
smell the trans fluid dipstick---burnt smell = bad news
read the first pages of trans failure thread for acuras list of known symptoms

whats the current miles/km's

 

Get the codes read. Other wise all we are doing is guessing. Those 2 lights on could mean any number of things. from egr ports to trans.

 

 

114k km <-------not miles

 

i already changed the abs sensor like at 87k km, i don't think its that

 

ill check the trans oil i wish its not the trans or else 6 speed commin

 

Same thing happened to me last week. My CEL went off on its own in about a day tho.

 

i don't think its the trans cause when i drive it, its very smooth no slip or anything, but ill still check the oil.

tommy but did ur tcs light come on or only the check engine light?

 

Both did. It happened while it was sitting, running at a gas station, not even driving. I turned it off and re-started it and the TCS light was gone, but the Check engine remained until the next day.

 

mine is on for 3 days now but im not driving it, as soon as it came on i let it on my drive way. i just smelled the oil, it smells a bit burnt but im not sure if its exact that let me go for a drive so this means that my trans is suppose to jurk off right?

 

it stayed on intil you change the CEL or it went off by itself?

 

Trans fluid almost has a burnt smell to me when it's brand new

 

 

went off by itself

 

I know canuks are KMs- thats why I gave both options- so others can interpret too

If you have over 50,000 MILES- according to my insider tech- thats right on schedule for failure ( referring to gen2 but 04 05 has same trans)
So 100km is in line with that
The fluid should not have a burnt smell!
It may not give any other symptoms- or may shudder on shift into 2-3- or rev and not speed up on full throttle 2nd gear... like getting on freeway, or suddenly stick in 2nd gear
If it does that pull over- shut engine off 30 minutes- restart and should get you home or to the dealer

 

Did you not read GET THE CODE READ? Drive it to a place that reads codes! Let us know. Dont go sniffing trans fluid or looking at the dip stick, especially when you really dont know what your sniffing or looking for. The TCS comes on for a bunch of things that arent trans related.

 

fsttyms1 is right - get the codes read. If you're smart, you'll invest $50 in a code reader...then you can have the code on-hand almost instantly.

CEL/TCS came on for me because i broke my O2 sensor.

 

Umm - this was suggested in post #2-

 

thx man u the best, its my trans i took for a drive and it started to jerk off like crazzyy. thank god it didn't stop in the middle of streets



thx guys and 01tl4tl

 

I wonder how long mine is gonna last now.. 78000KMs. I guess I got to start worrying about it sometime even though I change the trans fluid every year and never abuse it oh well.

 

is it obligated to change the trans fluid every year?

 

well thats what I hear most owners do. I got scared in regards to driving it to certain mileage and changing it so i change every year.

 

I bought a 2000 TL a few years ago with over 100k and the original tranny. I'm at 150k and still on the original tranny. I've drained & replaced the fluid with Honda's fluid every spring and fall, 2x a year. I figure it's cheap "PM" insurance to change our tranny's fluid as there's no filter or cooler that I'm aware of. Also, with the CEL/TCS ....I had those lights come on right before my alternator died, but it's best to get the codes scanned as mentioned previously.

 

ok guys i got a call from my acura dealer and they said that ur getting a free trans but i have to pay labor witch they said it will cost around 400 not more then 500 so i said go ahead and do it, u guys think thats gd deal? for me its amazing wat do u guys think? the car will be ready this friday thats wat he said

 

and thx for everyone guys

 

Thats a great deal.

 

as long as you get something free that will let that car go a couple of more years why not 500 for labour in exchange for a new tranny thats a thumbs up for me