MDX Goes From D into S on its own
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MDX Goes From D into S on its own
Hi All,
I’m leasing my fourth MDX but am new here! With my last MDX (2017), the car would go from D into S all on its own- I wouldn’t touch a thing! Long story short, I offloaded the car because I thought surely something was wrong with the transmission! Well, as luck would (or wouldn’t) have it, here I am with a brand new 2020 MDX and it’s doing the same thing. Either this is something that this car just does or I have the worst luck with these MDXs. Can anyone shed any light on this? Not even the dealership seems to have any insight. Again, the car is normal Dynamic mode, I’m not touching the gear selector, nor are my hands anywhere near the paddles. I’ll just be driving along and feel a shift and then I’ll look at the display and see that the car is now in S and no longer in D.
Thanks!
I’m leasing my fourth MDX but am new here! With my last MDX (2017), the car would go from D into S all on its own- I wouldn’t touch a thing! Long story short, I offloaded the car because I thought surely something was wrong with the transmission! Well, as luck would (or wouldn’t) have it, here I am with a brand new 2020 MDX and it’s doing the same thing. Either this is something that this car just does or I have the worst luck with these MDXs. Can anyone shed any light on this? Not even the dealership seems to have any insight. Again, the car is normal Dynamic mode, I’m not touching the gear selector, nor are my hands anywhere near the paddles. I’ll just be driving along and feel a shift and then I’ll look at the display and see that the car is now in S and no longer in D.
Thanks!
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which leads me to think it is a driver issue, not a car issue. Im starting to think the OP is hitting the paddles by mistake.
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One interesting story about my wife who complained to me that our 2014 MDX (with stick transmission selector) would shift from D to N randomly when she applied the brake to stop the vehicle.
Later, I found out that my wife loved to put her handbag on the lid of the center console storage bin, right behind the transmission stick. So whenever she braked hard, the heavy handbag shifted forward, pushing the transmission stick forward as well, and resulting that the transmission mode went from D to N "by itself". This didn't happen all the times, because light braking would not cause the heavy handbag to shift position.
So mystery solved. It's human operation error.
Later, I found out that my wife loved to put her handbag on the lid of the center console storage bin, right behind the transmission stick. So whenever she braked hard, the heavy handbag shifted forward, pushing the transmission stick forward as well, and resulting that the transmission mode went from D to N "by itself". This didn't happen all the times, because light braking would not cause the heavy handbag to shift position.
So mystery solved. It's human operation error.
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One interesting story about my wife who complained to me that our 2014 MDX (with stick transmission selector) would shift from D to N randomly when she applied the brake to stop the vehicle.
Later, I found out that my wife loved to put her handbag on the lid of the center console storage bin, right behind the transmission stick. So whenever she braked hard, the heavy handbag shifted forward, pushing the transmission stick forward as well, and resulting that the transmission mode went from D to N "by itself". This didn't happen all the times, because light braking would not cause the heavy handbag to shift position.
So mystery solved. It's human operation error.
Later, I found out that my wife loved to put her handbag on the lid of the center console storage bin, right behind the transmission stick. So whenever she braked hard, the heavy handbag shifted forward, pushing the transmission stick forward as well, and resulting that the transmission mode went from D to N "by itself". This didn't happen all the times, because light braking would not cause the heavy handbag to shift position.
So mystery solved. It's human operation error.
This is a head scratcher to me. I'll be watching to see what comes of this. Sort of suspicious it is happening to the same person in two different vehicles.
#11
One interesting story about my wife who complained to me that our 2014 MDX (with stick transmission selector) would shift from D to N randomly when she applied the brake to stop the vehicle.
Later, I found out that my wife loved to put her handbag on the lid of the center console storage bin, right behind the transmission stick. So whenever she braked hard, the heavy handbag shifted forward, pushing the transmission stick forward as well, and resulting that the transmission mode went from D to N "by itself". This didn't happen all the times, because light braking would not cause the heavy handbag to shift position.
So mystery solved. It's human operation error.
Later, I found out that my wife loved to put her handbag on the lid of the center console storage bin, right behind the transmission stick. So whenever she braked hard, the heavy handbag shifted forward, pushing the transmission stick forward as well, and resulting that the transmission mode went from D to N "by itself". This didn't happen all the times, because light braking would not cause the heavy handbag to shift position.
So mystery solved. It's human operation error.
LOL, I get so OCD when I wife place her handbags near the shifter. Drives me absolutely insane having anything near those shift buttons.
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If you pull on the paddles while in D mode, you can manually shift the vehicle temporarily. If you are on level ground at constant speed, the transmission resumes automatic shifting after 5-10 seconds of not using the paddles, and the gauge reverts to displaying D. This is useful for short-term acceleration and engine braking. Without using the D/S button on the gear selector, the transmission will not switch to automatic sport shifting logic (S).
If you pull on the paddles while in S mode, the transmission switches to manual shifting and will hold whichever gear you select until you reach redline or change the gear yourself.
Summary:
D with paddle pull = temporary manual control which reverts back to automatic
D with D/S button push = full automatic sport shifting logic, S displayed on MID
S with paddle pull = manual shifting (automatic upshift at redline)
#15
For 2016-2020:
If you pull on the paddles while in D mode, you can manually shift the vehicle temporarily. If you are on level ground at constant speed, the transmission resumes automatic shifting after 5-10 seconds of not using the paddles, and the gauge reverts to displaying D. This is useful for short-term acceleration and engine braking. Without using the D/S button on the gear selector, the transmission will not switch to automatic sport shifting logic (S).
If you pull on the paddles while in S mode, the transmission switches to manual shifting and will hold whichever gear you select until you reach redline or change the gear yourself.
Summary:
D with paddle pull = temporary manual control which reverts back to automatic
D with D/S button push = full automatic sport shifting logic, S displayed on MID
S with paddle pull = manual shifting (automatic upshift at redline)
If you pull on the paddles while in D mode, you can manually shift the vehicle temporarily. If you are on level ground at constant speed, the transmission resumes automatic shifting after 5-10 seconds of not using the paddles, and the gauge reverts to displaying D. This is useful for short-term acceleration and engine braking. Without using the D/S button on the gear selector, the transmission will not switch to automatic sport shifting logic (S).
If you pull on the paddles while in S mode, the transmission switches to manual shifting and will hold whichever gear you select until you reach redline or change the gear yourself.
Summary:
D with paddle pull = temporary manual control which reverts back to automatic
D with D/S button push = full automatic sport shifting logic, S displayed on MID
S with paddle pull = manual shifting (automatic upshift at redline)
#16
Please make a video showing how this can happen using paddles and upload it. I cannot replicate it on my 17 MDX using the paddles to shift it to S; it does upshift and downshift in whatever mode I am in. Mode = D or S. And I personally keep my MDX in the Sport Dynamic Setting all the time.
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